Warren outshines Biden in race to build Iowa 2020 ground game

[TexasTowelie]

Boxes of printers and office supplies lay scattered on the ground. Campaign staff sat on the floor in mostly unfurnished offices as they were just starting to occupy Joe Biden’s Iowa headquarters in Des Moines after weeks of working remotely in coffee shops around the city.

The delayed headquarters opening is just one of the many ways Biden is playing catch-up in the crucial first-in-the-nation caucus state where voters prize retail politics and sustained engagement.

An elected Democratic official in the state, speaking on condition of anonymity, complained that if Biden has a campaign in Iowa, he doesn’t know who’s working on it or how many.

In contrast, Elizabeth Warren, who jumped into the race four months before the former vice president, has built one of the most robust operations in the state, positioning her to capitalize on her surging national poll numbers and her steady rise in Iowa, Democratic operatives say.

Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/elizabeth-warren-joe-biden-iowa-democrat-caucus-staff-20190727
(Cedar Rapids Gazette)

[crazytown]

1. Thank you for another positive and informative post!

There is every indication that Warren's ground operations (in 50 states!) are further advanced, better staffed and more refined than her rivals. Like Obama in 2007, she is looking to get a jump on her Democratic competitors, and on the GOP in the GE.

[TexasTowelie]

2. You're welcome

and I think that we get some of the best information from the local and alternative news sources compared to the MSM.

[brer cat]

3. I agree.

You are invaluable in searching out sources closer to the ground to keep us informed.

[safeinOhio]

4. Looks like she

has a plan.

[Peacetrain]

5. I'd be worried if she wasn't.. Sen Warren announced 12/31/18 and was here in Iowa

a week later.. her main office in Des Moines did not get set up till March.. VP Biden announced April 25th and was here a week later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=Rj-9q5pBFeQ (if you look closely you can see the back of my head


So VP Joes stuff is here.. he will be just fine.. not worried about it.. he is on the same track as Sen Warren in getting his main office set up..

It all good

[Demsrule86]

6. This has been posted at least twice that I have seen...how exactly is this meaningful?

[TexasTowelie]

7. There are no rules about posting duplicates in this forum.

I did a quick search of the front page of this forum and didn't see the article.

As for how meaningful the article is, it is about ground organization and that campaigns with organization tend to do better when it comes to voting.

[TexasTowelie]

8. I checked again.

Perhaps you were thinking about a comparison of Harris and Warren? I didn't see any comparison of Warren and Biden in this forum.

[Peacetrain]

10. Is this the op you were referring to Demsrule?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=207505

[democrank]

11. I wouldn't assume everyone read this the first time around....or the second.

The more information, the better. I’ve not yet chosen a candidate, so I welcome any and all information.

I’m glad Elizabeth Warren is doing well. She has fought long and hard.

[treestar]

12. Because it is all about the issues

and not appearances. I agree, she's going to win because she is more prepared! Though only more prepared than Biden, so I guess we could speak up for others who might be even more good at ground game!

[BeyondGeography]

9. Sounds like the typical Biden for President campaign

He has never been known for quality-of-organization.

[Demsrule86]

13. Today the news came out that Biden has more people on the ground than Warren...

He is rocking Iowa...in terms of ground game.