Re: Iowa, keep in mind that it is a sparsely-populated state, certainly by Eastern USA or UK standards. First time I was there, that's what struck me, coming from east of the Mississippi. Driving on … (View Post)

Somehow missed that. Drat! Did see Jesse Jackson address a large rally at a Black church in Waterloo, location of one of the larger concentrations of African Americans in Iowa. Which ain't saying muc… (View Post)

Isn't Des Moines a snooker commentator from West Bromwich East? (View Post)

Caucuses, in Iowa or elsewhere, are a logistical challenge = major pain in the ass. That is, IF the turnout is at all sizable. Speaking as one who has been there and done that, including presiding ov… (View Post)

As practical matter, probably not many Republics gonna be waiting in line OUTSIDE on Monday night; Iowans are better organized than that; they generally find the counting more problematic than the we… (View Post)