It is quite interesting that should one be inclined to participate in the Idaho Democratic State Caucus, one must sign a “loyalty oath” stating that they intend to vote Democratic in the following general election. Hummmm!?!
Idaho Statesman editor and blogger Kevin Richert writes:
Idaho Democrats have tried to get a lot of mileage out of the Republicans’ stubborn insistence to close their primary election.
Drowned out in the debate is the fact that, eight months from now, Idaho Democrats will use an in-house exercise to weed out the presidential field.
The Feb. 5 caucuses — part of a Rocky Mountain Super Tuesday say Idaho Democrats — are clearly a members-only affair. In order to participate in the process, and the horse-trading and delegate-picking that goes on, one must first sign a card declaring allegiance to the party.
July 10, 2007 at 12:53 pm |
[...] have no party registration to check, so they have nothing to ask for. However, as pointed out by Grassroots Idaho GOP, the caucus is not all that open: It is quite interesting that should one be inclined to [...]
June 29, 2010 at 7:58 pm |
[...] But it’s not the Republicans, it’s the Democrats who require folks to sign a “loyalty oath” before participating in the state’s Democratic Presidential [...]