And it could be decisive in determining who leaves Iowa with the momentum that will be needed to sustain a long campaign ahead. “The second-place phenomenon, at least in Iowa, is not a bad thing at all,“ said Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls, who supports Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. After the initial vote count is taken, voters backing candidates who earn less than 15% are free to shift to other candidates or go home. “We’ve got no plans to cut any deals with anybody because we’re going to be viable,” Klobuchar campaign manager Justin Buoen told reporters on Thursday. “Caucusgoers are going to go to their second choice because that’s who they like, not because of anything we tell them to do,” he said.

Source: thestar January 31, 2020 00:08 UTC