Twitter & the Iowa caucuses
January 3rd, 2008 | I participated in the Iowa caucuses tonight in support of Barack Obama, who blew away Edwards, Clinton, and the rest of the field.
I caucused for the first time in 2004 for Howard Dean, and both experiences were intriguing and fun. This time around I was “elected” (I use quotes because it’s no big deal, seriously) as a delegate for Obama to the county convention. The whole process is actually quite convoluted (At the county convention, delegates are chosen to attend the state-congressional-district convention, at which point delegates to the national convention are picked. You follow?)
Anyway, I live-twittered my time at the caucus, and below you’ll find a redacted timeline of my tweets. The folks at Townhall.com organized a cool citizen-journalism effort via twitter, e-mail, and text messaging to report caucus results, which I participated in as well. I digress.
6:25pm → This place is packed
6:51pm → All the young people I see are in the Obama camp
6:56pm → What if all these neighborhood people came to our church?
6:59pm → This would be fun if it was also a candidate look-alike contest. I found Hillary.
7:05pm → Overheard - “People over here [in the Obama camp] just look sensible.” [This is actually a quote from my brother]
7:06pm → Here we go…
7:14pm → 264 people here.
7:26pm → Obama has 97 out of 264 before any debating.
7:32pm → Richardson and Biden have disbanded… No Kuccinich support at all
7:35pm → This elementary school bathroom smells like cupcakes and urine
7:41pm → No surprise… It’s down to Obama, Clinton, and Edwards. People are trying to convert the leftovers
8:07pm → The results are in: Obama 4, Edwards 2, Clinton 2
8:08pm → I hear a lot of people talking about Obama dominating Iowa. I am excited to turn on the news.
8:10pm → Been talking with a student reporter for the Yale Daily News
8:15pm → I was just nominated as a county delegate for Obama
8:51pm → Wow… Obama won by 7%.
What are your reflections on the caucuses (Iowans), and/or reactions to the results (anyone)? Leave a comment and let me know!
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Sounds like a blast. I think the results of Obama and Huckabee show the this is the season for the regular guy and for idealism. I like that, even though I am not sure I support either of these guys. I am puzzled a bit by the fuss over Iowa (even though my grandma lives there), since in California our huge and diverse population really does not seem as relevant when spring comes along.
Thanks for your comment, man. It WAS really fun… in an own-your-rights-as-a-US-citizen kind of way, you know? I’ve never really understood the whole Iowa being #1 thing either, but I can’t help it, so I just play along. We’ll see how it pans out (*ahem* Obama *ahem*)!