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Sanders, Trump Win Poweshiek County Caucuses: Final Results by Andy Pavey Paveyand@Grinnell.Edu Sanders, Trump win Poweshiek County caucuses: Final results By Andy Pavey [email protected] FINAL UPDATE: The Scarlet & Black is pleased to announce that it can at last confirm the results of all caucuses within Poweshiek County after corroborating results with the Poweshiek County Democrats. The below article, which previously covered only races within the Grinnell, IA city limits, has been expanded to cover all caucuses in the entire county. From all of us at The S&B, thank you for reading. Bernie Sanders wins big among local Democrats Graphic by Andy Pavey. File photo by John Brady. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has won the most delegates in the Poweshiek County Democratic caucuses, at 36. Sanders won three of the four Wards within the city limits of Grinnell, IA. The other was clinched by Massachussetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who ended with 28 delegates. In third, at 15 delegates, was Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, who won the satellite caucus held at the Mayflower Community senior living home. Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg won 14 delegates in the county, with Vice President Joe Biden trailing at 5. At Grinnell College’s Darby Gymnasium, by far the largest contest in the County, “Uncommitted” walked away with an unexpected 4 delegates. Andrew Yang, Tom Steyer, Tulsi Gabbard, Michael Bloomberg, and Deval Patrick won no delegates in the entire county. The results are a victory lap for Sanders, who narrowly won Poweshiek County in the 2016 caucuses against Hillary Clinton. He performed strongest within the city of Grinnell, sweeping three of the four Wards and earning 11 delegates from the primary Grinnell College caucus site. This election cycle, Sanders, embattled with health issues and the President’s impeachment trial, often relied on high-profile surrogates to get his message out to local voters. Two days before caucus night, however, he did visit Saints Rest coffee house for an event also featuring Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal, and his wife, Jane Sanders. These are preliminary results being released in advance of the Iowa Democratic Party’s official count (which was delayed most of caucus night due to technical and quality control issues), and reflect The S&B’s original reporting from the scene of the caucuses as well as data released by the Poweshiek County Democrats early Tuesday morning. Poweshiek County Republicans overwhelmingly vote Trump Graphic by Andy Pavey. Photo by Gage Skidmore. Curious about the Republican caucus in Grinnell this evening? Spoiler alert: President Donald J. Trump won handily in Poweshiek County. But if you’re curious to hear from the participants who made it happen, check out Copy Editor Ben Mikek’s incisive coverage here. According to his results, just 4 people out of a total 68 Republican caucus-goers voted for anyone other than President Trump. The overall number of Republicans who caucused is far fewer than Democrats, who turned out in droves to each caucus location around the County. Grinnell College’s Darby Gymnasium alone was attended by 830 people. The final tally And now, for the full results from the 2020 Democratic caucuses in Poweshiek County, starting with delegate totals across all Wards. Grinnell data were reported by The S&B on caucus night, while the remaining Wards were counted and released by Poweshiek County Democrats Tuesday morning. Delegate totals* Bernie Sanders: 36 Elizabeth Warren: 28 Amy Klobuchar: 19 Pete Buttigieg: 14 Joe Biden: 4 Uncommitted: 4 *Note: The totals released by the Poweshiek County Democrats do not include the results from the satellite caucus at the Mayflower Community senior living home. We have added these numbers to our totals with the aim of giving readers the most accurate portrait possible of how Grinnellians caucused. Grinnell College Bernie Sanders: 11 Elizabeth Warren: 9 Uncommitted: 4 Grinnell High School Elizabeth Warren: 6 Bernie Sanders: 4 Amy Klobuchar: 4 Pete Buttigieg: 3 Hotel Grinnell Bernie Sanders: 5 Elizabeth Warren: 4 Pete Buttigieg: 3 Grinnell Middle School Bernie Sanders: 8 Elizabeth Warren: 4 Amy Klobuchar: 4 Mayflower Community Amy Klobuchar: 4 Pete Buttigieg: 2 Elizabeth Warren: 1 Joe Biden: 1 BCMWJ Townships / Brooklyn Pete Buttigieg: 3 Joe Biden: 2 Amy Klobuchar: 2 Bernie Sanders: 2 Elizabeth Warren: 2 Malcom / Sheridan Pete Buttigieg: 1 Joe Biden: 1 Bernie Sanders: 1 CGWS Townships Elizabeth Warren: 2 Amy Klobuchar: 2 Pete Buttigieg: 1 Bernie Sanders: 1 Deep River / Lincoln Amy Klobuchar: 1 Bernie Sanders: 1 JUPS Townships Amy Klobuchar: 2 Bernie Sanders: 2 Pete Buttigieg: 1 Montezuma Bernie Sanders: 1 Joe Biden: 1 Pete Buttigieg: 1 Elizabeth Warren: 1 CORRECTION: This story previously claimed that Bernie Sanders had only won 7 delegates at the Grinnell Middle School