Two dozen candidates are now running for the Democratic nomination. While one candidate, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, has withdrawn, two more have entered.
The exchange between Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Amy Klobuchar during the first night of the Democratic debates demonstrated things are a little different this election cycle.
“Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa!” So goes the famous quote from the popular U.S. movie “Field of Dreams,” which is set in Madison County, Iowa.
In the heat of the 2016 Democratic nomination contest, Sen. Bernie Sanders charged that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was “not qualified” to be president of the United States.
Out of 166 million women and girls who live in the United States, not a single one of them has been elected president.
Every four years Iowa becomes a political wonderland. Candidates and news media pour into the state, but their primary destinations are not big rallies.