=====

The Iowa Caucuses
By Full Measure Staff Sunday, February 2nd 2020

The Trump campaign has announced plans to flood Iowa with supporters on the stump Monday for the first votes in the 2020 race for the White House: the Iowa “caucuses.” Obama won Iowa by almost 6 points in 2012. Trump won it by 10 points in 2016. The early caucus votes don’t necessarily pick the ultimate winner, but they can give candidates momentum. Scott Thuman recently spent a week in Iowa.

Just as every four years, Iowans can rely on cold winters countered by hot political rhetoric, they can also count on seeing some of the same candidates again. They’re familiar with Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and other big names trying to hit all 99 counties.

But this cycle, there are some youthful newcomers and self-described outsiders, causing voters to give a second glance. Pete Buttigieg, once the country’s youngest mayor of a city with more than 100-thousand residents was packing gymnasiums and old factory floors with those who believe his youthful energy is just what the party needs.

Continues - includes 8-min news segment video and full transcript:

http://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/the-iowa-caucus

*************************************************************