First caucus report: More like a school project
Entering the Davenport North High School auditorium was a challenge to say the least. The 500 people who showed up in the auditorium exceeded the250 expected for the 9-3 and 9-4 precincts.
Once I made it to the registration table, voter registration forms were gone. That left volunteers scrambling to other caucus sites within North to find more forms. It was extremely chaotic.
A woman walked into the auditorium still talking to her son in Florida, trying to decide between Rudy Giuliani and Sen. John McCain.
The real chaos began when votes were placed and collected. There was some confusion as to which color paper would be accepted, and that caused some people to just vote and leave.
The plain paper ballots, rather than formal election ballots, made it seem like a high school classroom project, not something that would shape the nation’s future.