Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBernie Is the First Presidential Candidate to Visit Malcom
Malcom, Iowa, is a town of 287 people. 230 showed up to our town hall there.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
lapfog_1
(29,223 posts)and I can garun-damn-tee you that no Presidential candidate will ever visit my town.
The only reason any candidate shows up to chat with the folks in a town of 287 people in Iowa is that it is the first state to express an opinion on the next President.
Why is it that a town of 287 people is so much more important than my town of 90K+?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,417 posts)I imagine if California were first in the nation to hold a primary it would get more attention to its' smaller towns as well.
Having said that Bernie's message to rural communities and small towns isn't exclusive to Malcom but is universal, whether it be Medicare for All, improved Internet service, free college tuition, the protection of family farmers, addressing climate change, etc. etc. etc.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)Edit: updated to newer census data
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ismnotwasm
(42,008 posts)As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 287 people, 132 households, and 86 families residing in the city. The population density was 470.5 inhabitants per square mile (181.7/km2). There were 143 housing units at an average density of 234.4 per square mile (90.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcom,_Iowa
I did the calculations, but I did it wrong Im sure
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
comradebillyboy
(10,175 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)I mean seriously -- What the hell else was happening that night in Malcolm, Iowa??
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)It's right off the freeway.
I'm sure the people who live there were glad to see a presidential primary candidate stop by.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Diabolixxx
(30 posts)Im glad to see that Bernie is willing to go to small towns like Malcom to speak with people. We need to keep building the grassroots movement!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,417 posts)voted for Trump in the G.E.
https://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/iowa/
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)Thanks for the helpful research!
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Uncle Joe
(58,417 posts)Thank you corbettkroehler.
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JudyM
(29,274 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided