If Joe Biden comes in first or second at caucus.. here is the reason!

[Peacetrain]

families.

Yesterday at the rally, the one thing that I noticed right away, was that the number of young families there was astounding. Little children.. I would guess that maybe 50% of the rally was between 25 and 50.. 30% were seniors and 10 to 20% were college or late highschool age.. the reason I say 10 to 20% for that age range is because it is so hard to discern age between 18 and 25 to 30


I saw this same dynamic in 2016.

I was the O'Malley precinct captain, and we were not viable. Not one young family in our group. I watched the Hillary side of the room and when they divided up.. most young families went to the HRC side of the room.

The media keeps focusing on just young college age voters.. and honest to GOD highschool. but the one thing that rings in who wins in Iowa, is the young family and middle family with children just leaving the house.

This was true with O'bama in 2008 also.

That is my observation from actually living here. see if it rings true again

Edit to add.. we take our kids to caucus

[JoeOtterbein]

1. Same for Bernie.

Families who need MFA.

[blueinredohio]

2. Since you live in Iowa, I have a question you may not be able to answer

since obviously you're a democrat otherwise you wouldn't be on DU. Is Trump the only name on the republican ticket? Isn't Bill Weld still running or like some other states only Trump gets to run in the primary. Thanks in advance.

[Peacetrain]

6. don't know

truthfully I have not a clue who they voted on.. The republicans do it differently than the Democrats.. they have a straw poll and use their caucus time to organize. We organize also at caucus, but do a visual vote, so to speak and pick delegates who will do the actually voting later..

[blueinredohio]

9. I heard a very interesting program about voting in Iowa today.

I wondered if any other republicans have a chance. If their name doesn't get on the ballot they don't have a chance. Maybe some republicans have had enough or Trump and would vote for someone else.

[Tiggeroshii]

3. Same with Bernie

Families who dont want to send their kids to war

[SilasSouleII]

14. No families send their kids to war

Men and women volunteer to go.

[Tiggeroshii]

15. No.a 17 year old gets sent to war by their families.

You forget that it is something that needs to be signed off on.

[SilasSouleII]

16. Sorry, you're wrong

No family has to send their 17 year old to war. If the parents don't want to send their 17 year old to war they don't have to sign the consent form. If they sign the form, they consent, they agree. You said families that don't want to send their kids to war.

[Cha]

4. Thank you for this, Peacetrain!

Families

[Peacetrain]

5. Hey Cha!!! I was not going to come back in till after caucus tomorrow

in primaries forum...but I got so excited after yesterdays rally.. I told hubby..that is it.. I am wading back in early!! ROFL.. yep families, in Iowa, its the number one thing. No matter religion, culture , race, sexual identity, we are a family orientated state.

Just 25 more hours and its all yours.. I will have nothing left to say about who our candidate will eventually be, but be a back up to who ever is voting that week.. Thank God , rofl!!

[Cha]

11. I'm glad you did come back before...

We needed your two OPs!

The Best of Luck to Joe Biden!

[Peacetrain]

13. Got a story for you

Joe is standing there telling his story..what he plans to do.. and then he gets on the subject of Trump.. and he says " You know what I will do to him if I am your candidate"..and the whole crowd erupted into..""Beat him like a drum".. I told hubby, that Joe needs to be giving away drum buttons. that just broke up the whole crowd. we did a lot of laughing and just enjoyed the moment.

[MacKasey]

27. Need a gif of a beating drum

[highplainsdem]

7. Thanks, Peacetrain! This report is good news. (Just like the Chiefs

touchdown I just watched.)

[Peacetrain]

8. ROFL.. you and hubby.. he is pulling for the Chiefs..

[Thekaspervote]

10. Thx peacetrain!! Great on the ground report

[Peacetrain]

12. Tomorrow will tell the tale for sure... I live in a small town

so I am looking at this through the glasses of what I actually experience. I used to live on the other side of the state, actually in the Steve King district. I now live in the blueberry of Iowa. Totally different vibe. But small towns are small towns.. and we will see what tomorrow brings..

[oasis]

17. Kick cuz Biden's the One.

[Peacetrain]

19. He really is the real deal!!!

[comradebillyboy]

18. It's not so long ago that the pundits told us that Joe would finish

an ignominious fourth or fifth in Iowa. Looks like the pundits missed the boat again.

[Peacetrain]

20. Yep.. they sure did..

I will come in after caucus and let you know how things went in my little part of the world..

[peggysue2]

21. I'll be looking forward to that, Peacetrain!

Always enjoy these on-the-ground reports!

[Peacetrain]

22. The second I get home Peggysue.. I will post what the numbers looked like

Since I now live in the great blueberry of Iowa, this is where Sanders and Warren should be able to run up their numbers.. (Johnson County) but I think Joe is going to do better here than Hillary did in 2016 in this county.. I will let you know.. if we do well here.. look out its going to be a big night for Joe... Last caucus I lived in the tomato soup part of Iowa.. so I am really excited to see how this caucus will feel and work.. woo hoo..

[peggysue2]

23. Yes!!!!

I'll stay tuned for sure, Peacetrain! And thanks.

[comradebillyboy]

24. Great I look forwsrd to it.

[Peacetrain]

25. I am so excited.. I have been awake since 5AM

[calimary]

26. Looking forward to your reports from "Ground Zero" tonight!

Thanks for the intel this morning, Peacetrain!