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The Hawaii Democratic Caucus was held the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. Prior to this year's hotly contested race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama (who was born in Hawaii), the record turnout for the primary caucus was 4,800 people in 1988. Last night, over 36,000 people turned out to participate. Long lines everywhere, chaos and confusion in several locations, and handmade ballots had to suffice for many when the printed ones ran out. In the end, Obama received 76 percent of the Hawaii Democratic vote, versus Clinton's 24 percent. High-resolution versions of this video can be found here: http://www.vimeo.com/711538 http://hawaii.blip.tv/file/682946/

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Uploaded: February 20, 2008 at 11:15 am
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Video Comments:
blubastian (Saturday 8th of March 2008 03:05:07 PM)
The caucuses were more a test of physical endurance than than a selection of a Democratic candidate. With all Obama's talk about building a world free of unnecessary barriers for Americans with disabilities it's strange that he defends the caucus process. Doesn't he see that the disabled and elderly can not wait in these long lines and stand around for hours to cast their vote?
Moviebro (Thursday 21st of February 2008 04:12:01 PM)
Obama 08!
yaidacole (Thursday 21st of February 2008 11:09:24 AM)
Well done Hawaii.