Kamala Harris ramps up staff, organizing in Iowa: 'It's game on.'

[DonViejo]

Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register Published 5:00 a.m. CT June 6, 2019

California Sen. Kamala Harris is scaling up her focus on Iowa, promising to bring on at least 65 paid staffers by July and launch a summer organizing push targeted at the precinct level.

"It's game on," said Harris' Iowa campaign chairwoman, Deidre DeJear.

Harris so far has lagged behind some campaigns, which have sought to aggressively add staff in the state. In April, her campaign tallied just five paid staffers here while others, such as Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, had brought on nearly 50.

She's also made fewer visits to Iowa than many of her competitors, holding 17 events over 7 days, according to Des Moines Register data. Harris canceled her most recent Iowa trip to ensure she could vote on the disaster relief bill in the Senate, and a previous trip was derailed because of snow.

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[JI7]

1. all of the candidates will need to either win or do well in the first 2 states

to stay in it.

as long as Biden remains as far ahead as others in the polls this will be the case.

they could even claim victory with a 2nd place win like Bill Clinton did in new Hampshire.

[Politicub]

2. Warren's nationwide ground game will pay dividends as we get closer to the primaries.

Great to see Harris staffing up in Iowa!