Like the general election, presidential caucuses or primaries are indirect elections. The initial caucuses and primaries were split between Clinton and Obama. Baldwin is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Afterschool Caucuses. Delegates were elected at either Legislative District caucuses or County conventions. Proxy voting was used in some American U.S. Presidential nominating caucuses. The January 3 caucuses (precinct caucuses) elect delegates to county conventions. Four states that didn't allocate delegates at their earlier caucuses had conventions in April. When voting began in the 2020 Iowa caucuses, 11 major candidates were actively campaigning. Bernie Sanders received the most votes and the most delegates in the precinct caucuses. Eighteen candidates suspended their campaigns before the Iowa caucuses. A total of thirteen debates were held before the Iowa caucuses. Slaughter was a member of a variety of congressional caucuses. It was held on the same day as the Nevada Republican caucuses, 2008. These positions are filled by votes conducted within party caucuses. For committee assignment purposes, he caucuses with the Democratic Party.