Live Coverage: Burlington Mayoral Caucuses (UPDATE: Weinberger and Wright Nominated; Progs Postpone Caucus)
UPDATE 3, 7:38 P.M.: And now it's the Progressives' turn to enter a state of limbo. After an hour of speeches, Prog voters elected to postpone making a decision on a candidate until January. A full recap of all of today's caucus news is coming up soon.
UPDATE 2, 5:05 P.M.: Miro Weinberger has won the Democratic nomination. Vote totals: Weinberger 655, Ashe 533.
UPDATE 1, 2:19 P.M.: The GOP caucus has already started and ended. Burlington Republicans made their endorsement of Kurt Wright official. One caucus down, two to go.
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It's a Caucuspalooza! Burlington Democrats, Republicans and Progressives are ALL holding their respective mayoral caucuses today — or, in the case of the Democrats, continuing their caucus. Seven Days' Andy Bromage, Shay Totten and Tyler Machado will be contributing reports from all three caucuses. Check out our Twitter feed below, and watch live coverage from Channel 17 over to the right beginning at 3:30 p.m. Add your own thoughts in the Facebook box at the bottom of the page, or on Twitter using hashtag #BTVmayor. We'll also update this blog post with the important details.
If you're bored and need to pass the time at a caucus today, fill out our mayoral Mad Lib. Click here to print it in PDF form, or find it on page 12 of this week's Seven Days print issue.
CAUCUSPALOOZA SCHEDULE
1 p.m.: Voting for the Democratic caucus begins at Memorial Auditorium.
2 p.m.: The Republican caucus begins at the Miller Center.
3:30 p.m.: Channel 17 begins live coverage from Memorial Auditorium.
4 p.m.: Voting at the Democratic caucus closes. The announcement of the winner is expected before 5:00 p.m.
6 p.m.: The Progressive caucus begins at the H.O. Wheeler School.
After the jump, chime in in the Facebook chat box or on Twitter using hashtag #BTVmayor.
the prediction. Miro 499 tim 477
Posted by: Dale Tillotson | December 11, 2011 at 04:49 PM
The Progressives decided tonight they need more people on the city council. Of course, it's an announcement they should have made six years ago but why hurry?
Posted by: good idea | December 11, 2011 at 07:26 PM
progressives are playing games again, nothing new, by waiting a month to pick mayor candidate. they should be supporting Miro.This makes me sick.
Posted by: loyal ploof | December 11, 2011 at 07:49 PM
i presume tim will stick to his pledge not to take a prog nomination. now the progs need to support miro - unless they want to be Machiavellian and run a candidate to split the left- for some nefarious reason? please say it ain't so...
Posted by: marc awodey | December 11, 2011 at 08:57 PM
The Progs really ought to find a candidate to run against Lorber. I don't think his own mother turned out for him at the caucus.
Posted by: good idea | December 11, 2011 at 09:00 PM
If Bram wins the nomination I think that it will split the vote between Lorber and Ashe, therefore ushering a victory for Wright.
Posted by: Frank Frank | December 11, 2011 at 09:29 PM
The Progs should just regroup. Just like with Brownell, in two years they can come back. What? Three years? How'd that happen?
Posted by: good idea | December 11, 2011 at 09:55 PM