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RandySF

(58,835 posts) Sat Feb 1, 2020, 07:52 PM Feb 2020

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Pete Buttigieg's campaign doesn't think he needs to win Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg's campaign has done 50 town halls in the last five weeks statewide and he's visited 25 of the 31 counties that went from Barack Obama in 2012 to Donald Trump in 2016 — but aides say he doesn’t have to win the caucuses to become the nominee.

What they're saying: “In the first four states — but especially in Iowa and New Hampshire — we need to demonstrate that we are viable for Super Tuesday and for the larger primary," senior advisor Michael Halle told reporters at a Bloomberg News roundtable.

https://www.axios.com/2020-election-pete-buttigieg-iowa-caucuses-63ef8094-d541-4cbd-964b-76c1b6e6ae7b.html

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Pete Buttigieg's campaign doesn't think he needs to win Iowa (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2020 OP

I think the sanders folks are the only ones that think they need to win IA Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #1

Bill Clinton did not win Iowa, nor did he win NH question everything Feb 2020 #2

Iowa didn't count that year since Harkin was in the race. dsc Feb 2020 #4

Doesn't he have the most field offices there of any candidate? redqueen Feb 2020 #3

No one is going to say they NEED to win Iowa. Especially if there's a good chance they won't. nt thesquanderer Feb 2020 #5

Thekaspervote

(32,767 posts)

1. I think the sanders folks are the only ones that think they need to win IA

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 07:55 PM

Feb 2020

Not sure why... it’s been discussed a bazillion Times.

It’s small, white, rural and not representative of our country

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

question everything

(47,479 posts)

2. Bill Clinton did not win Iowa, nor did he win NH

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:13 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

dsc

(52,162 posts)

4. Iowa didn't count that year since Harkin was in the race.

Reply to question everything (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:20 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

3. Doesn't he have the most field offices there of any candidate?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:15 PM

Feb 2020

I thought I read that somewhere.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

thesquanderer

(11,988 posts)

5. No one is going to say they NEED to win Iowa. Especially if there's a good chance they won't. nt

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 09:05 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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