The 2008 caucuses were held on “Super Tuesday” February 5. Local members of the Republican Party met in the Hoffman Community Center while DFLers congregated in the Barrett Community Center.
Conversations around the tables at the Republican event were about issues on the party’s platform. The nine sections included: Creating Jobs and Economic Prosperity: Controlling Taxes, Spending, and Regulation; Preserving Civil Rights; Educating our Children; Strengthening Families and Communities; Protecting the Public’s Safety; Strengthening the Rule Law; Enjoying and Protecting Our Natural Resources; Making government Better, Not Larger; and, Defending America at Home and Abroad.
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor gathering was focused on a Presidential Preference vote. Claremont Anderson said residents from Hoffman discussed Healthcare, Education, the War in Iraq, and Immigration.
Results from the caucuses can be viewed at the Secretary of State Web site here. Local results are under Senate District 11. Attendance for caucuses around Minnesota hit all-time records. DFL ~ 200,00 & Republicans ~ 60,000.
