HOW THE 2020 CANDIDATES ARE STAFFING UP IN IOWA

[Omaha Steve]

On February 28, 2019 By prynard



It’s Iowa Caucus season, which means all of the top political staffers in the country have begun their migration from D.C. and battleground campaigns out to the Hawkeye state. Presidential candidates have aggressively courted campaign operatives with Iowa ties for months, and most of the top talent has already been snatched up.

Which Democratic contenders are putting together the largest operations? What networks are they pulling from? Who has the most people with key Iowa relationships?

Starting Line has been tracking the staffing scene for a while now, and we have finally put together a comprehensive look at how it’s all developing on the ground. We are also launching today our new 2020 Staffer Tracker, which lists every major staff hire for every candidate’s Iowa team. It’ll be updated periodically.

Let’s first set the scene for how this year’s caucus hiring is playing out, then go through each campaign.

FULL story: https://iowastartingline.com/2019/02/28/how-the-2020-candidates-are-staffing-up-in-iowa/