I had never heard of these caucuses before and I am still not entirely sure why they are doing that. Why don't they just go a certain place and hand in their ballot? I guess the most important argument is that people come out, are motivated to discuss politically and try to convince others of their opinions.
Watch this video in order to get an impression of the caucuses:
But on the other hand, doesn't public voting easily lead to peer pressure and the fact that neighbours or friends basically fight against each other? They try to convince each other and I can imagine some friendships being broken by unprofessionally led conversations?
As well as that, people who haven't got that much free time might not want to spend their time discussing politics. Many people will not go to the caucuses and that then is not really democratic, is it?
But to stay fair, if you really want to vote you will be able to sacrifice some time!
Well, I guess the Americans know why they have installed such thing like the caucuses and will have their reasons for that. You always have pros and cons and the pros probably couunt more in this case. I myself find it a very interesting way of voting and would actually love to be part of a caucus if we had one in Germany!
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