It amazes me how the opinion of some slackjaw from Iowa is somehow more important than the opinion of a janitor in Brooklyn or a deli worker in Chicago. What makes Iowans more "American" than them? Iowans naturally deserve to choose who they like to govern them, no argument there, but they hardly represent the best we have to offer, in m…
It amazes me how the opinion of some slackjaw from Iowa is somehow more important than the opinion of a janitor in Brooklyn or a deli worker in Chicago. What makes Iowans more "American" than them? Iowans naturally deserve to choose who they like to govern them, no argument there, but they hardly represent the best we have to offer, in my opinion. If they're more inclined to vote for Republicans in general and Trump in particular, it says to me that they'd rather be the privileged subjects of an authoritarian regime than citizens of a free state.
That they believe that the benefits of a self-government should belong to them and them alone, and not to people who aren't like them, should be grounds for shame, not praise.
I am not certain exactly how caucuses work but from what I do know it seems like an ARCANE way to select the frontrunner of any party. How can caucuses be better than traditional primaries like the other 46 states? I heard an interview with an Iowan who said he wasn't bothering to go to a caucus because it was so chaotic and disorganized that it was hard to imagine everyone's vote being counted. He also said the loudest and most aggressive people got their way. Seems kind of backwards to me but I've never attended one.
I also hear an Iowa evangelical Christian say he thought trump exhibited 'godly character'...I was drinking water at the time and it made me choke and snort water out my nose. And the journalist didn't ask what godly character he sees in trump. Why is MSM soft balling all these voter interviews and not pinning down these trumpers as to what the heck they see in him?
And Iowa certainly doesn't represent American demographics so I don't understand why it is given such importance.
I’ve been to a couple of caucuses in Colorado. We switched to a primary several years ago because the caucus is not manageable if more than a handful of people want to participate.
It amazes me how the opinion of some slackjaw from Iowa is somehow more important than the opinion of a janitor in Brooklyn or a deli worker in Chicago. What makes Iowans more "American" than them? Iowans naturally deserve to choose who they like to govern them, no argument there, but they hardly represent the best we have to offer, in my opinion. If they're more inclined to vote for Republicans in general and Trump in particular, it says to me that they'd rather be the privileged subjects of an authoritarian regime than citizens of a free state.
That they believe that the benefits of a self-government should belong to them and them alone, and not to people who aren't like them, should be grounds for shame, not praise.
I am not certain exactly how caucuses work but from what I do know it seems like an ARCANE way to select the frontrunner of any party. How can caucuses be better than traditional primaries like the other 46 states? I heard an interview with an Iowan who said he wasn't bothering to go to a caucus because it was so chaotic and disorganized that it was hard to imagine everyone's vote being counted. He also said the loudest and most aggressive people got their way. Seems kind of backwards to me but I've never attended one.
I also hear an Iowa evangelical Christian say he thought trump exhibited 'godly character'...I was drinking water at the time and it made me choke and snort water out my nose. And the journalist didn't ask what godly character he sees in trump. Why is MSM soft balling all these voter interviews and not pinning down these trumpers as to what the heck they see in him?
And Iowa certainly doesn't represent American demographics so I don't understand why it is given such importance.
I’ve been to a couple of caucuses in Colorado. We switched to a primary several years ago because the caucus is not manageable if more than a handful of people want to participate.
Amen🥰❤️🙏
Thank you, Joseph, for putting this in such real terms. It should be a reminder to all of us who we are as Americans and that we should cherish all.