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Tomorrow’s headlines will most likely include some version of “Clinton placed third.” And that’s true. But here’s a thought on the Grinnell caucus to put that statement into perspective. John Edwards just barely edged out Hillary statewide, 30 percent Read More...
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GRINNELL, Iowa—It’s Obama. He got 21 delegates, Edwards got 10, and Biden got six with help from Dodd and Richardson supporters. “The caucus is not over yet,” caucus chair Don Smith reminds the crowd, even as everyone starts putting on their jackets. Read More...
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GRINNELL, Iowa—A gaggle of kids is hovering over a table covered in snack food. The spread was set up by Hillary supporters but has since been abandoned. “This is the beauty of politics,” says Griffin, 10, shoving an open bag of Doritos in my face. “Free Read More...
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GRINNELL, Iowa—So, Hillary isn’t viable. Neither is Biden, Richardson, or Dodd. You know what that means: deal-making time. Biden’s people break off to discuss merging with other groups. If they decide to form a big “uncommitted” delegation of 73 or more Read More...
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GRINNELL, Iowa—It’s 6:59. The doors are now closed. Don Smith, an older guy serving as the caucus chair, comes to the podium in the gym and asks supporters for each candidate to separate into bunches. He tells us there are 484 people caucusing. Fifteen Read More...
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GRINNELL, Iowa—I swing by the groups caucusing for Biden and Richardson. A lonely female Biden supporter is looking for a sticker. “Do you guys have any stickers?” “I have a button,” says an old lady. One Biden fan, Vera Cousins, says she doesn’t know Read More...
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GRINNELL, Iowa—About 150 students have come in from out of town. Out of a student population of 1,500, 85 percent of whom are from outside Iowa, that’s not a whole lot. But since only a few hundred people are caucusing, the out-of-towners do make a difference. Read More...
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GRINNELL, Iowa—People are just starting to trickle into the Harris Center here at Grinnell College, where I’ll be observing the caucus here for the next couple of hours. It’s a college town, obviously, so students and faculty are expected to be a big Read More...
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