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In reply to the discussion: Clinton Iowa Volunteers Train When To Push Backers To O’Malley — To Block Bernie [View all]davsand
(13,421 posts)31. The Clintons historically have not done well in Iowa.
I'm not trying to be snarky here, but I'm thinking I remember that Bill never showed all that well in Iowa. I know Hillary didn't do win in Iowa against Obama, either. (I'm not surprised at the showing against Obama, however. Iowa is just across the river from Illinois, and I know a LOT of folks that went to Iowa to work that primary for Obama. We might be a corrupt political cesspool here in Illinois, but we DO know how to put together a campaign.) It could be that Clinton will do well with this strategy, but it could also really piss off the locals. You underestimate rural voters at your own peril, and Iowa is a lot of rural folks. With any luck the weather will cooperate.
It will be interesting to see how Iowa plays out.
Laura
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Clinton Iowa Volunteers Train When To Push Backers To O’Malley — To Block Bernie [View all]
Jarqui
Jan 2016
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Yeah, that's how caucuses work and it means the Clinton campaign learned from 2008. I personally
Metric System
Jan 2016
#1
It's the price you pay for having a form of Instant runoff voting which primaries do not have.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#2
Except that O'Malley voters are much closer to Bernie than they are to Hillary on
JDPriestly
Jan 2016
#9
“It’s sad and telling that their campaign doesn’t think they can win without these kinds of tactics
FreakinDJ
Jan 2016
#3
I don't fault them for it. If Sanders were positioned similarly he would do so.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#4
It's typical of how caucuses work. The Obama campaign did the same in 2008.
Metric System
Jan 2016
#7
Even if the explanation for the hypocrisy is "sour grapes" it's still hypocrisy. (nt)
Jim Lane
Jan 2016
#21
Sorry, but this is not Hillarian, it is typical for the Iowa Caucus. Obama was the master
StevieM
Jan 2016
#8
straight out of the Republican playbook. If you can't win, change the rules, cheat.
hobbit709
Jan 2016
#13
Iowa has stupid rules and you don't need to change them to play the angles within them. nt
TeamPooka
Jan 2016
#16
If true it suggests the Hillary team is not going to caught flat footed like in 2008.
DCBob
Jan 2016
#14