Things did not exactly run very smoothly at our caucus. It was not a complete disaster by any means, but folks here in Carson Coty are not used to the caucus system at all. Then again it isn't exactly the most simple process.

The only dispute that happened was over signs in the caucus room. The volunteer running things said only one sign was allowed. Then an Obama volunteer discovered there was no such rule. The signs were eventually brought back in.

They did a headcount and literally had people count off themselves to determine the minimum amount of viability for each caucus. There had to be 15% for any one candidate in the room to be viable. In our room that number was 14 people. The only candidates that met that threshold were Clinton and Obama. The Kucinich and Edwards supporters had to decide if they wanted to realign with either Obamam or Clinton. Several elected to vote undecided or for Edwards despite the fact that it wouldn't count. The majority went for Obama and less for Clinton. Overall the vote was 50 Clinton and 41 Obama. We had 7 delegates up for grabs, so it split 4-3 for Clinton. I just heard that they called it for Clinton overall, which fits with the polling.

As for me, I ended up helping run the caucus, collect and tabulate votes. Quite a few people registered for the first time, which was great to see. There was an Obama volunteer helping translate the process. Things worked out in the end but it was a bit hairy for a while. Now it is time to drive back to CA.