Back when we still had caucuses, the close of the caucuses always involved “voting for delegates”.
The people in the front explained, at length, “this is *NOT* a popularity contest… it’s figuring out who is going to go to Denver in a few weeks and spend a day up there.”
The college students’ faces fell and the same guy who went last time, now a little greyer, got voted to go.Report
Back when we still had caucuses, the close of the caucuses always involved “voting for delegates”.
The people in the front explained, at length, “this is *NOT* a popularity contest… it’s figuring out who is going to go to Denver in a few weeks and spend a day up there.”
The college students’ faces fell and the same guy who went last time, now a little greyer, got voted to go.Report
In 1912, Doc White was a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.
I love this cartoon–it does capture the high-toned earnestness of the political rhetoric of the time.Report