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Article: Parties invite talk, turnout: GOP, Democrats plan caucuses.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- February 26, 2006
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Byline: Jim Camden
Feb. 26--Voters who think their local political caucuses, like the presidential election, are two years away should think again a about the caucuses, not the race for the White House.
Idaho Democrats, and Washington Democrats and Republicans all have these meetings for the politically active and the politically curious in the next 10 days, each on a different day, with slightly different rules.
But the intent is essentially the same: Gather the faithful, and get them talking, energized and involved for this year's elections.
"In the off-year, it's a great opportunity to frame the platform, frame where you think the ...