Iowa

Sophia4

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1. We should never, never hold our first primary or caucus in Iowa.

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 05:27 PM

Feb 2018

Both senators and 3 of 4 representatives are Republicans.

Iowa is at this time a right-wing state. Yet we allow it to set the tone when we pick our presidential nominee. What a dumb idea.

We should pick a swing state for our first primary or caucus.

I know Iowa well. It's full of conservative people. I love the state, but why don't we hold our first caucus or primary in a state like Illinois with an urban as well as rural population? Or New York? Or Florida? Or any state that has a mix of liberals and conservatives -- a better mix than Iowa.

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looks like Repubs want to pass a bill to allow discrimination by religious in Iowa [View all] rurallib Feb 2018 OP

We should never, never hold our first primary or caucus in Iowa. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #1

Please fly away IADEMO2004 Feb 2018 #2

Sorry but Iowans tilt the Democratic Party to the right when we need to go Sophia4 Feb 2018 #3

There are lots of reasons why Iowa should not be first in the nation, but political tilt should not rurallib Feb 2018 #4

Rotating first in nation primary system would be great. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #5

same thing that has happened all across the country - Fox News, control of the media rurallib Feb 2018 #6

Thanks! Sophia4 Feb 2018 #7

I wish it could be in CA. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #8

Yes. It is progress. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #9