tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840979806248747743.post3734904753267121777..comments2008-05-12T21:46:23.742-07:00Roy Lebannoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840979806248747743.post-6461022954548266942008-05-12T21:46:00.000-07:002008-05-12T21:46:00.000-07:00Wonderful analysis, Roy! <BR/><BR/>Poor planning, lack of parallelism and ungainly data merging are all serious problems, but sadly the two biggest problems are:<BR/><BR/>1) No one wants to or has the time to head up a credentialing effort, so the task usually falls on "the willing" rather than "the able".<BR/><BR/>2) Lessons go unlearned. I was shocked last week to hear our Caucus Chair express pride at how quickly and efficiently the LD Caucus went this year. Evidently two hours to process credentials and over two hours to count votes is a job well done, according to those in charge. My sense is that most of the Caucus attendees, like you, had a very different take on how quick and efficient the Caucus process was.<BR/><BR/>Since I was appointed Chair of the Technology Committee for the State Party, I have a vested in establishing "best practices", if not coming up with a system that we can use in the future. <BR/> <BR/>Naturally, allocating delegates through a Primary would "solve" the Credentials part of the Caucus delay problem. You should encourage your readers to contact their Democratic State Committee members and urge them in that direction. The State Party Chair is, or least was, deadset against one, so the more Democrats that make our voices heard the better. I can tell you that your State Committee man, who had the pleasure of your company during your LD Caucus, not only voted for us allocating delegates via a primary this year, but made an impassioned plea for a primary on behalf of the Technology Committee as well, but he (I) was in the minority.Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167985053511175340noreply@blogger.com