One of my goals was reached in the 2025 session when Rep. Dave Jacoby introduced the first ever Iowa presidential primary bill. A good start but we need every Democrat as a co-sponsor next year. End

In March 2024 I reviewed IDP's first mail in presidential primary and offered suggestions for improvement. It's likely 2028 will follow a similar template. www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/03/07/i...

In late 2022 I suggested an in person caucus for party business only, and a party run primary for presidential preference. After months of delay, IDP adopted essentially this plan. www.bleedingheartland.com/2022/12/10/h...

To my shock people started listening to me, and in May 2022 I was actually invited to discuss the caucuses on Iowa Press www.iowapbs.org/shows/iowapr...

I made some suggestions in the summer of 2021. Some were acted on, others were not jdeeth.blogspot.com/2021/07/fixi...

The delegate apportionment formula also punishes high turnout strong Democratic counties jdeeth.blogspot.com/2021/07/fixi...

The biggest and least fixable problem: Severe overcrowding in the most Democratic precincts. There simply aren't enough large rooms to hold everyone who wants to attend. jdeeth.blogspot.com/2021/07/fixi...

Next up: the problem of accessibility for anyone who for whatever reason can't attend an in person caucus: jdeeth.blogspot.com/2021/07/fixi... (Note: IDP had a party run mail in process in 2024)

First off: The difference between "First," which is what most Iowans mean when they say "the caucuses," and the actual caucus night process. jdeeth.blogspot.com/2021/07/fixi...

Most of this is from summer 2021 but the fundamentals haven't changed much. If you really want to know why I so strongly favor a primary, grab a caffeinated beverage and join me deep in the weeds.

For those who don't know: I've worked on organizing caucus night since the 2004 cycle, and I've managed the whole caucus operation for Johnson County (the bluest in the state) since the 2016 cycle.

In the summer of 2023, I honestly believed, or wanted very badly to believe, that Joe Biden was still that man. I'm responsible for that.

One of our nation's great tragedies is that Joe Biden did not get his opportunity to serve as President until it was too late. 😢

For 8 years I felt deeply reassured that, God forbid, anything should happen to President Obama, Vice President Biden was ready to take over on Day One.

In the fall of 2020 I thought Biden's goodness & decency were the perfect antidote to the vile years of Trump.

Iowa Democrats do not deserve to be considered as an early state until we have a real government run primary and until we win some elections. And if we do as one of the old timers suggests and defy the DNC, we should be thrown out of the convention (like New Hampshire should have been in 2024)

If ABC had bothered to ask literally ANYONE else they would have learned that many Iowa Democrats have had it with Stand In A Corner 3 Hours To Vote and want a real presidential primary - no matter when in the calendar that falls. There was even a bill introduced this year.

(Rare use of the eggplant emoji to represent actual eggplant 😆)