Hello, Iowa. It's the 21st century!
DNC recommends scrapping Iowa's virtual caucuses. Iowa Democratic Party chair insists Iowa will still be first. (Des Moines Register, 8/30/2019)
Waiting until 2024 is nothing more than foot-dragging. But as the DNC actively encourages states to move away from caucuses and toward primaries, even some Iowans questioned whether it's time to abandon Iowa's closely guarded caucus system.
Is it ever!
Adair County: 96.2% white. 56% population loss since its 1920 peak.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Adams County: 96.6% white. 73% population loss since its 1900 peak.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Appanoose County: 95.2% white. 59% population loss since its 1920 peak.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Audubon County: 96.7% white. 58% population loss since its 1920 peak.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Benton County: 96.4% white.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
And these column graphs just scratch the surface.
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