Iowa 2020 Election Post Mortem - Part II
As I wrap up my 2020 Election thoughts, I thought I would focus this post on the Democratic candidate. Meme Biden is the Best Biden We have had some close elections in the last 20 years and it is easy to second guess things. This year, the press did just that - shifting from ‘what Biden could have done to win’ to ‘what Trump could have done to win’- in a matter of a week. I see three scenarios for the Democrats and I can’t claim to be an expert, but this is how I see it. One of the most striking moments of the year was the senior couple who left the Caucus I was at in an angry state. They claimed to anyone who would listen that if Joe Biden wasn’t the nominee, they would vote for Donald Trump. This seemed incongruous to me. If Biden wasn’t your first choice, you would think they would still surely vote for Elizabeth Warren or Pete Buttigieg before voting for Trump. I can only guess at their motivation and I hesitate to just say “OK Boomer, vote for the heterosexual white male can