The count ….

January 3rd, 2008 at 09:28pm Chuck Sweeny

The final vote is in at the 87th precinct and it’s mirroring statewide results.

For Obama: 83.

For Clinton: 69.

For Edwards: 68.

That translates to 3 delegates for Clinton, 3 for Obama, 2 for Edwards. Those delegates to to the Polk County Democratic Convention, which elects delegates to the state Democratic convention in May. The state convention will elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

It’s been a long night for everyone, and an exercise in grass roots democracy that few people in other states have ever seen. The process is wild, wacky, but probably the best comment I heard all night was from the Italian TV director who was heading a crew that taped the caucus for a popular Italian public TV news show.

  “I’m very impressed,” said Andrea Salvadore. “It’s pure democracy of the kind you would have seen in ancient times. It’s like Athens.” Now, the Italian crew heads to New Hampshire. “We’re here the whole year,” Salvadore explains.

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