Idaho Democrats could ditch their problematic presidential caucus and join state Republicans in adopting a primary instead, following a vote by party rank-and-file Saturday.
A resolution endorsing the change won easy approval from the nearly 400 delegates at the party’s state convention at Boise’s Riverside Hotel. The vote instructs the party’s state committee to explore options for a selection process “at least as inclusive” as a primary.
Conventioneers were working Saturday evening to wrap up final business by adopting the party platform, electing delegates to the party’s national convention, and picking national committee members.
Occasionally disorganized and often divided, the three-day meeting saw passionate but largely civil debate among members of a state party working to embrace a broad spectrum that, based on the March caucus, has moved left politically.
The vote on the election format change comes after huge turnout at the party’s March caucus caused significant delays and other logistical problems. More than 9,000 people overwhelmed the Ada County venue at the Boise Centre and adjacent CenturyLink Arena. While most tolerated up to two-hour delays to enter, hundreds of others gave up and left.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders overwhelmed Hillary Clinton in the March 22 caucus, winning by a nearly 4-1 margin. For the full article click here
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