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What’s the relationship between the Iowa DNC and the “main” DNC?

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tptacek6y ago· 4 in thread

There's no such thing as an "Iowa DNC". You presumably mean the IDP, the Iowa Democratic Party. They're separate organizations.

The DNC and the state parties are often at odds with each other. There's a good series of "Reply All" episodes about this, focusing on the Alabama Democratic Party.

jessaustin6y ago

Since I heard those episodes I've been hoping that the Alabama situation isn't typical. Do you have any special insight about Iowa? Is there an Iowa kingmaker running everything from behind the scenes?

azernik6y ago

Most notably, the IDP has a strong interest in maintaining their first-to-vote status, which the DNC hates. Hence the eternal drift of primaries earlier and earlier - the DNC will try to move non-Iowa/NH primaries earlier, and those two will in response go even earlier to preempt them. (To the point where New Hampshire even passed a law saying that they have to be the first primary by at least 7 days.)

claudeganon6y ago

Given that the failed caucus app CEO is married to a Buttigeig staffer and was partying with the Iowa Democratic Party head and other members of the Buttigeig campaign right before the caucuses, I would say so:

https://mobile.twitter.com/taraemcg/status/12239909781277245...

3fe9a03ccd14ca5OP6y ago

Looks like the DNC has taken over accounting of the Iowa caucus, so I guess they’re really not so independent.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/02/05/more-manipul...

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