Minnesota Primary?

Tuesday was “Super Tuesday”. Minnesota is a state that caucuses. Did you go to your neighbor-
hood caucus?

I was thinking about going, I have never gone, but each year I consider doing so. This year, with it being a very important election year, I thought I might be part of the early process. But after a very long, hectic workday and and my Tuesday evening group meeting at Hope, I was pretty wiped out, so I just headed home.

I read and heard on the news that Duluth, most of Minnesota, actually had very good turnout for the caucuses that we hold in neighborhoods. The best turnout in Duluth in 40 years. The meeting rooms and the parking lots were all full, in all the meeting spots. It was the same in the Twin Cities areas. One of my friends went, and had trouble finding a parking spot. She said it was "very exciting". I read an opinion article in the St. Paul Star Tribune, stating that caucuses are outdated and there is talk of wanting Minnesota to become a primary state.

It was interesting the outcome of our “straw votes”. I’m afraid though, that by the time the conventions come, we are all going to pretty tired of the campaigning! I don't know enough about "primaries" and "caucuses" to have an opinion on whether we should become a primary state. What do some of my readers think?