WHAT IS A CAUCUS?

A caucus is America at its best. At a caucus average everyday citizens get together to choose the candidates of their party to run in the election. Then the candidates from each party run in the general election and your friends and neighbors get to vote for their choice. It is what America is all about, freedom to choose who our leaders will be. No one can take that away from us.

Well, that's the dream anyway. Here in Preble it hasn't always worked out that way. You see we have some corrupt people that have a lust for power and they know how to rig an election so they can't lose. Sure it's not ethical nor is it fair and it is just barely legal to do it. It's what Peter Knapp did four years ago when he rigged the caucus's so he was nominated by both the Democrats and the Republicans and guaranteed he would get the most votes in the general election. You might have noticed that I didn't say he 'won' the election, because he didn't 'win'. He cheated and by so doing he stole the election. YOU can change that and make Preble part of the America you learned about in school and it's easy. Just go to the caucus of your party and vote for candidates FROM your party. DON'T vote for candidates from the other party. DON'T take away the rights of your neighbors and friends when it comes to the general election. If Peter runs again he should run as a Republican, same is true for any other candidate.

But IF your vote bumps a candidate from your own party and replaces it with a candidate from the other party, you take away the rights of others for free choice and YOU are doing something that leaves a bad taste.

Please, at the caucus, only vote for candidates from your own party?

The Democrat Caucus will be this Wednesday, September 10th, 8:00 PM at the Preble Town Hall

The Republican Caucus will be next Monday, September 15th, 7:30 PM at the Fire hall.

I'll see you there.