Published inOur CaucusI Came, I Saw, I CaucusedWhen I was about 10-years-old, my dad took me to my first NFL game. The St. Louis Rams versus the Cleveland Browns. If you know anything…Feb 2, 20161Feb 2, 20161
Published inOur CaucusHappy Caucus DayIt is caucus day! Yay! I honestly thought it would never get here. But even more so, I never thought I would want it to get here. My…Feb 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016
Published inOur CaucusDoes it matter who I side with?According to isidewith.com, I should caucus for Bernie Sanders. I agree with his stances 98%. It kind of makes sense; he is a socialist…Jan 28, 2016Jan 28, 2016
Published inOur CaucusI still have some questions.A lot of any political campaign is about staying on message, so the voters know what to expect, and hear consistency. But because of that…Jan 25, 20161Jan 25, 20161
Published inOur CaucusI stand with Planned Parenthood, so do I stand with Hillary Clinton?I did not know that I cared about candidate endorsements. I knew that I cared about reproductive rights. I knew that I believe that women…Jan 21, 2016Jan 21, 2016
Published inOur CaucusBernie Sanders, on second thought…Last week, I told one of my friends that I am still not sure who I am going to caucus for. We are both hardcore liberals, but she might be…Jan 18, 20162Jan 18, 20162
Published inOur CaucusThe Civility Question, An Incivility EquationWe all know that politicians do not play nice. But should they? On Jan. 13, the Des Moines Register and the Ray Center hosted a panel…Jan 14, 20161Jan 14, 20161
Published inOur CaucusA Black/Brown person on the Black and Brown ForumBecause Drake is a hub of cool political things, I was able to attend the Black and Brown Forum. The entire forum was set up 30 years ago…Jan 13, 2016Jan 13, 2016
Published inOur CaucusOur Dad CriedWe just saw our dad cry. President Barack Obama is essentially our nation’s dad and we just watched him cry because people cannot stop…Jan 8, 2016Jan 8, 2016
Published inOur CaucusWhy did I not go in?Monday night Hillary Clinton hosted an organizing event in downtown Des Moines. And I had made up my mind to go. I had RSVP’d online. I had…Jan 6, 2016Jan 6, 2016