Democracy Forum

Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine Engineer: Amy Browne -How is the presidential primary going to work, -How will delegates to national conventions be apportioned and selected, -What role will municipal caucuses continue to play, -What will be the differences among the parties. Guests: Kenneth Palmer, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Maine Lisa Roberts, Executive Director of the Maine Democratic Party Richard Rosen,, former Republican State Legislator and former Commissioner of the Maine State Department of Administrative and Financial Services To learn more about this topic: “The Primary Versus the Caucus,” PBS Newshour, 2003 “Primaries v caucuses: a handy primer,” Harry J Enten in The Guardian, 2012. League of Women Voters of Maine, “Study Guide on Primary Elections,” 2018. “Maine switched to a presidential primary in 2020. Here’s why parties are still caucusing,” Bangor Daily News, February 9, 2020. “The U.S. P