Intrepid reader Kyle points out that in my last post I was confusing the number of delegates to the state convention with participants at the precinct level in several states. I should have realized that the numbers were a bit small for total participation, but I was doing a quick lunch blog. That's me making excuses. Anyway, here is the Hill article that Kyle directs me to:
With 97 percent of caucus precincts reporting, 46,000 Maine Democrats had participated in the nominating contest compared with 17,000 in 2004, the state’s previous record, according to the Maine Democratic Party. The high turnout in Maine follows a record-breaking turnout for Democrats in the Washington caucus Saturday, and Nebraska caucuses that saw participants overflowing election sites and caucusing outside.
I have found it difficult to confirm the turnout in Washington. I have seen one estimate as high as two hundred thousand, but it was vague. The statewide turnout in Nebraska was apparently about 38,000.
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