GATHERED HERE AT THE DESK AND ACROSS IOWA, BUT LET’S BEGIN IN
DES MOINES AND THE KNAPP CENTER
ON THE CAMPUS OF DRAKE
UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY. KATY TUR, A VETERAN OF THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL, WHO LAST TIME
LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT AND WRITE
ABOUT IT IS STANDING BY AT A
SATELLITE POLITICAL CAUCUS
THERE.
THERE. KATY, GOOD EVENING.
>> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME AT A
CAUCUS, BRIAN, SO WE’RE ALL
GOING TO LEARN ABOUT THIS
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THEY HAVE DONE NOW THE FIRST
ALIGNMENT.
ALIGNMENT. ONLY BERNIE SANDERS AND
ELIZABETH WARREN ARE VIABLE,
WHICH MEANS THAT EVERYBODY’S
CROSSING THIS ROOM TRYING TO
CONVINCE PEOPLE TO COME OVER TO
THEIR SIDE.
THEIR SIDE. MOSTLY, THOUGH, THE BUTTIGIEG
SUPPORTER, BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT
VIABLE.
VIABLE. SO WHAT WE’RE HEARING ARE FOLKS
GOING OVER HERE AND TRYING TO
CONVINCE THEM.
CONVINCE THEM. THESE GUYS ARE DOING IT RIGHT
NOW, TO COME OVER TO THEIR SIDE.
BIDEN’S TEAM HAS ONLY ONE GUY,
SO HE IS GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE
ELSE.
ELSE. KLOBUCHAR HAS ZERO.
YANG ONLY HAS THREE.
SO BERNIE AND WARREN WANT ALL OF
THESE VOTERS.
THESE VOTERS. ARE YOU GUYS STAYING OR ARE YOU
GOING TO MOVE?
>> I’M NOT CAUCUSING YOU’RE
CAUCUSING.
CAUCUSING. ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO WARREN?
>> I THINK I’M GOING TO STAY
HERE FOR NOW.
>> YOU’RE GOING TO TRY TO
CONVINCE SOME WARREN PEOPLE TO
COME HERE?
COME HERE? AND IF IT DOESN’T HAPPEN, WHAT
YOU GOING TO DO?
>> THEY CAN’T MOVE.
>> SO WE HAVE TO GET -- THAT.
>> ONE BIDEN GUY AND THE THREE
YANG GUYS.
YANG GUYS. >> YES.
>> YES. >> SO LET ME -- YOU ARE THE
BIDEN GUYS.
BIDEN GUYS. SO YOU’RE GOING TO STAY HERE
WITH BUTTIGIEG.
WITH BUTTIGIEG. >> WELL, NOT IF IT’S NOT VIABLE.
>> IF IT’S NOT VIABLE, WHERE ARE
YOU GOING?
YOU GOING? >> DEFINITELY WARREN OVER
SANDERS.
SANDERS. >> DEFINITELY WARREN OVER
SANDERS.
SANDERS. YOU CAN’T STAND SANDERS.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> SAME.
>> SAME. >> IF ALL OF THE BUTTIGIEG
PEOPLE MAKE IT OVER TO WARREN’S
FOLKS, I’M NOT SURE THEY HAVE AS
MANY PEOPLE AS BERNIE.
YOU GUYS ARE HERE WITH WARREN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CONVINCE
SANDERS SUPPORTERS OR THOSE WHO
ARE CONSIDERING HIM IN THIS ROOM
TO CAUCUS FOR WARREN.
>> IT’S A GOOD QUESTION FOR
SOMEBODY.
SOMEBODY. >> NOT MUCH?
YOU TELL ME.
WHY NOT MUCH?
>> BECAUSE I THINK THEY’RE
THOROUGHLY CONVINCED IT’S GOING
TO BE SANDERS TO THE END OF
THIS.
THIS. >> WHY NOT?
>> WHY NOT?
>> WELL, WHY AREN’T THEY COMING
HERE?
HERE? >> I DON’T KNOW.
>> OH, THEY CAN’T REALIGN.
WHEN YOU’RE TALKING TO BUTTIGIEG
SUPPORTERS OR YANG SUPPORTERS OR
BIDEN SUPPORTERS, WHAT DO YOU
TELL THEM IN ORDER TO GET THEM
INTO WARREN’S CAMP?
>> WELL, I HAVEN’T TALKED TO ANY
OF THEM.
OF THEM. >> YOU SHOW THEM THAT DOG?
THAT’S GOING TO CONVINCE THEM?
>> I THINK I’M THE ONLY PERSON
WHO CAME FROM KLOBUCHAR.
>> SO WHY WARREN?
>> THE TWO ARE CLOSE IN THEIR
OUTLOOKS, AND I’M ALSO -- I
REALLY WAS THINKING WARREN,
BETWEEN WARREN AND KLOBUCHAR TO
THINK WITH.
THINK WITH. I CAME WITH A SECOND CHOICE
THINKING PROBABLY ABOUT HALF THE
CANDIDATES, AND I DIDN’T KNOW
WHICH ONES WOULDN’T MAKE IT.
>> BRIAN AND NICOLLE AND
EVERYONE, THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT POLLS FROM 40
TO 60% OF VOTERS WHO SAY THEY
WEREN’T SURE.
WEREN’T SURE. SO COMING INTO THIS ROOM AND
BEING CONVINCED BY YOUR FRIENDS
AND YOUR NEIGHBORS TO VOTE FOR
OR TO CAUCUS FOR THE OTHER
CANDIDATE IS SO IMPORTANT.
AND IT CAN BE SO PERSUASIVE.
HERE IN POLK COUNTY, WE’RE
REALLY WATCHING OUT FOR WHAT
HAPPENS WITH WARREN.
SHE SHOULD DO WELL HERE.
SO SECOND IN THE CAUCUS IS NOT
BAD FOR HER.
BUT IF IT’S EMBLEMATIC OF THE
REST OF THE COUNTY, WE COULD SEE
THE THAT SANDERS ENDS UP WITH A
LITTLE BIT MORE MOMENTUM GOING
OUT INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE.
IT’S GOING TO BE EXCITING.
THIS IS JUST THE FIRST ONE.
IT’S A SATELLITE CAUCUS.
IT’S SMALL.
IT’S SMALL. WE’RE GOING TO BE ACROSS THE
STREET A LITTLE BIT LATER, AND
THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A
THOUSAND PEOPLE HERE.
IT’S GOING TO GET ROWDY, SO STAY
WITH US.
WITH US. >> SO KATY, BEHIND YOU, TO THE
LEFT, THE LITTLE MARKER THAT
MARKS OFF EACH SECTION FOR EACH
CANDIDATE, IS IT A METAPHOR
ALERT THAT IT’S AN ACTUAL
HURDLE?
HURDLE? >> YOU KNOW, I MADE THIS JOKE A
LITTLE EARLIER WITH CHUCK AND I
ROLL HIS EYES AT ME.
SO I WAS HESITANT TO DO IT NOW.
BUT YEAH, THEY’RE ACTUAL
HURDLES.
HURDLES. THEY’RE HOPING TO GET OVER THE
HURDLE.
HURDLE. THERE WAS A POLE VAULT THAT
CANDIDATES WANT TO POLE VAULT.