venue and that 1 delegate had gone to Uncommitted voters. This was incorrect; the article has been updated to reflect new information. Sanders’s total number of delegates has also been corrected. Grinnell Republicans caucus overwhelmingly for Trump, cite concerns about abortion and socialism Dawn Driscoll, a Republican candidate for the Iowa State Senate, addresses attendees at the Republican caucuses in Grinnell. Photo by Ben Mikek. By Ben Mikek [email protected] Grinnell’s combined Republican caucus site for Wards 1-4 and CGWS, which includes rural areas surrounding Grinnell, went decidedly for President Donald Trump on Monday night. The caucus, which took place in four rooms at Grinnell’s Fairview Elementary School, was an opportunity for area Republicans to vote in a presidential preference poll, elect members of the party leadership, and propose planks for the party platform. Compared to turnout at the nearby Democratic caucus, which was attended by 830 people from only Ward 1, numbers were fairly low, with no more than 30 caucusgoers in each ward. Nevertheless, Chris Varney, chair of the County Central Committee, said he was very happy with the turnout. “I think we had a good group for Grinnell,” he said. “I am really excited to see what this party can do together.” In wards 3 and CGWS, Trump carried 100 percent, with 11 and 28 in favor, respectively. In Ward 1, which includes most of Grinnell College, 10 people voted for Trump and 2 for former Mass. Governor Bill Weld. Finally, In Ward 4, 15 supported Trump, and there was one vote each for Weld and former Ill. Representative Joe Walsh. In addition to the headline-grabbing presidential preference vote, the attendees also selected delegates for the county convention, which will be held on Mar. 14 — “It’s pi day. … We’ll have pies,” said Ward 1 chair, Rick Jacoby. Finally, the party accepted proposals for platform planks; each of the suggestions was open for debate, and then voted on by voice. In the combined Wards 1 and 4, resolutions to end gun control, “leave social security alone and protect the constitution” and “fight to protect life at conception” were all approved unanimously. Slightly more debate occurred on two further proposals. First, after two people spoke in favor, a plank calling for an end to daylight savings time was roundly rejected. Second was a call to “keep marijuana illegal.” This plank received significant debate, with multiple speakers in favor and against. In the end, it was approved by a voice vote. “I don’t want to see Iowa go the way of some of these other states,” said Tim Sittig, a former Grinnell police officer. “Marijuana has increased the cost of traffic accidents and rehab [in Colorado and other states where it has been legalized. Sittig, who is in his upper 50s, said that more research needs to be undertaken before even medical marijuana is approved. A study in the journal “Addiction,” a publication from The Society for the Study of Addiction, did find that traffic deaths increased slightly in several states during the first 12 months following the legalization of recreational marijuana use but returned to normal levels after about one year. The main theme of the night, though, was support for President Trump. Tim Carnes, 50, who used to be a Democrat and voted for Barack Obama in 2008, said he was supporting Trump because of the issue of gun control. “I think Obama did care about us. But I don’t like them trying to take away all our constitutional rights,” he said. “They shouldn’t do that.” And even though he described guns as the most important issue, Carnes said, “I don’t know if I have a problem with anything [Trump] has ever done.” Annie Vander Weerdt, 29, and Tanner Vander Weerdt, 31, were both at the caucus to support Trump. Annie Vander Weerdt cited Trump’s anti-abortion stance and the fact that “he has helped decrease our debt” as reasons for her support. According to Treasury Department data, though, the federal debt has increased by more than $3 trillion since Trump took office. Tanner Vander Weerdt praised Trump’s ability to follow through on promises. “Love him or hate him, he does what he says,” he said. On the U.S. military strike in Baghdad which killed Iranian General Qassim Suleimani on Jan. 3, though, Vander Weerdt was less certain. “It was a little iffy, scary at times,” he said. But “if it was a bad guy, he got what he deserved.” Allen Simms, 69, and Don Ellis, 68, both support Trump for primarily economic reasons. Simms cited positive movement in unemployment, wages and his opposition to socialism as a reason for his support of the President. “Bernie [Sanders] talks the talk, but he wants to turn us into Venezuela. We like our country great and powerful,” he said. “I don’t care for some of the tweets he puts out, but that’s him,” said Ellis, but “I hope more companies will come back from overseas [if Trump wins a second turn].” In the end, though, caucusing is a very local act.
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