Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 10, 2016, Las Vegas Sun.

In a society gorging on technology and consumed by new interactive ways to share information and promote points of view, it is befuddling that political scrums known as caucuses, with roots dating to the 1700s, are still conducted in Nevada and 13 other states to boost candidates for the presidency.

Let’s take all the time we need to reflect on all the good things we’ve experienced or heard about the caucuses this campaign season.

Anyone?

OK, then let’s move on to the opposing question: Is there enough time to cite all that is wrong about caucuses?

Everyone who participated in a Democratic or Republican caucus has a favorite story — a gripe, actually — about the experience.

Read the whole story