Caucus vs. Primary: what's the difference?

Caucus vs. Primary: what's the difference? | Just The FAQs

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The 2020 election is nearing, and with that comes the caucuses and primary elections. But what’s the difference? And what role does Iowa play in this process?
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There are nearly two dozen hopefuls running in the 2020 election, each vying to become the next president. The race to the White House begins sooner than you think. Although the general election is still over a year away, candidates are zig-zagging across the country trying to win the hearts of voters for the primary election, which will determine who will be the Democratic and Republican nominee.
The primary election begins early next year, with the start of the Iowa first-in-the-nation caucuses on Feb. 3, 2020.
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@BSingh-on4qr 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never been more confused by a 1.5min video

@sissastern 4 жыл бұрын

It's just two different ways of picking a candidate. Basically, a caucus just involves extra steps and even actual discussion with other people. Basically.

@rayrayqbaby 4 жыл бұрын

Im still confused lol

@strunchshag6129 4 жыл бұрын

Basically it's a decision making process that chooses which candidate will run for their respective parties

@goodstew214 3 жыл бұрын

basically we’re on a conveyor belt.. 👨🏾‍🦯

@ovuakporoyeabegha9816 5 ай бұрын

I'm very confused. 😂😂

@Mercurie3 4 жыл бұрын

Why the hell do we have all this confusing stuff. Can't we just do rallies debates and then have a free and clear election.

@YellingSilently 4 жыл бұрын

The problem is all of this is required to choose who gets to be on the ballot. You can write in someones name if you want, but not enough people would do that to elect anyone on a national election. In Canada we have 338 Ridings for our MPs, the total candidate count if I got this right is 2145. In a few ridings the candidate count was 11. Our prime minister won his riding against 10 others. Canada only has 37 Million people and 13 Provinces/Territories. Would you prefer a ballot with 1000+ entries for your president?

@JAKE-ng8yr 4 жыл бұрын

@@YellingSilently so before someone can start in an election he/she needs to have x signatures from people, after that he/she counts as nominee. Is it that hard to make? Eu has that already

@YellingSilently 4 жыл бұрын

@@JAKE-ng8yr Does the EU have a elected position like the president though? Is there a position that every person in the union votes for a single person? There is nothing like that in Canada.

@AwesomeBlackDude 10 ай бұрын

Hmm... freedom of speech online is dead, Shadow Banning is the key of controlling a masses of voters. I doubt this post will ever be seen. 🙄

@AwesomeBlackDude 10 ай бұрын

There are five posts in this thread; two are mine, one you will see (tis 1) hopefully, and one you won't see. Gov algorithm oppression.

@JHayler7 4 жыл бұрын

In primaries do they do rank choice voting or is it simply one vote and those who don't get 15% simply don't have those votes allocated to another candidate

@RickJaeger 4 ай бұрын

The most accurate answer would be, "it depends on the state." However, generally speaking, I think I'm safe in saying that practically all primaries use one-voter-one-vote systems. In California and Lousiana, the primary is a "jungle primary" where all state candidates from all parties are put on one big ballot, and then the Top Two vote-getters go on to be the final choice in the general election. It also varies by party and by state for national candidates, but for both Democrats and Republicans, most state primaries allot delegates proportionately (as opposed to winner-take-all).

@khurshidhere 3 жыл бұрын

Believe me , thermodynamics is far simpler than understanding US presidential election !!!!

@dimedoeseltser8256 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for clearing that up my man

@unruh_8470 4 жыл бұрын

Still damn confused.

@summersdiary7 4 жыл бұрын

You may have to listen to this video multiple time, every word is crucial. But it's SO important to understand this basic foundation of the system.

@scerplaya 11 ай бұрын

Or maybe just make it a simple vote and stop trying to gerrymander and control how elections are run to take the power out of the vote

@ovuakporoyeabegha9816 5 ай бұрын

@scerplaya Exactly my thoughts. Nobody would have to watch these video twice then. 😂😂

@lilahfeuquay5351 4 ай бұрын

IT'S A🐀 ("SYSTEM!" 🦨->All Right!!!) [["THE "FOUNDATION" --"IS-A- 💩💩 "SWAMP!"]] 👾❗

@wardor9214 4 жыл бұрын

I just want to put in my vote and leave. I don't want to debate with other people. I am voting for who i want to win. So will they. I live in Iowa also. I dont want to be there all night. Ugh why can't this be take your vote put it in box and go.

@jeddgangman4502 4 жыл бұрын

Vasilijan Nikolovski Bernie Sanders voters do better in caucuses than establishment voters

@donnalewis5424 4 жыл бұрын

Unnecessary speed talking.

