May 7, 2016 Guam Democratic Caucus

OVERVIEW
Qu1nlan, commenting on the Guam Democratic Caucus Megathread on reddit, provided useful context on the caucus: 

"Absolutely, our biggest struggle was explaining to people that they could vote in the Presidential primary at all. Because we cannot vote for President in the general election, most people do not know they could vote in the primary. When we were phone banking, even when we told people they could vote they didn't believe us.

"Another issue is that Guam is such a small island, that many voters are used to having a personal connection with politicians. Because of these personal connections, voter turn out in local elections is huge - 70-80% sometimes. But needless to say, no Presidential candidate has every stopped by Guam and with no personal connection, people just don't feel compelled to vote."

Press Release on Delegate Candidates [JPG]

REACTIONS
Democratic Party of Guam
May 8, 2016

The Democratic Party of Guam Congratulates both the Hillary Clinton Camp and the Bernie Sanders Camp.

Hagåtña, Guam -- Joaquin P. Perez, State Party Chairman of the Democratic Party of Guam, congratulates both campaign camps of Secretary Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders, and all the candidates running for Delegates-at-Large positions, and for National Committeeman and Committeewoman. Upon completion of the ballot counts, the following are the results of the 2016 Guam Democratic Caucus:

In the Presidential Preference ballot, Secretary Hilary Clinton received 777 votes, or 59.54% and Senator Bernie Sanders received 528 votes or 40.45%. The resulting allocation of the delegate seats will be 4 delegates to Secretary Clinton and 3 delegates to Senator Sanders. Final identification of the individual delegates will be determined upon application of diversity factors and certification by the Central Executive Committee.

"Vice Chairperson Sarah Thomas Nededog and I also wish to announce that we will respect and honor the decision of our Guam Democrats. Tonight we pledge our votes for Secretary Clinton.  Our people have spoken and given us our charge," Perez noted.

"We thank everyone who worked hard to make this caucus a success."

For more information, contact Kin Perez at (671) 777-1482.

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Guam for Bernie Sanders
May 8, 2016 facebook posting

RESULTS: Thank you so much for everyone who voted & volunteered for Guam! Every single delegate counts. We took 40.5% of the vote and we were able to get Bernie 3 out of 7 pledged delegates.

We still have several contests left and we are definitely going to a contested convention. Let us stay motivated. This movement has always been More than Bernie. It is about each and everyone of us being empowered to stand up against the status quo and get our voices heard.

Let us not forget the bigger victories of our campaign in Guam. With the help of our dedicated local and mainland volunteers, we were able to spread the news that Guam has a say in the presidential election. We were able to start the conversation about the misconception that we could not vote in the primary election. It was heartwarming to see the excited faces of many people, BOTH young and old, who had the opportunity to vote for the FIRST TIME for a presidential nominee.

Additionally, with the help of our local volunteers and organizers, Bernie released the most comprehensive platform ever made for Guam which sheds light to the many issues we face. Hopefully, this will become a trend and presidential candidates in the future will pay more attention to the issues of our island.

Through the dedication of many of you who have volunteered and voted we have fired the first shot of our own political revolution and empowerment.

Biba Guam!!!

DELEGATES
12 delegates and 1 Alternate:
0 District-level Delegates
7 At-large Delegates
0 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
5 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials

Pledged delegate allocation:  Clinton 4, Sanders 3.