Iowa Democrats Warn Against Infighting

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Iowa Democrats Warn Against Infighting

May 10, 2019 at 2:15 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 94 Comments


https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/10/iowa-democrats-warn-against-infighting/

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Politico: “They’re shutting down the conspiracy theorists at local meetings who continue to insist the 2016 caucus outcome was rigged for Clinton. They’re holding back on candidate endorsements in the hopes of avoiding conflict. They’re even encouraging the individual candidates to save the aggression for the general election, while going so far as to hold social events to help rival Democratic campaign staffers build a rapport.”

“By exerting subtle but persistent pressure on the campaigns to remain respectful to each other, Iowa officials are aiming to keep Democrats focused on the prize — defeating Donald Trump — rather than risk a repeat of a destructive cycle three years ago that ultimately hobbled the party as it moved toward November.”

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1. Probably the most important thing we can do is to pace ourselves and manage

resentment so we are all in and angry and ready to fight for whomever is our candidate in 2020.