# Yes, Iowa Democrats ARE caucusing.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 3, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201 "2012-01-03T00:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/21 "2012-01-03T14:09:10Z")
[CNN.com](http://CNN.com) on Iowa Democrats’ views of Obama nowadays: [http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/02/politics/iowa-obama-four-years-later/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/02/politics/iowa-obama-four-years-later/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/22 "2012-01-03T14:19:53Z")
Think Progress reports that not only does the Iowa GOP allow same-day registration, but they do not require ID to vote in their caucus. How strange is that considering nationwide Republican efforts to ‘eliminate voter fraud’ by eliminating same day registration and instituting ID laws? I guess those safeguards are only necessary when there is a Democrat involved in that day’s vote. [http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/02/396177/iowa-election-day-registration/](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/02/396177/iowa-election-day-registration/) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/23 "2012-01-03T14:31:46Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > Think Progress reports that not only does the Iowa GOP allow same-day registration, but they do not require ID to vote in their caucus. > > How strange is that considering nationwide Republican efforts to ‘eliminate voter fraud’ by eliminating same day registration and instituting ID laws? I guess those safeguards are only necessary when there is a Democrat involved in that day’s vote. > > [http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/02/396177/iowa-election-day-registration/](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/02/396177/iowa-election-day-registration/) Yes and no. An election in a primary is not governed by the same rules as a an actual election, nor should it be. It’s not a function of government to determine who can or cannot vote in a party’s primary. The parties could allow 6 year olds to vote if they wanted. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/24 "2012-01-03T15:20:54Z")
Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/25 "2012-01-03T17:57:38Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > naw, he’s Thai Thaiger Woods? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/26 "2012-01-03T20:12:25Z")
If he wins in Iowa, he should really Thai one on! ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/27 "2012-01-03T23:50:49Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > :eek: What, not vote for Cthulhu?! Remember, Cthulhu’s supporters will be among the last to be eaten. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/28 "2012-01-04T01:42:26Z")
OTOH, the GOP race is very tight. We might see a Thai! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/29 "2012-01-04T02:32:40Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Remember, Cthulhu’s supporters will be among the **last** to be eaten. :dubious: [I beg your eldritch, blasphemous pardon.](http://foo.ca/wp/chick-tract-satire/who-will-be-eaten-first/) ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/30 "2012-01-04T05:02:27Z")
Randall Terry is undoubtedly a candiates mainly as a protest and to awake the conscience of America sort of like Cindy Sheehen. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/31 "2012-01-04T05:02:59Z")
Obama addresses Iowa Democrats and implicitly promises not to eat any of them: [http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/03/obama-talks-to-iowa-supporters-on-caucus-night/?hpt=hp\_t1](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/03/obama-talks-to-iowa-supporters-on-caucus-night/?hpt=hp_t1) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/32 "2012-01-04T07:05:10Z")
Anybody see **Kaylasdad**? Sure. Pun police are pretty scarce when **John Mace** drops a stinker. I make a droll witticism, and I catch the shit. I see how things are! ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/33 "2012-01-04T22:11:14Z")
So who won? ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/34 "2012-01-04T22:22:40Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > Think Progress reports that not only does the Iowa GOP allow same-day registration, but they do not require ID to vote in their caucus. > > How strange is that considering nationwide Republican efforts to ‘eliminate voter fraud’ by eliminating same day registration and instituting ID laws? I guess those safeguards are only necessary when there is a Democrat involved in that day’s vote. FWIW, the opportunities for fraud are minimal. You have to be at your caucus when it starts - no latecomers - so you really only get one. I guess out-of-staters could potentially abuse this but really? Aren’t the Iowa Dems the same way anyway? I know some people who float between parties so they can caucus either way. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/35 "2012-01-04T22:27:17Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > So who won? Looks like Obama got 98% of the delegates. Other candidates split the rest. [http://iowademocrats.org/caucus/hPressVt76HujI/](http://iowademocrats.org/caucus/hPressVt76HujI/) ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/36 "2012-01-04T22:43:18Z")
Now I’m wondering what a fraction of a delegate looks like. “OK, that’s 320 full delegates, and…Hey, Bob?” “Oh God, please, no!” “Sorry, Bob. We need another 0.97 delegates. You’re right-handed, right?” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201/37 "2012-01-05T17:02:54Z")
And he thought he’d only be throwing his _hat_ into the ring… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201.md?page=1)