Previous to the one wintry evening that Iowans caucus, candidates stump there for nearly a year, building and strengthening their campaigns or bowing out. They engage interested voters and interact in smaller settings, answering questions and becoming better known. Iowa holds a caucus-process, which are party events, electing delegates to the county convention, and eventually to district and state conventions. “Caucuses build a party from the ground up, whereas in primary states, the party is often run from the top down.” Caucus-goers are more activist, more involved, less likely to be moderates. Maybe such vigorously-engaged citizens should lead the nominating process. “For 2020 caucus, Iowa Democratic Party, allows registered Iowan Democrats to participate through 6 ‘virtual caucuses’ via phone or smart device, ranking up to 5 choices for president, the total result accounting for 10 percent of Iowa’s caucus delegates. The GOP caucus is different; they simply cast a vote for president, and delegates are divided proportionally to the RNC.”
Trish Forsyth Voss
Jan 24 2020
Should Iowa continue to be the first state in the presidential nominating process?
Previous to the one wintry evening that Iowans caucus, candidates stump there for nearly a year, building and strengthening their campaigns or bowing out. They engage interested voters and interact in smaller settings, answering questions and becoming better known. Iowa holds a caucus-process, which are party events, electing delegates to the county convention, and eventually to district and state conventions. “Caucuses build a party from the ground up, whereas in primary states, the party is often run from the top down.” Caucus-goers are more activist, more involved, less likely to be moderates. Maybe such vigorously-engaged citizens should lead the nominating process. “For 2020 caucus, Iowa Democratic Party, allows registered Iowan Democrats to participate through 6 ‘virtual caucuses’ via phone or smart device, ranking up to 5 choices for president, the total result accounting for 10 percent of Iowa’s caucus delegates. The GOP caucus is different; they simply cast a vote for president, and delegates are divided proportionally to the RNC.”
Trish Forsyth Voss
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