And judging by the caucuses I've been to, held, as I said, on a Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in an easily accessible elementary school's very large lunchroom, and by the number of people who come, I'd say that (with the exception of people who work that day, at that hour) it's no hardship for anyone who is really interested to be there.

Oh, sure, a lot of people didn't come. The usual response when asked "why not?" was not, "I had to work that day," or "I was stuck in traffic" (neighborhood caucuses are usually within easy walking distance. I usually go. And I'm in a wheelchair--self-pushed), or "I had to take the kids to tiddly-winks practice." It was, "Oh! Was that Saturday?"

Now, what was that Thomas Jefferson said about the survival of democracy depending on an informed electorate?

Don Firth