I stood in line for over two hours to cast my vote for Bernie, which was as much as a vote against Hilary as a vote for him. It was exciting to be part of something so historic in Utah - a huge turnout of Democrats and Unaffiliateds who were motivated to fight through the difficulties the Republic Legislature had made for the Democratic caucus (no funding, limited hours-the Republicans had 16 hours of online voting, etc).
What I hope was proved by yesterday's Democratic caucus is that there are a lot of Democrats and Unaffiliateds in this state that need to be energized to vote in ALL elections and not just presidential ones. This state is badly in need of a second voice (or more), because absolute power corrupts and seeks more power, resulting in things like closed door decisions, gerrymandering, and election issues - not to mention all the craziness that erupts during every Legislative session. There are enough people, but it will take each one of us. Thinking that a vote doesn't matter because it isn't a Republican vote cannot continue.
