All eyes on Iowa: A view of the Democratic candidates from the key state

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Iowa: The first state to vote in the Democratic primary on 2 February and a key indicator of who will eventually win the nomination.

A combine harvests a cornfield while a wagon waits nearby to unload it in the Loess Hills of northwest Iowa Image: Jerry Mennenga/PA Wire A combine harvests a cornfield while a wagon waits nearby to unload it in the Loess Hills of northwest Iowa Image: Jerry Mennenga/PA Wire THIS TIME NEXT year, we’ll know who the next president of the United States will be.

The state is small by American standards with a population of 3.1 million filling an area about twice the size of the Irish republic. Iowa is not so important for its demographics — the electorate is whiter, older, and more rural than the average Democratic voter — although doing well here does signal an ability to break through with voters who switched from Obama to Trump in the 2016 election.

The campaigns that focus their efforts in the larger cities like Des Moines and Iowa City may do well, but it’s the rural vote that wins the Iowa Caucus, and so far Pete has a huge lead with those voters in my opinion.” When I asked him how he thought the overall results would go in Iowa, he was even more bullish, “People hate to make predictions, because no one wants to be on the record as being wrong. But if I was a betting man, I would say Buttigieg wins in Iowa, with Warren 5-7 points back.

Sanders supporter Nick Salazar, from Muscatine, is the Iowa state director for the United Latin American Citizens . He says that Sanders’s appeal resonates in the Latino community because he speaks to their concerns over healthcare, education, jobs and immigration. Related Read 08.11.19 Billionaire Michael Bloomberg preparing to join 2020 Democratic presidential race, US media reports

 

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