I went to my local Malden ward caucus yesterday to see what it is all about. The purpose of the local caucus is simply to select delegates to go to the State Convention in June. When I arrived, I was the youngest person in the room, though our city councilman who is also around my age did arrive a little later. There were about 12 people and they had already posted a Hillary sign on the wall and several were wearing Hillary stickers. It was suprising to me to see how much support Hillary had and how outspoken it was in the display.
Overall, the people were very welcoming and a few people who were there asked me some questions on Obama's support for Veteran's issues. I didn't have the answers on hand, but it turns out he is on the Veteran's committee in the Senate and has some strong proposals. I am going to bring the information by their center today.
I can see how the strong old school Democratic establishment in Massachusetts has a strong base of support for Hillary, and that base is going to be hard to overcome. In spite of the endorsements of Kennedy, Kerry and Deval Patrick, the older generation of Democrats is still loyal to the Clintons.
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