Yale on the Trail

ANKENY, Iowa, 1:45 p.m. - Last night, I saw of the most bizarre proceedings I’ve ever been witness to, from within the Ankeny United Methodist Church in Iowa. There my companions and I observed the Ankeny Precinct 3 Democratic caucus.

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ANKENY, Iowa, 2:16 a.m. - After our whirlwhind tour of the state of Iowa, seeing three candidates, getting lost in Des Moines for a few hours and blasting Bright College Years on the Iowa highway, we have finally settled for the night at a friend’s house outside of Iowa. We are staying with Brendan Fitzpatrick […]

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CENTERVILLE, Iowa, 7:58 a.m. - We finally saw one of the candidates this morning. But it wasn’t in any large auditorium; it was in the intimate confines of an Iowan family home.

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