Comments on: Are The Iowa Caucuses A Good Thing? http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/are-the-iowa-caucuses-a-good-thing/ Downtown Des Moines Lifestyle, Real Estate, Restaurants, And Events Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:59:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bethany J http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/are-the-iowa-caucuses-a-good-thing/#comment-3207 Bethany J Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:45:49 +0000 http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/are-the-iowa-caucuses-a-good-thing/#comment-3207 I actually GO to the caucus and I have learned a lot about the political process. It is very exciting to have a say in what your party will stand for. Plan to go this year--you will meet your neighbors and peers who believe and vote the way you do. If I could change one thing about the political process in this state, it would not be the caucus! It would be to make it illegal to advertise a politician or a political statement until 60 or 90 days before the caucus. I am sick to death of listening to the same prattle, day in and day out. It is the SAME EVERY DAY. I have not heard anything fresh yet. I don't ever choose who I vote for because of TV anyway, so I hate the intrusion. I like having the extra people in town. If they aren't impressed with Iowa and our political savvy, they aren't looking. I actually GO to the caucus and I have learned a lot about the political process. It is very exciting to have a say in what your party will stand for. Plan to go this year–you will meet your neighbors and peers who believe and vote the way you do.

If I could change one thing about the political process in this state, it would not be the caucus! It would be to make it illegal to advertise a politician or a political statement until 60 or 90 days before the caucus. I am sick to death of listening to the same prattle, day in and day out. It is the SAME EVERY DAY. I have not heard anything fresh yet. I don’t ever choose who I vote for because of TV anyway, so I hate the intrusion.

I like having the extra people in town. If they aren’t impressed with Iowa and our political savvy, they aren’t looking.

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