Why is so much weight given to a state that is so White?

[2rth2pwr]

This is just so striking, Iowa is not representative of this country.

Also, economically, geographically, demographically so narrow that it is frankly embarrassing.



edited to add the word "it".

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Because it's first.

[Journeyman]

And like George W. . . .

the media "don't do nuance."

[2rth2pwr]

6. Exactly. Why let that continue to be the case? nt

[annie1]

2. well, if they pick barack it says a hell of a lot.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

8. Actually, I believe the states Jesse Jackson did best in were whiter than average

[annie1]

13. really?! wow. thanks, i didn't know that. maybe it's the novelty of it. :D

[H2O Man]

22. In 1988

in both Iowa and NH, which both had approximately 1% black population, Jesse won 10% of the votes. He came in ahead of Babbit and Gore in NH.

[annie1]

26. then again JJ was the MAN!

[H2O Man]

28. He should have

been treated better by Dukakis.

[forsberg]

3. it is representative of this country

[annie1]

7. this country is not 98% white.

[forsberg]

21. it is majority white

[TheDonkey]

4. I think the most outrageous thing is how few people actually vote in this thing

I heard only about 7% of the population in Iowa even takes the time to vote. DAYUM you'd think they'd be more grateful getting so much power and attention

[2rth2pwr]

12. True dat. nt

[eyesroll]

15. But some *can't* vote (caucus) because they have to do so in person.

Deployed soldiers, second shifters, doctors in surgery, parents without babysitters or $ for them, servers working the dinner shift...

[TheDonkey]

True but only ~7%!! Sheeesh are all Iowans really that busy right now

or are they watching reruns of the Ghost Whisperer? Or even worse watching MSNBC!!

[jefferson_dem]

5. 8:39.

I was waiting to see how long before the first "Iowa is too white" post. Here it is... Thanks.

[2rth2pwr]

9. What time did you pick? nt

[jefferson_dem]

14. I think the over-under was 8:45.

So you barely beat that.

[Catherine Vincent]

11. Well, they are. There's no denying that. nt

[bunnies]

10. What are the California polls?

As opposed to Iowa?

[pegleg]

16. it is certainly representative of a certain section of the nation.

[2rth2pwr]

20. The white heterosexual 2.5 kids farming section? nt

[TheDonkey]

24. Welcome to amurika

[Chovexani]

17. You just answered your own question

:(

[fightindonkey]

18. Here The Race Card Gets Played. Yee-haw!

[Doctor_J]

19. The West Wing riffed on this during the "New Hampshire Primary"

Santos cracked off about that. I agree. Two small non-diverse states have way too much impact.

[Nikki Stone1]

23. The OP asks an excellent question.

The first primary should be somewhere more diverse and more representative of the overall US population.

[K Gardner]

25. I don't care about the white factor, but look at this chaos and confusion on CSPAN..

For anyone to say that the entire nomination rests on these results is absolutely freaking insane. Insane. This is no way to elect a nominee or to kick someone, anyone, out of the running.

[NashVegas]

27. It's a White State Where 33% of the Dem Voters Are Digging Obama

And maybe we can finally put the race card to bed for a little while.

[Ikonoklast]

29. Yeah, all them whities are voting for Obama!

Bunch of race traitors, the lot of them!


:rofl:

[Catherine Vincent]

30. Finally!

I just a black guy caucusing.!

[2rth2pwr]

31. Are you sure!?

maybe it was the guy with the mic.

[Auntie Bush]

32. Doesn't seem to be hurting Obama!