Senator Hillary Clinton made two speeches in Las Vegas in October. One, at a senior center, about her health care plan, the other at the Springs Preserve, which was more question-and-answer.

Both crowds were enthusiastic and you could assume that many of the attendees want to vote for Mrs. Clinton in Nevada’s primary. Trouble is, Nevada doesn’t have a primary.

We hold caucuses, a strange and arguably outdated way for political parties to argue out who to nominate. It’s designed for the kind of person who is much, much more involved in politics than the vast majority of voters.

Many people don’t even feel comfortable about attending them, because they don’t want their preference to be a matter of public record. I can hear analysts telling me I’m naive, and that these caucuses are good because it SHOULD be only the most informed party faithful who make the choice.

What do you think?

Posted by Paula Francis
(my interview with Senator Clinton can be seen in its entirety on lasvegasnow.com)

Categories: Politics