Town Hall was packed to the point where some some of us were caucusing in the parking lot. My group split up with Bernie Sanders supporters on the left, Hillary Clinton supporters on the right, and undecideds in the middle. The results were not close.

The final result for Precinct 1845: 108 people for Bernie and 17 for Hillary. (That's 86.4 to 13.6 percent and six to one delegates.)

Clinton supporters argued Sanders wouldn't be able to achieve his policy ideas because he wouldn't have cooperation from Congress. Sanders supporters said he could energize progressives to vote in this election and change Congress. They also believe he has a better chance of beating Trump.

"Bernie is the only way to change the Democratic Party," one Sanders supporter said.

"Bernie is not a Democrat," came a voice from the other side, "so there's that."

One woman on the Clinton side began her criticism of Sanders—a comparison to Trump, arguing they both see the presidency as a "kingship" and wouldn't work with Congress—by telling the other side, "Please don't crucify me, but..."

Democracy!

Lisa White, a Capitol Hill resident who works in healthcare and research, was the sole undecided vote after initial discussion, but ended up caucusing for Sanders. She told me before we got started she was leaning toward him because of his focus on social justice issues, improving access to healthcare, and reducing student debt. White said she attended Sanders' rally at Safeco Field last night and that helped sway her, even though she typically resists being a "joiner."

"I don't like to get into a group mentality, but I'm seeking inspiration—authentic inspiration," she said. "Not his entire speech, but parts of his speech were an inspiration."

Sasha Somer is an enthusiastic Bernie Sanders supporter, but she didn't caucus today. That's because Somer is a member of Socialist Alternative and the caucus process requires caucus-goers to say they're Democrats before participating.

Socialist Alternative, the party of city council member Kshama Sawant, has called on Sanders to run as a third party candidate if he doesn't get the Democratic nomination. (To address the risk of peeling off Democrats and handing Donald Trump the presidency, Somer said Sanders could run only in "safe states" in order to keep his ideas at the forefront but not actually affect who wins.)

"This process is not very democratic," Somer said, blaming the "corporate media and the party establishment" for "undermining his campaign."

"For me what's important to come out of this whole process is a new party for the 99 percent," Somer said. "The people supporting [Sanders] could be turned into the scaffolding of a new party that doesn't take corporate money... That's the type of party we need to win all the things people are so excited about."

More from the caucus-goers I met at Town Hall on my Twitter feed.