Update 12:30 PM local time: Adding to the apocalyptic winter-is-coming vibe of this presidential campaign, a winter storm is set to sweep across Iowa just after the caucuses. It's not clear whether this will affect the vote at all—common sense would say that if you're one of the few partisans devoted enough to spend a Monday night casting a ballot in some church basement or school gym, the possibility of having to drive through some snow on the way home won't deter you.
Photo by Mike Pearl
It's sunny right now, however. At Trump HQ, based out of a desolate West Des Moines strip mall, VICE's Mike Pearl found staffers and volunteers enjoying the weather. He caught Ryan Keller (above) on the phone, thanking someone for going to the polls, and reminding them how to register to caucus tonight. "You'll have to re-register," he explained. Everyone on Team Trump was keeping their head down and giving Mike one-word answers, but Keller let slip that he was "feeling good."
He should feel good: The general consensus right now is that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will probably carry the Republican and Democratic contests, respectively, with Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders close behind them. Already, Clinton's campaign is preparing a plan for attacking Trump if he starts winning primaries. This will not be hard: As one Democrat told Politico, "He's a landlord. Everybody f---ing hates their landlord."
It's Caucus day in Iowa!
Those are the most exciting and sometimes horrifying five words in the English language for presidential candidates, campaign workers, and to some degree, yeah, the people of Iowa. VICE is here to witness Iowa's first-in-the-nation primary process, and we'll be watching the campaigns gear up, and talking to caucus-goers as they take part in a strange and beautiful local custom that holds disproportional importance in deciding the leader of the free world. Check back for updates all day and into the night.
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