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generalbetrayus

(1,983 posts)
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 10:54 AM Mar 15

I was a delegate to yesterday's Boulder County Democratic Party caucus in Boulder.

One sobering thing about the caucus yesterday was that nearly every delegate was elderly. I hope we can get the middle-aged and young out to vote this fall for Democratic candidates. We did send delegates supporting some younger, somewhat fresh faces to the state convention in Pueblo March 28. I declined to be a delegate to state because I would rather stand in the No Kings protest the same day.

My current State House representative, who is running again, unopposed, looks like he graduated from high school last spring.

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I was a delegate to yesterday's Boulder County Democratic Party caucus in Boulder. (Original Post) generalbetrayus Mar 15 OP
We surely do need new meat in our party. I am training as a poll worker for the upcoming elections. I have been to 3 ratchiweenie Mar 15 #1
My girlfriend, in her 70s, says she might be a poll worker again this fall, but only if she can work at the University generalbetrayus Mar 15 #2

ratchiweenie

(8,240 posts)
1. We surely do need new meat in our party. I am training as a poll worker for the upcoming elections. I have been to 3
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:01 AM
Mar 15

different training sessions and there are lots (40-50 people) at each one. Out of all those trainees, only hand small handful were even under 40 and most were closer to my age (60-80).

generalbetrayus

(1,983 posts)
2. My girlfriend, in her 70s, says she might be a poll worker again this fall, but only if she can work at the University
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:17 AM
Mar 15

of Colorado, Boulder campus voting site. She worked there once before and really enjoyed working with the college students.

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