Caucus time

Now that the Iowa caucuses are fast approaching , I want to relate my experience of attending the Minnesota caucuese in 2012. The Republicans were all excited about Rick Santorum and the reason was that single issue voters represented the majority. These were people who were so pro-life that they were willing to spend the time sitting around talking about the issue of abortion. These are the people whose feelings are strong enough to bring them out on a school night to discuss their issue. On the Democratic side the meeting was dominated by the unions led by the postal union and the state employees union. It was all about getting more benefits and very little was discussed about any other issue. Once again these were people who had a personal vested interest in the outcome. If Trump is able to bring out people to these meetings it will be a warning that something is afoot and this means that people who generally do not bother to vote may come out in large numbers. It will be a clear signal to other candidates in both parties that there is a new kind of politics brewing in the country.