Iowa Democrats Warn Against Infighting
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: Theyre shutting down the conspiracy theorists at local meetings who continue to insist the 2016 caucus outcome was rigged for Clinton. Theyre holding back on candidate endorsements in the hopes of avoiding conflict. Theyre 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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