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To: JohnM who wrote (67579)	5/21/2008 10:05:43 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543020

Apparently, it was a party issue in Washington. I got the following quote from the state website Emphasis mine, here's the source secstate.wa.gov Q:The Republican Party used the results of the primary to allocate all of the Washington delegates in 1992, half of its delegates in 1996, and one third of its delegates in 2000. The State Republican Party has decided that it will use the 2008 Presidential Primary to allocate 51% of its delegates. The remaining 49% of the delegates will be allocated based on caucus results. The Democratic Party has never used the results of the primary to allocate delegates. The State Democratic Party will only use caucuses to allocate delegates in 2008. Q: Can I participate in both the primary and a caucus? Voters can participate in both the party caucuses and the Presidential Primary as long as they participate on behalf of the same party. Both major parties plan to hold their caucuses on Saturday, February 9, 2008, ten days before the primary. The parties will invite voters to participate in the caucuses and will require participants to sign an oath declaring their party affiliation. Voters participating in the Presidential Primary will be asked to sign an oath submitted by the political parties indicating that the voter has not participated in the other party’s caucus process. Each party will receive a list of voters who chose to affiliate with that party in the primary. Q: How will the political parties use the results of the Presidential Primary? Political parties retain the authority to decide if they will use the Presidential Primary to allocate delegates to the national nominating conventions. The political parties may also use caucus results, or a combination of primary results and caucus results.