So many Cooks in the Kitchen
Take a look at any poll (or the wikipedia page) and you may notice a lot of Democrats are running for President.
Seemingly, the only people not running on the Democrat side is Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Jeff Merkley (who made his decision after Bernie Sanders announced his run. I can't help but think that was not coincidental).
As far as serious contenders go, I count 15. Indeed, there are a good 5-10 potential candidates who may still throw their hat in the ring.
That's quite a few.
The Des Moines Register put the issue on the front page.
Included was:
- A quote from Mitch Henry from the Asian & Latino Coalition - "..when you're approaching 20 (candidates), we don't have the people power, the resources continually do this week in and week out"
-The 14 candidates recognized by the Register have made 200 appearances in Iowa since January 1 (comparable to about 90 events in the same time frame in 2011 and 2015, the similar time frame of previous cycles)
-Polk County (Des Moines) Democrats were worried that inviting only a handful of candidates to upcoming events would look like favoritism, and so decided not to invite any of them.
Woodbury County (Sioux City) has embraced it. Chairman Jeremy Dumkrieger said it was "more fun... than it is a burden", saying they might get 10 calls from candidates in a day, and threw together an event for Bill DeBlasio on 48 hour notice, and handling two events in one day (Tim Ryan and Amy Klobuchar)
The Register also caught a story I had seen a few weeks ago (which is another reason I need to post more timely)- the story of Eric Giddens in Senate District 30.
While it is a long tradition that national politicians might get involved in local elections, this being an odd numbered year, there is only one election going on. Democrat Giddens, in a weekend, got campaign rallies or canvassing from Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, John Delaney and Cory Booker. Elizabeth Warren, Andrew Yang, and Steve Bullock also helped out in this unusual situation for a Cedar Rapids school board member being in demand which went headline on Politico.
(Art Cullen picture via NPR and their fantastic story)
I end this week's roundup with coverage on the Heartland Forum, which ran this weekend in Storm Lake (a northwestern Iowa town of 10,000 that voted 64% for Trump). The focus was on rural America, and was moderated by someone who has become important in his own right,Storm Lake Times editor and Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen.
Cullen put feet to fire on mental health care issues, population decline, immigration, foreign ownership of farmland and Big Agriculture to Warren, Delaney, Klobuchar, Tim Ryan and Julian Castro.
The Register reported that Castro spoke about suicide prevention (which is higher among agricultural workers than any other occupation). Ryan spoke about logical gun control "saying that as someone who hunts". Klobuchar spoke of strengthening rural America through the Farm Bill, including bringing broadband to every home in America. Warren spoke of reducing student loan debt so young adults could stay and live in their small towns. Delaney spoke on pushing immigration reform to create a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants.
It was Cullen's witty ire (as captured by the Register and NPR) for those not attending, that is the real story.
-Bernie Sanders wants to break up big farm conglomerates, but "Why isn't he here? I'm dead serious about that. If he cares about Rural issues, then why isn't he here?'
-Beto O'Rourke sent a recorded video and had just toured 13 Iowa counties but "He has time to dance with Oprah, but he doesn't have time for the Iowa Farmers Union. That pisses me off... excuse me, it disappoints me".
-As far as Joe Biden- "He's trying to make up his mind. Well, why doesn't he come and make up his mind with a bunch of Farmers Union members in Storm Lake. They'' help him make his mind real good."
Until next time, that all I got. Everything can change in a month, week or day.
Seemingly, the only people not running on the Democrat side is Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Jeff Merkley (who made his decision after Bernie Sanders announced his run. I can't help but think that was not coincidental).
As far as serious contenders go, I count 15. Indeed, there are a good 5-10 potential candidates who may still throw their hat in the ring.
That's quite a few.
The Des Moines Register put the issue on the front page.
Included was:
- A quote from Mitch Henry from the Asian & Latino Coalition - "..when you're approaching 20 (candidates), we don't have the people power, the resources continually do this week in and week out"
-The 14 candidates recognized by the Register have made 200 appearances in Iowa since January 1 (comparable to about 90 events in the same time frame in 2011 and 2015, the similar time frame of previous cycles)
-Polk County (Des Moines) Democrats were worried that inviting only a handful of candidates to upcoming events would look like favoritism, and so decided not to invite any of them.
Woodbury County (Sioux City) has embraced it. Chairman Jeremy Dumkrieger said it was "more fun... than it is a burden", saying they might get 10 calls from candidates in a day, and threw together an event for Bill DeBlasio on 48 hour notice, and handling two events in one day (Tim Ryan and Amy Klobuchar)
The Register also caught a story I had seen a few weeks ago (which is another reason I need to post more timely)- the story of Eric Giddens in Senate District 30.
While it is a long tradition that national politicians might get involved in local elections, this being an odd numbered year, there is only one election going on. Democrat Giddens, in a weekend, got campaign rallies or canvassing from Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, John Delaney and Cory Booker. Elizabeth Warren, Andrew Yang, and Steve Bullock also helped out in this unusual situation for a Cedar Rapids school board member being in demand which went headline on Politico.
I end this week's roundup with coverage on the Heartland Forum, which ran this weekend in Storm Lake (a northwestern Iowa town of 10,000 that voted 64% for Trump). The focus was on rural America, and was moderated by someone who has become important in his own right,Storm Lake Times editor and Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen.
Cullen put feet to fire on mental health care issues, population decline, immigration, foreign ownership of farmland and Big Agriculture to Warren, Delaney, Klobuchar, Tim Ryan and Julian Castro.
The Register reported that Castro spoke about suicide prevention (which is higher among agricultural workers than any other occupation). Ryan spoke about logical gun control "saying that as someone who hunts". Klobuchar spoke of strengthening rural America through the Farm Bill, including bringing broadband to every home in America. Warren spoke of reducing student loan debt so young adults could stay and live in their small towns. Delaney spoke on pushing immigration reform to create a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants.
It was Cullen's witty ire (as captured by the Register and NPR) for those not attending, that is the real story.
-Bernie Sanders wants to break up big farm conglomerates, but "Why isn't he here? I'm dead serious about that. If he cares about Rural issues, then why isn't he here?'
-Beto O'Rourke sent a recorded video and had just toured 13 Iowa counties but "He has time to dance with Oprah, but he doesn't have time for the Iowa Farmers Union. That pisses me off... excuse me, it disappoints me".
-As far as Joe Biden- "He's trying to make up his mind. Well, why doesn't he come and make up his mind with a bunch of Farmers Union members in Storm Lake. They'' help him make his mind real good."
Until next time, that all I got. Everything can change in a month, week or day.
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