@MissvanRizzle 6 ай бұрын

Nevada is currently holding their CLOSED Primaries. It takes 2 minutes to register to vote online.

@jansarstedt1063 4 жыл бұрын

Thats a strange system you have there america.

@sissastern 4 жыл бұрын

don't even get me started on the electoral college. Democracy shouldn't be this hard.

@melo7572 8 ай бұрын

@@sissastern on god

@JeyC_ 6 ай бұрын

@@sissastern US is not a democracy, it is a Constitutional Republic! I'm from a democratic country, and the checks and balances of the system in the US is second to none

@art-sm2uv 4 жыл бұрын

The "will of the people" is what matters! The candidate with the most votes should win because that candidate represents what the "MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE" want and anything except the will of the people is not a democracy. Anything that changes that scenario is not the will of the people and is likely just a tool to put a candidate in place that is not the will of the people! Don't be fooled!

@THJSTrickshots 4 жыл бұрын

america isn't a democracy though...

@Malally2 7 ай бұрын

what the “MAJORITY OF PEOPLE” want doesn’t matter though. That’s why we have both a senate and a House of Representatives - to prevent majority rule as it’s corrupt and very easily manipulated !!!! (Much easier to penetrate than current US structure/republic)

@JamesWilson-sb9iq 5 ай бұрын

I think every election should be ran as a caucus

@GG-mz6rq 5 ай бұрын

When the caucus system was created, there was no internet like today, so it made sense to have a caucus debate, which was a face-to-face debate. It was Engineering that changed the dynamics of face-to-face debate with the creation of the internet and networks. In this virtual environment, at a distance, people debate intensely about politics even in times outside elections. The US electoral system did not keep up with this technological revolution, brought about by Engineering, as it still maintains the in-person caucus debate within the electoral system today almost like a museum piece, outdated and useful in other times. We have to understand that it is not easy for the human sciences to keep up with the evolutionary frenzy of the exact sciences.

@jeffreykirton1780 4 жыл бұрын

So much is between the lines (party)

@celtekrider2 6 ай бұрын

This is used to scramble the voting system....

@mahirrahman7 4 жыл бұрын

Who's here after Iowa caucus? #Bernie2020

@lvnn6198 6 ай бұрын

🤮

@scerplaya 11 ай бұрын

I feel like I'm more confused now after watching this video

@bigfactsbroski 4 жыл бұрын

simple, clear, and informative, thanks!

@LadyBug-fs8gz 6 ай бұрын

Good presentation but the correct term is the Democrat Party, not Democratic Party.

@jrod2422ify 6 ай бұрын

This is dumb. What happen to a good old fashioned election

@DekalbNIU2013 7 ай бұрын

No wonder this country is so fucked.

@ElusivEnigma 2 ай бұрын

Exactly. And a MASS MAJORITY of people don't know how the voting system works. Nationwide, 41% of voters describe themselves as independents, outstripping Republicans and Democrats both at 28%. Yet, in many states around the country, this growing faction is systematically disenfranchised in primary elections.

@DekalbNIU2013 2 ай бұрын

@@ElusivEnigma Excellent point and noted.

@YJB-pj2hu 5 ай бұрын

Can we please reverse the Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited spending on campaigns as free speech? Look at the conventions at the end of the video... will be better to spend any money past the new limit on one issue each part cares about or returning them to the doners proportionally.

@edwardcoronel4596 4 жыл бұрын

AUHHH... I think The Russians got something to do with this....

@TacticalCaveman997 6 ай бұрын

Our country is wierd man

@noahschmartz2354 6 ай бұрын

about as badly explained as is possible.

@erolprod 6 ай бұрын

please use a less annoying narrator next time

@angiemara1315 4 жыл бұрын

Poopoo

@angiemara1315 4 жыл бұрын

Celeste Molina i just shat myself help

@kevinkatz7027 4 жыл бұрын

So who all got the Danny Devito add supporting Bernie? Did ya notice that little chuckle he gave as he was asking you to "dig down deep" to support the campaign? Yea, that was because he knows all you Bernie supporters are broke af and couldn't come up with a buck between 10 of you.... F'n hilarious....

@lsjt8924 4 жыл бұрын

...no... it’s because Bernie refuses support from billionaires and major corporations. Hilarious, your ignorance.

@kevinkatz7027 4 жыл бұрын

@@lsjt8924

@Malally2 7 ай бұрын

⁠@@lsjt8924oh how this aged. he is controlled opposition. He will always bend the knee. He may not be immoral, which is why you see him so active in Congress, but he is definitely a CUCK to big power