Alaska began using the caucus system in 1980 when it first held a presidential caucus. This system was implemented to engage party members in the selection of delegates for the presidential nomination process. Prior to that, Alaska used a primary system to determine its delegates. The caucus format has allowed for more direct participation by party members in the decision-making process.
Tuesday March 6 2012
There are only 10 states that use the caucus system, these states are Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming and Iowa. Virginia uses primary for election purposes.
Sarah Palin has snubbed ,and completely disregarded the Blak Caucus and Black community This is from a Black Alaskan
National Convention It's "King Caucus".
Arkansas has an Open primary system.
All party members get to vote in the presidential primaries whereas they do not in the caucus system.
The congressional system
In politics, the word "caucus" refers to a group of elected politicians who are members of the same political party. In a parliamentary system of government, the members of a caucus usually sit together in the assembly in a group.
States in the USA that begin with 'A': Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas
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