Associated Press 16 months ago

Texas Dem Caucus Still Not Decided

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AUSTIN (AP) -- Fewer than half of Texas' voting sites had reported the results by Thursday from Democratic caucuses Tuesday night that were so chaotic and overcrowded by record turnout that police were called to some polling places. Full Article at Associated Press

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  1. The system was put into place to encourage participation and to be a part of the (political) process ... That's what happened (Tuesday). If the current trend continues, we'll see that more than 1 million people went to the caucuses.
    SOURCE: Houston Chronicle 16 months ago
  2. Our system has just outlived its usefulness ... The way we are doing it is not very democratic.
    SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram 16 months ago
  3. It was a surreal moment; I really wanted to cry, but I had to keep it in
    SOURCE: Austin American-Statesman 16 months ago
  4. I am truly disheartened by this experience ... With all the publicity and importance of this election, Texas Democrats should have been on their game. Instead, we dropped the ball.
    SOURCE: Temple Daily Telegram 16 months ago
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