precinct caucuses
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BARTELS: Colorado’s “messy” caucus, marijuana intrigues Middle Eastern visitors
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Video: A visit to Colorado. Twelve international visitors on Wednesday peppered Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams about everything from marijuana to the “messy” precinct caucuses they observed the night before. Back in their Middle Eastern countries, they are professors, bureaucrats, candidates and such. They hailed from a variety of countries, including Algeria, Kuwait and Tunisia. Some asked Williams questions…
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BARTELS: Ghosts of Colorado caucuses past, from nuns to a naked boy
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As a political reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, I asked a variety of politicos — from then-City Auditor Dennis Gallagher to U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard to former First Lady Wilma Webb — about their precinct caucus experiences. With Colorado Republicans and Democrats holding their precinct caucuses tonight, here’s that 2008 story: Ah, there’s nothing like memories of…
