Earlier this week I was talking with a friend about the Iowa caucus, when I was asked. I’m embarrassed to say that I couldn’t give a good answer. Not wanting to get caught a second time I’ve looked up the caucus definition, and I thought I’d post it here.
Definition of caucus: a group of people belonging to the same political party gathering to further a special interest or cause. In American politics, a caucus is when supporters of a political party vote to select a candidate for their party, or decide on a policy.
Caucus vs primary: the difference between a caucus and a primary election is who’s allowed to participate. Only citizens that consider themselves Democrats would participate in a Democratic caucus, and like wise for the Republican caucus. In primary elections, referred to as primaries, all voters are welcome to participate.
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