Democratic caucuses

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Democratic caucuses are local party meetings in which registered Democrats gather to discuss and select their preferred candidates and delegates for the presidential nomination process.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf candidate selection method
electoral process
party meeting
appliesTo United States presidential elections
associatedWith grassroots organizing
voter mobilization
basedOn party rules of the Democratic National Committee
characteristic may include realignment of supporters of nonviable candidates
may include viability thresholds for candidates
participants physically group by candidate preference
country United States
differsFrom secret-ballot primary elections
governedBy Democratic National Committee delegate selection rules
state Democratic Party rules
hasAdvantage encourages political discussion among participants
hasDisadvantage can limit participation by people unable to attend in person
process can be time-consuming for participants
historicallyUsedIn Iowa
Nevada
several U.S. states and territories
involves in-person meetings
preference expression for candidates
public discussion of candidates
registered Democrats
language English
mayInclude party platform discussion
speeches by candidate representatives
output delegate allocation to presidential candidates
selection of local convention delegates
partOf Democratic Party presidential nomination process
purpose select delegates to party conventions
select presidential nomination preferences
relatedConcept delegate selection plan
party convention
presidential preference vote
relatedTo Democratic primaries
requires party registration or affiliation rules compliance
voter eligibility verification
takesPlaceIn counties
precincts
states
timePeriod held during presidential nomination season
usedBy Democratic Party (United States)
uses open discussion format
public vote or visible preference indication

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Democratic caucuses ("Democratic Party presidential nomination process")
partOf
Democratic National Convention
relatedEvent

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