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    He did say, however, that there was an upside to the mayhem. "When all the results are in, we're probably going to see that more than a million people turned out for the local caucuses ... That's unheard of. These are good problems to have. We have people excited to participate." State Rep. Garnet Coleman, a Houston Democrat who supports Obama, said it's premature to talk of abolishing the caucus system. Full Article at Fort Worth Star-Telegram
    When all the results are in, we're probably going to see that more than a million people turned out for the local caucuses ... That's unheard of. These are good problems to have. We have people excited to participate.
    SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram 21 months ago
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Clinton backer wants Texas system scrapped
  1. Neighborhood cohesion has been weakened by outside forces for years. We shouldn't weaken our own communities by eliminating a chance for neighbors in Texas to come together and make their voices heard.
    SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram 21 months ago
  2. The person on the phone did not know what to do ... so my wife asked to speak to a supervisor and overheard the supervisor telling the staff member to 'just hang up on her,'
    SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram 21 months ago
  3. Our system has just outlived its usefulness ... The way we are doing it is not very democratic.
    SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram 21 months ago

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