Sexy is as sexy does

Here is one voter's account of the Texas caucus:

We caucus in Texas because it gets people involved. We had almost 25% of our precinct show up in person! That is huge for a caucus. 451 people in a gymnasium, fired up and happy to be there, both Clinton and Obama folks. And we met each other and formed relationships. We discussed resolutions ranging from paper trails for voting machines to human rights, and passed resolutions that we pass on to the state level and eventually national. It is very energizing, exciting, and involving. It gets people active, and is direct democracy at its best. This organization is what forms grassroots parties, and is what has the potential to one day win us Texas from the Republicans. I'm actually no longer sure why we bother to have a primary. That is the part that makes less sense to me now.

This does sound sexy (a word that has, thanks to our very own megsg-h, become synonymous with caucusing), but I know no one whose experience mirrors this. I caucused and was eager to experience that which is described above. You know, just to be part of it, even just once. But, alas, I decided to leave after signing my name and stating my preference. Nobody else was staying. It seemed clear that the majority of caucusers were not interested in making the experience sexy. So I followed the sheep out the door.