I attended the Democratic Caucus last night and tucked my little Panasonic LX1 into my pocket to grab a few shots of the scene. I wasn’t sure what to expect but it certainly wasn’t the swarms of energetic folks that I encountered. We had over 900 people crammed into one room not counting media and observers. People were chanting and shouting for their candidates — it was great to see so many people excited about politics and the future direction of our country. Let’s hope the enthusiasm continues. It’s going to be an amazing year.

Oh, and in case you’re wondering, the guy on the chair was listening to the announcements being made on stage and then shouting them into our crowd that was standing to the side. It was impossible to hear the speaker herself. You can also pick out our Governor in the pink jacket behind him and down to the right.