raucus caucus

Today was the day that us Washingtonians got to voice our opinion about who should be the Democratic nominee for president. After a leisurely swim in the morning, my dad and I, along with some neighbors who hitched a ride, headed over to our caucus. Now, I had never been to one of these things before so I wasn't sure what to expect. But, basically it was a meeting where folks write down their presidential preference, it is counted up and delegates are alloted based on the percentage of support each candidate has. What did I just say? I didn't know I knew all of those words!

Anyway...this is what it looked like in pictures:

We were in the gym of a local elementary school.

This was our precinct meeting area. This man was trying to convince us to vote for Hillary.





These chairs were not very baby-friendly...

so I just tried to participate from the floor.

All in all it was a great day. My mom and dad and I got to meet more of our neighbors. Obama won the majority of delegates. And my mom ended up being a delegate for Senator Barack Obama.

p.s. Obama was in Seattle yesterday where he spoke at our basketball arena. It was packed to capacity within 15 minutes of the doors being opened, with 17,072 Obamaites. We were outside with another 5,000 people listening in the rain. He actually stopped outside first and said a few words to us via a megaphone! The energy was awesome!