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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 2000
Page
6
Mount Vernon residents pack City Hall for a Democratic caucus with 105 voters. Bill Bradley leads with 85 votes earning four delegates to Al Gore's 17 votes and one delegate. Perry Grover among the no preference group is later elected as a Bradley delegate.
Greg White and 16 volunteers attended the Precinct 14 Republican caucus at Bethany Lutheran Church where more than 160 attendees cast ballots in a quick process. Bush led with 90 votes, Forbes 31, Keyes 14, McCain 11 as other candidates drew no votes.
In Cedar Rapids Precinct 30 Bush leads the straw poll at Coolidge School with 35 of 72 votes. Keyes and Forbes trail, while about 60 percent attended their first caucus. Families differ politically yet remain cordial as Jeff Teegarden and neighbors weigh candidates.
Green and Labor party members bypassed formal caucuses at an open mike event at Mill Restaurant in Owa City. About two dozen attendees signed a universal health care petition, registered for mic time and donated funds, praising the informal setting over traditional party meetings.
Precinct 6 Democratic chairwoman Melissa Hubbard described the caucus as very fair while undecided voters weighed Gore versus Bradley. Edaburn praised Bradley’s ideas and a Bradley supporter argued Gore would make a capable vice president. Discussions touched on health care, Clinton coattails, and party resolutions.
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