Dispatches From The Iowa Caucus Pt. 3
Saturday, February 2, 2019Sherrod Brown was running late to his Sunday afternoon roundtable in Clinton, Iowa, and the organizer of the event, a local labor leader, had just finished introducing the...
View ArticleIowa 2020 Democratic Caucuses Are One Step Closer to Vote by Phone, by Steven...
But big questions on security and vote counting issues must be answered before getting final approval from the DNC.By Steven RosenfeldThis article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the...
View Article2020 Telephone Vote Headstart: Press 2 for Biden, 20 for Bernie, 23 for...
The 2020 Vote-by-Telephone Head Start: Press 2 for Biden… and 20 for Bernie, 23 for Warren?Alphabetical ballot order in early 2020 Democratic contests may hurt challengers.By Steven RosenfeldThis...
View ArticleTREND LINES IN IA AND NH (updated post from a few months ago)
Average of 5 polls per row, other than the DEC 2018 row. IABIDENWARRENSandersbuttigiegharrisklobucharbetobookergabbardyangsteyeraug 2019 — sep 2019212316116422222june 2019 — aug 20192219131115212111may...
View ArticleBlinders off please! For now, only Bernie wins Iowa in the general, which is...
I come in peace.We will all support and GOTV for any Dem nominee, just like last time and every time, and we will all encourage everyone else who claims to be on the left to do the same. We care about...
View ArticleClimate 2020 tonight: Coup in Bolivia, Deval Patrick enters the race, and more
For tonight’s episode of Climate 2020, 10-year-old show host Enzo Gilchrist will talk about the US-backed coup in Bolivia, Deval Patrick’s sudden entrance to the Democratic Primary race, and more. Join...
View ArticleCrazy/Stupid Republican of the Day: Steve Scheffler- 2019 Update
On this day in both 2014, in 2015, 2016, and in 2017, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” posted profiles of Steve Scheffler, a member of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition and the 2016 Republican...
View ArticleJulián Castro is right: Iowa should not be first
The debate over whether the Iowa caucus should be the first test for presidential hopefuls is not new, as the issue bubbles up every election cycle. What has been a bit different this time around is...
View ArticleA beautiful 'Day-in-the-life' story of an Iowa field organizer -- and our...
One of the great benefits of Democrats having such a crowded presidential field is that we’re building an incredible army of experienced field organizers. Organizers are the linchpins of successful...
View ArticleSanders Tops Iowa Poll. Warren Second. Buttigieg Third. Biden Fourth.
Senator Bernie Sanders has taken the lead just weeks prior to the Iowa Caucuses according to a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll. The Des Moines Register reports that “20% of likely...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Tells His Campaign To Go Negative Against Elizabeth Warren....
A Politico article published yesterday confirmed that it’s happening again. In what should come as no surprise to anyone who remembers what he did to Hillary in 2016, Bernie Sanders has instructed his...
View ArticleWhen "That's an absurd question" was Bernie's answer to how he would actually...
Don’t blame me. I’m just the messenger. Although it was said to Rolling Stone magazine during the 2016 campaign, it looks like nothing has changed with Bernie. But hey, he’s starting a movement…...
View ArticleNuts & Bolts: From caucus to delegate, please explain Iowa
It’s another Saturday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up anytime: Just visit our group or...
View ArticleIowa Caucus: Klobuchar surges, Sanders fades to 5th in latest poll!
Neighborhood Research and Media may not be on par with Selzer, but their new (first?) poll of the IA Caucus shows how volatile and uncertain the contest is:www.scribd.com/…They ask an open-ended...
View ArticleAnother IA Caucus poll shows Sanders lagging: In 4th place, below 15% threshold.
After I posted this much maligned poll result in a diary yesterday, another Iowa Caucus poll from a more reliable source and with a better methodology produces . . . a very similar result.Biden...
View ArticleWhat people may be misunderstanding about second choice at the Iowa caucuses
Years ago I worked as an organizer in Iowa. I went to college there but it was a bubble and did not understand the state. I worked inside the caucus room twice and was a miserable failure both times....
View ArticleWhy Joe Biden Can't Lose Iowa to Bernie: Biden's Cash-Starved Campaign
Over the last month, Bernie Sanders’ surge nationally and in the early states has been the talk of the media, as well as his eye-popping fundraising. The senator rounded out the New Year with a 34.3...
View ArticleAhead of next week’s caucuses, Iowa governor races to restore voting rights
With the Iowa caucus just days away, some Iowans await determination on whether they will be able to participate. Iowa is the only state with a permanent ban on restoring voting rights to people...
View ArticleWhen Bernie compared George Wallace to Adolf Hitler (and predicted rise of...
As we head into the final weekend in Iowa, we’ve seen a lot of attempts in the media to take down Bernie Sanders. People in what’s been called “Bernie World” have followed along as they hit jobs have...
View ArticleNuts & Bolts: Here. We. Go. The Iowa Caucus
It’s another Saturday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up anytime: Just visit our group or...
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