Why because I am registered an independent voter.  I get this nice note:

Caucus Location

Registered Name: RENEE BURROWS

Your Caucus Location is not listed in the voter registration database.

Caucus locations should be verified.

In Nevada, if you are a registered member of the Democratic or Republican Party, the parties have established their respective caucus locations. Caucus locations are subject to change, so be sure to verify your particular caucus location with your respective party prior to the January 19, 2008 date of the caucuses.

If you are a registered voter of another minor political party, please contact your respective party representative for information on the 2008 Election.

A caucus is a meeting of members of a political party to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office. Because nonpartisan voters by definition have no affiliation with a political party, they do not participate in political caucuses. For election dates relevant to nonpartisan voters, please view the 2008 Election Calendar.

I am able to vote in the Democratic caucus, however, no thanks.

It was exciting this morning.  My son who turned 18 was up bright and early this chilly Saturday morning to walk to the nearby elementary school where he was to exersize his right for the first time.  Luckily he went early and I have two sips of my coffee still hanging in my jams and get a phone call.  "It's been changed!"  Super, give me two minutes to put clothes on.

Like many other teenagers, he doesn't drive because of the prohibitive cost of insurance.  We bought him a car in 2004.  A brand new metallic blue Mustang but the deal is that he has to pay for the insurance.  No thanks he says, believe it or not.  Hub now drives the Mustang while Hub's 1990 Convertible gathers dust in the garage and saves the mileage. 

Long story short I pick up Son and drive him 2.5 miles to the new caucus location.  We both wonder out loud how other people who do not drive are going to make it to the caucus location.  When we got there (Son's high school), it was no wonder why the location was changed.  His overcrowded school of over 3500 students had a parking lot chock full where during the week it remains only half full (go back to the paragraph where kids don't normally drive here!)

I could see the excitement in him and almost wanted to participate but then again, I am not a sell out.

My thoughts:  I think Obama is going to surprise everyone and I think Paul will have his best showing yet.  Those are my only predictions.  Obama won many union endorsements and 9 casinos are allowing employees to caucus.  Paul has been the only one working the young crowd and energizing them for their vote.

I am proud of my son today.  He has been living for this day since he became a Bill Clinton supporter at a young age of 3 and I wanted to kick him out in the snow in his diaper :)  His political ideology has changed quite a bit in those 15 years and so has momma's.  She is neutral as Switzerland and hopes for real change in this country!

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9 Comments on Nevada Caucuses: Who Loses? I Lose!

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Renee, great post. I think it's wonderful your son is so into the process and I think Switzerland, is a pretty good place to be as well....let's just make something happen!!

-Colleen

12:01pm • #1
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Renee! I'm neutral too! Oh, wait. That's someone else I was thinking of. Congrats on your son. Mine is voting for the first time in a Presidential race. He doesn't have as many questions as I thought he would but he's a little to the right of Ron Paul and Mitt Romney so I'm assuming he's voting for someone on that side. Although sometimes he's so far to the right he starts to come back to the fringe left as in anarchy (at least the Old West) and all that Bakunin bunk.
12:06pm • #2
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I still am looking for a box on the ballot this year that says "none-of-the-above" and I would like to see how many votes "Mr. NOTA" gets? Lance
12:17pm • #3
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Renee  Congratulations to your son for being involved and having convictions.  I'm registered as an independent as well so I understand your dilemma and disappointment.  I'll save my predictions for another time, but from the way things are going it looks like Obama will be getting my endorsement.

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Hi Renee, Happy New Year! What a great story line and one that enlivens some thoughts that I won't share here, but leave it that I am not neutral.

I think your predictions are likely right on the mark though that is not necessarily where my mind is. That aside, I loved the post. When I hear the name Las Vegas, I always think of you. Haven't had any clients moving there as yet, but I am sure that day will come.

I took a lot time off from the fires here in early October through the holidays and barely posted anything and hardly any comments sent out. In fact I only periodically checked in. I guess I needed to recharge my spirit and my batteries.

I wrote a post yesterday that was probably one of my better ones and it felt good to get featured. I forgot what a rush that is for me.

Just wanted to say Hi and tell you that I really enjoyed reading this post and will try to discipline myself and be more active here. Always nice to say Hi.

3:00pm • #5
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Renee,

SOmetimes it is better not to have to vote for the delegates in the primary. My son & daughter are of voting age and my son is the one who makes the difference. He now works for a congressman from Indiana after working for senators in Washington....Congrats to your son, you have taught him well.

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How exciting.  It's great when our children grow up involved.  I love it.  My family is pretty involved in politics and news.  We thrive on it. 

They all know that I'm a committed Anarchist so don't try to influence me. 

4:48pm • #7
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I'm proud of your son as a lot of youngsters are taking advantage of their right to vote for the first time and I think that is great.
5:21pm • #8
Renee - change is happening and your son is the proof of it.  Thank you to you(collective) for raising a young man who THINKS!
7:22pm • #9

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