The Democrats’ process in Iowa is an absurd one. Running around a room, dancing back and forth, and then counting off. Heads, up, 7-up was never so much more of a sophisticated past time. Eraser tag falls somewhere in between.

Huffington Post describes the lack of privacy in the process.  Christine Whelan, a former New Yorker, bemoans that fact

Leaving the world’s capital for…fly-over country? Yeah, that was supposed to be a culture shock. I didn’t know how to drive before we moved here in June. But it’s the public nature of voting here in Iowa that has me reeling: Everyone will see who I vote for tonight. What if my neighbors don’t like me anymore because I’m not on their team? I probably should put on some makeup in case the TV cameras show up, but what will my Mom say if she sees me on CNN supporting someone she hates?

I don’t really get what the big deal is with vote privacy, anyway. I guess I’ve grown numb to the concept, since my preferences have been in view of the entire country for the last two years or so. The process is described a little more

What I do know is that people like me who fear confrontation must go into caucus night with their mind’s made up. Because if you are undecided, you’ll have perfect strangers up in your grill all night long, trying to lure you over to one corner or another.

I find this terrifying. High-school cafeterias have enough bad memories associated with them. But several friends of mine say they’ll hold out as undecideds for as long as possible just to learn more about each candidate’s views. These are the real Iowans, I guess.

Fascinating. I do have a question - how in the world does anyone in Iowa need to “learn more about each candidate’s views”? If you don’t know them by now, you’ll never, ever know them.

Jay Dyckman describes the superiority of the GOP’s modus operandi with the cauci.