It's Monday, February 3, 2020 and I'm an Elizabeth Warren Precinct Captain for Shenandoah, Iowa Precinct 1. I had prepared for this night and knew that it would go easy in my precinct as there was one location for my precinct as the other two precincts in town had their own space together. What would go down would be anyone's guess.
Backtrack to Spring or Summer of 2017 or 2018. I had commented on Democratic Iowa posts that the caucus should also have phone in results as well for those who can't make it to the caucuses. It had gone viral and the idea was accepted by the Iowa Democratic Party. It went so viral that the Nevada (the state) Democrats decided to pick up the idea themselves. Shortly after that, the idea was shut down by the DNC (Democratic National Committee). I was frustrated how my idea was turned down, but I would later come back with another idea that would then be accepted.
It's now 2019, and I sit with two committee assignments with the Page County Iowa Democrats. I had decided to go full force with local politics after working with a local candidate for Iowa House District 24, James Uhlenkamp, in September of 2018. I would also then meet a Democratic challenger for David Young in September of 2018. She's Iowa's Third District Representative, Cindy Axne. Meeting and working with these two Democrats made me even more interested in local politics. The most exhilerating moment that would push me over the edge, would be the Shenfest Parade in Shenandah, Iowa. After that moment, I decided I was ready to go local full time.
In 2019, it was filled with parades and meetings. I loved every minute of it. It wouldn't be until Summer of 2019, where I would bring up my idea of what could be considered as "Precinct Expansion." I knew that to get more people to caucus, we needed more caucus sites for the precincts due to people with disabilities who can't access a caucus. It was questioned quite a bit, but I kept persisting. My idea would finally be accepted in Fall of 2019. The Iowa Democratic Party had accepted the idea at the end of the Summer while the DNC accepted it in early fall. My idea seemed flawless I thought. Then someone found a flaw. "Precinct Expansion" would nominate more than one candidate for president. "Oh no!" I thought, but the idea was still on the table and was still going to be used no matter what. My subconcious was quite clever in that sense, but my mind was focused on trying to get people to caucus.
In 2019, I would also attend presidential "Meet and Greets" in Page County, Iowa such as Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, and Cory Booker. On December 29, 2019, I chose Elizabeth Warren and to work on her campaign as I thought to myself that "We don't need another Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders situation all over again." It would have been that way since Bernie Sanders was endorsed by the DNC a second time. I would again oppose their decision with a woman who had a lot of detailed plans who also originated from the Midwest (Oklahoma to be exact). In January 2020, I would work on Elizabeth Warren's campaign even if it came as a joke from a "certain" campaign staffer who I was accustomed to in the past. Yes I did know this campaign staffer before they worked in politics. What a weird coincidence you would say.
It's now the night of Monday, February 3, 2020 and I came prepared with speeches and my Elizabeth Warren Precint Captain gear I had received a few days to a week prior of the caucus. All went smooth. Or so everyone thought. In my precinct, we gave out 6 Delegates. 2 Delegates went to Pete Buttigieg and 4 Delegates went to Bernie Sanders. I even predicted it due to the group sizes after the realignment. After the caucus was over, the Page County Iowa Democrats decided to have a small gathering to release the tension of the caucuses at one of our meeting spaces, which was in Shenandoah, Iowa at the Depot Deli. I would get a call during that time from another local Elizabeth Warren Precinct Captain that Elizabeth Warren had picked up basically rural Southwest Iowa. I already knew Elizabeth Warren had the Des Moines Register endorsement. I would never expect another "Hillary Clinton Situation" to happen again, but it did and I decided to take action again, but this time, the work would be easy. At least I thought. Overall at the Iowa Caucuses, Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders would "digitally" tie, but Elizabeth Warren was never mentioned to be the winner since that incident happened. That's why I went on to fight for her too.
It is now left up to the Democratic Congress members or other authority, to whether to hold Iowa accountable, or to expose the truth that even though there was a disaster in Iowa, we did it right. Even though it meant that in the Primaries no presidential candidate would be nominated here in Iowa. There are no results from the other states that primaried as well. They too should be held accountable. The real reason is that our Secretary of State doesn't want you to know that he used Elizabeth Warren's Election Integrity idea in the primaries. It would also be used at the General Elections too, but in a different way. The lobby to the statehouse is currently "temporarily" closed just in case insurrections would happen. According to me, Iowa would no longer be able to caucus or primary first due to us being finished with nominating presidents for the future (read details in the IA MAFFA link). But we will have one more vote, and that will be ranked choice voting due to what I've done to set the future on the correct path. After that, we will see what happens. And there you have it everyone. The elections in Iowa in 2020.
*Sidenote: According to the caucus results, Pete Buttigieg got 26.2% of the state votes and Bernie Sanders got 26.1% of the state votes. Pete Buttigieg got 9 pledged delegates while Bernie Sanders got 12 pledged delegates. Both Bernie and Pete should have tied with 12 pledged delegates each (or so). Elizabeth Warren had 18.1% of the state votes and she only got 5 pledged delegates (she should have gotten at least 8 pledged delegates). Deval Patrick, the former governor of Massachusetts had randomly got 22 delegates from a few precincts. Since he was never a presidential candidate, he should forefit those precinct delegates to the right contender. Those 22 delegates should have gone to Elizabeth Warren and would have upped her state delegate percentage and would have given her a few more state pledged delegates. The other 2 presidential candidates should have gotten very few state pledged delegates due to them coming in Fourth and Fifth place respectively (Joe Biden fourth, Amy Klobuchar fifth). Pledged delegates to Joe Biden (he got 15.8% of the state delegates, but somehow wound up with 14 pledged delegates) and Amy Klobuchar (she got 12.3% of the state delegates and wound up with 1 pledged delegate) were not correct if you did the math. Iowa gave out a total of 41 pledged delegates. I have a feeling that they didn't give them all away correctly if again you did the math. I also see the coin toss as not a means to rightfully decide tied candidates. (Sidenote: Iowa ONLY elected 3 noteworthy candidates that ended up in the news, which were: Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren. [FYI: Millennials picked these 3])
-The only group of people to vote for Joe Biden would be the elderly age group. The people to vote for Amy Klobuchar would be the middle aged group.
*I highly urge ALL Democrats in Iowa to double check their Primary ballots at the Iowa Secretary of State's website. If you have any Republican friends, family, neighbors, and such, please encourage them to check their Primary ballots as well.
If you are interested in who I am, you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as @Ready4Jenny. If you are interested in my project, you can also find it on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as @iamilmaffa21. Please be sure to read the links on both my personal and project profiles to get an insider glimpse of the work done. Feel free to follow either or profiles on social media. Thank you Iowa and you have my word not to disgrace you, but to make you a spot on the map as someone who has changed the future and will be appreciated for awhile. Thank you Iowa for giving me a place to call home, especially here in rural Southwest Iowa, and I will always make you a proud state.
