# Wyoming caucus

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wyoming-caucus/751671>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 9, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wyoming-caucus/751671 "2016-04-09T16:51:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![camille](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@camille](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/camille)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wyoming-caucus/751671/35 "2016-04-11T02:32:39Z")

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> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#):
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> (bolding mine)
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> Who in this thread is pretending that?
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> Of _course_ having the support of state party apparatus confers an advantage. No question. And that’s quite reasonable. The party, whether at the state, local, or federal level, wants to ensure that it is supporting someone who will advance its policies, endorse its positions, and work with it as part of a team.

Maybe the poster I replied to and **Richard Parker** will believe it if it comes from you.

> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#):
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> If “Sanders people” crave that support, they might find it helpful to coalesce next time around a candidate who has a history of belonging to, and working on behalf of, the Democratic Party. As the senator’s enormous deficit in superdelegates and Congressional endorsements shows, party leaders generally aren’t buying him as “one of them.” Can’t say that I blame 'em.

Not blaming them exactly, but I don’t blame progressives (especially young voters) for opting out when they get replies like this from establishment Dems when they ask what the party anointed candidate has to offer:

> [@Feel the #extortion Bernie has planned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-the-extortion-bernie-has-planned/750443/566):
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> I’m not going to waste time and effort begging you to. Go and play in the irrelevant Green Party sandbox, if it makes you feel pure and righteous. I’m all out of fucks to give on that question.

> [@Feel the #extortion Bernie has planned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-the-extortion-bernie-has-planned/750443/565):
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> Again, two words: President Trump.

Sorry, but the party needs to do better than that.

> [@Captain\_Amazing](#):
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> Sanders is going to be 78 in 2020. I’d be surprised if he runs.

I was referring to his supporters; most are in independent grassroots orgs across the country, and only loosely associated with the official campaign. There are a lot of young people doing this for the first time. Already there is talk of future elections, including a primary challenge for the President in 2020 , but most understand it won’t be Sanders.

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