In Defense of the Iowa Caucuses

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and Nevada as the first four states of the primary campaign required years of painstaking negotiations and compromise.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to get these national political organizations to agree on anything? Do you really want to re-open that can of worms?

Not every politician is cut out for this level of retail politics. What happens in Iowa is democracy at its purest form; working the crowds and talking with town hall forums and responding to all the little moments of spontaneity shines a relentless spotlight on the strengths, weaknesses, and underlying character of the candidates.

The caucuses are complicated! But that’s also good! Because caucuses reward passion and commitment and community and party-building.

We know that our state has a big responsibility and a level of mostly-undeserved privilege. We take it seriously; it’s a cherished tradition. Can you trust us with this? Because here’s the thing about Iowa. Yes, our state is exceptionally elderly; we keep re-electing Chuck Grassley to the Senate even though he’s basically a pile of dust, because the Iowa electorate has an average age of 104 and they feel like Chuck Grassley is “young” by comparison. Yes, we’ve been hemorrhaging population and losing Congressional districts and Electoral votes in every Census of my lifetime.

 

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