An intricate and exciting look behind the veil of the intense experience that is The Iowa Caucuses. Considered a state which could determine where the candidates go afterward, the Iowa political races are a subject of great interest to the Republican and Democratic sides hoping to be the next POTUS. Hillary visiting a gym full of potential supporters, an impressive 1100 gathering of young Iowa State students (this has been a loyal demographic behind Bernie that has kept him in the race until this point) firmly behind Bernie ("feeling the Bern"), Trump ditching the Fox News Republican Debate instead opting to hold a rally full of loud vocal voters completely under his spell (not five minutes from the debate!) due to a discord with popular channel host, Megyn Kelly (who was one of the moderators), and Cruz talking to a small group of farmers in a barn, Rubio meeting with folks in a bar while his crew work the phones, and Bill Clinton holding a rally for his wife (his health decline is staggering, but that ole charm remains) all highlight the machine as it exhausts the candidates (and their managers and braintrust), maintaining their poise, saying all the campaign trail rhetoric that could appeal to the base they want to vote for them, and talking with all the Iowa locals with "the vote that counts". Heilemann, Halperin, and McKinnon are following it all as the documentary cameras capture the political historical significance in a way rarely seen before. The circus is in town and Iowa gets the whole show...
The episode ends as the results come in, leaving quite the tease. Amazingly, watching the show is fascinating when you consider we are a part of the very events that are unfolding. Our votes, seemingly, are a part of the process. Well, unless you listen to the Republican party who consider the establishment wiser than those who elected them...
The episode ends as the results come in, leaving quite the tease. Amazingly, watching the show is fascinating when you consider we are a part of the very events that are unfolding. Our votes, seemingly, are a part of the process. Well, unless you listen to the Republican party who consider the establishment wiser than those who elected them...
