For Our Iowa Voters–Calm, Order and Few Hints of the Chaos to Come
Following last week’s Iowa caucuses, we spoke with the two Democratic Iowa voters participating in Moment’s Jewish Political Voices Project about their experiences. Janice Weiner, who supports Senator Amy Klobuchar, led her Iowa City caucus, which attracted 525 people. Josh Mandelbaum, whose Des Moines caucus drew 512 people, was a “persuader” for Senator Elizabeth Warren, responsible for convincing undecided voters or those whose first choice did not reach the 15 percent viability threshold, to support her candidacy. From their on-the-ground perspective, the Iowa caucuses were smooth, transparent and overwhelmingly positive. They saw few hints of the chaos to come as the Iowa Democratic Party struggled to tally the results and former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Bernie Sanders each claimed victory.
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