Here's a primer about Tuesday's caucuses from Fred Brown and Denver Post. From the article, "Caucuses draw from the edge of the pool, not the center. Disproportionate numbers of left-wing Democrats and right-wing Republicans attend, and their influence continues all the way up to the primary elections in August. To participate, you must have been registered as a Republican or Democrat for at least 60 days. The one-third of Coloradans who have no party affiliation don't get to go, even if they wanted to. So few people show up, it's a problem filling all the slots for county assembly delegates, says Pat Waak, state Democratic Party chairman. Some years, some precincts don't even meet. The precinct caucuses pick delegates to the county assemblies. The county assemblies send delegates to various district nominating assemblies and eventually the state assembly, where candidates are chosen for each party's primary ballots.
Here's the link to the state Republican party caucus finder application and state Democratic home page with information
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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