iowa caucus
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Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders in Tight Race for 1st in an Iowa Caucus That Has Been a Damn Disaster
First off, Iowa is white as hell. Secondly, I don’t even know why Iowa matters but it does and it’s the first election of the presidential primary season, so the numbers matter, but I’m getting a little tired of Iowa being a thing when the Democratic Party is owned by black women. So please stop…
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Live Blog: The Root Is at the Iowa Caucuses!
DES MOINES, IOWA—Greetings from the Hawkeye State! The Root will be here in the capital covering the caucuses live and will update this blog with information as it becomes available to us. This is the first time The Root is covering a caucus, but we hear it is basically chaotic in general and a shit…
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Iowa Becky: The Hawkeye State Is Gentrifying Black People Out of Democratic Primary Relevance
During the 1976 presidential election, Jimmy Carter was a little-known governor from Georgia with faint name recognition who was a long shot to capture the Democratic nomination. Lacking the charm of Bill Clinton, the smooth-operator status of Barack Obama and the Hollywood pizazz of Ronald Reagan—who he would eventually beat in that 1976 general election—Carter…
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Good News for Bernie Bros: Bernie Sanders Leads in Iowa Just Weeks Before Caucuses
The Des Moines Register reported a bit of good news for “Bernie Bros” on Friday. For the first time in either of his two runs for the Democratic presidential nomination, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont leads the Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll. It notes: The senator from Vermont is the top choice of 20%…
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Iowa Caucus? Nah, Iowa Baucus — Cardi B Invited to Speak at Democratic Reception in Des Moines
Cardi’s political run may be extended beyond social media, if Iowa has anything to say about it. The “Money” rapper has been invited by Democrats of the state known for its presidential primary season caucus to speak at “a reception of her choice,” the Des Moines Register reports. Polk County Democrats figured, hey, while Cardi…