The first-in-the-nation primary kicked off Monday, with new opportunities for Iowa voters to gain representation, as 90 “satellite” caucuses held space for those who couldn’t participate in the traditional evening event. Technology isn’t forbidden at caucuses—though perhaps it should have been—so Twitter was both informative and quite the delight for those watching from afar.
Here are some of the best tweets of the caucuses so far. Yes, some of the laughs might come at the expense of “your” candidate, no matter who they may be. Don’t take it personally, or pie-sonally. Buckle up.
In addition to precincts in 99 counties, nearly 100 satellite caucuses opened up participation to Iowans who might otherwise not be able to voice their nominee preference.
What might keep a voter from their caucus? Lots of reasons. They might have to work.
They might be abroad.
Voters in Scotland made a party of things.
Sidebar: Later in the day, someone in Des Moines tried to bring their own party but failed in a most startling way.
There are other reasons to use a satellite caucus. Maybe only one caucus cares about making it possible for you to participate.
These Bosnian folks were thrilled to be caucusing in Des Moines, according to a reporter on the ground. This mosque was one of five around the state.
Once things got underway, the tweets weren’t far behind. Some were sadlarious.
Some were ragelarious.
Bless his heart.
This was a bummer.
The peculiar climate of caucuses was definitely under scrutiny.
This sticker is accurate.
The clever assessments of the caucus process just didn’t stop.
There sure is a lot of caucusing going on in gyms.
This observation should continue to startle until our first primaries are more representative; Iowa is 90.7% white.
As time continued to pass, it became clear something was wrong and nobody quite knew what. That’s okay. I’ve got something else we can talk about.
For those watching the caucuses on television, an interesting pattern emerged.
Calls for an end to the Iowa caucuses weren’t hard to find.
Seriously not hard to find at all.
Especially when they’re in shoutycaps.
This caucus critique came on behalf of those who couldn’t vote themselves who may have suffered most of all from the delay.
Others spoke out not necessarily against the Iowa’s process, but their place at the front of the line.
As of this writing, there are still 0% reported returns. We’re all being held captive.
So I’ll leave you with this delicious hypothetical.
Congratulations, Butter Cow!