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In reply to the discussion: A little tidbit that Bernie fans will love! [View all]CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)Bernie Sanders could win in Iowa. Hillary's events thus far have been small, with just a few supporters. Closed-door events. There's barely any news about her here.
Bernie is getting lots of airplay. People are going to these rallies. He's answering questions and being open, social, gregarious and his message is resonating with Iowans.
In 2008, Hillary sauntered on into Iowa, thinking that she would win. She came in third. No one could have predicted that Obama would have won the Iowa caucuses. He won all 99 counties. This state is 98 percent white. However, we have a very strong, active Progressive contingent. We are not afraid to vote outside of the box. We don't like to vote for inevitable candidates. We like to make up our own minds.
We take our "first in the nation" status VERY seriously. We are humbled that we are entrusted to vote first. So we attend speeches, we demand to talk with these candidates and we get in their faces and ask them tough questions. It's a sport for us!
I have to say, I'm quite surprised at Hillary's cold, closed-off campaign, thus far. Maybe it will heat up. But, she has a load of ground to make up in Iowa. We rejected her in 2008. Her campaign was canned, corporate and scripted. She was caught planting questioners in her audiences with her own staffers. After she lost the Iowa caucuses in 2008, she criticized our process and was very verbal about how she believes our caucus system was flawed.
In short, she insulted us after she came in third. So, I don't get the continued small events with "select" Democrats, and no questions from reporters.
Meanwhile, Sanders is out there talking with hundreds of people and many are showing up to his rallies. He's winning votes.
This will be interesting, that's for sure.