After making just four appearances in Iowa in late April, Joe Biden has been AWOL from a key early state that’s accustomed to seeing presidential candidates in the flesh
“He needs to come out and do some retail politics with us. He comes here with higher name ID but that isn’t going to totally carry the day. I don’t think he can take anything for granted,” said former Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge. “I don’t think Bernie Sanders can take anything for granted either … We have some people who are working really hard here.”
to express his regrets. But party officials say Biden also has yet to commit to two other traditional events important to the party here: the Polk County Steak Fry and the annual Iowa Democratic Wing Ding dinner, a fundraiser that benefits county parties. But Biden’s arrival Tuesday — when he begins a two-day tour that will take him from Ottumwa to the far eastern edge of the state — could end up working to his advantage.
The Biden campaign is acting that way. A senior Biden aide handling his Iowa operation said the strategy will be modeled largely after the ones employed by John Kerry in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2008, including“We absolutely plan to have a Biden volunteer in every precinct in the state before the caucus,” the aide said Monday.
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