The 2020 POTUS primaries start, oddly enough, with an event that is not really a primary. It is called the Iowa Caucasus, in which Iowans pick a Democratic or Republican Presidential nominee via neighborhood cluster meetings. In the end, all the local choices are tallied, and et voila, a winner or group of winners emerge. The IC is scheduled for Monday, February 3, but that has not stopped the media from covering it as if it were happening next week.
Despite this time lag, interesting things do transpire as these Iowans prepare for their Caucuses. Thus you might want to check out 2020TALKS, a daily three minute newscast covering the Democratic primary race in general, and this gateway to next year’s primaries in particular. Headquartered in Ames, Iowa at KHOI Community radio, 2020Talks is hosted by Lily Böhlke and distributed by the Public News Service and the Pacifica Network. The show serves up what is happening from the progressive perspective of an Iowa Community radio station about 25 miles north of Des Moines.
For example, the above episode covers efforts in Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which Iowa United States Senator Jodi Ernst wants to water down, relaxing its protections for Native American women, among other groups. The clip also surveys what the various Democratic POTUS hopefuls are saying about the law.
You can pick up 2020Talks at Audioport.org and NewsService.org. It posts its latest shows from midnight EST Sunday through Thursday.
