Iowa State Fair: Starting Bell Or Death Knell For A Crowded Democrat Field

Iowans treasure the national attention that shines on them every four years when presidential candidates descend on their state.

Die-hard Democrat activists are getting restless because the massive field isn’t shrinking fast enough.  If Democrats don't start to figure things out soon, they could give President Trump the upper hand.

“You’ve got people focused on vacation and in Iowa they’re going to the State Fair. And I guarantee you they’re not going because of the Soapbox,” said former Obama Democratic strategist Doug Herman.

Former Alaska governor Mike Gravel dropped out of the race after just four months.  Richard Ojeda, ex-State senator from West Virginia, ditched his campaign after a scant two months.  And then there’s the smarmy pipsqueak, Eric “Nuke ‘Em” Swalwell, who was drummed out after two flailing months.

Not only is the State Fair an opportunity to build name recognition, but it also serves as an informal poll.  Anyone who looks over 18 can go to a tent hosted by a local television affiliate and put a kernel of corn in a mason jar in front of the picture of their candidate of choice. In 2016, the poll predicted that Trump would win by 56%. That November, he won the state by 51%.

According to a published report from The Washington Times, President Trump is “showing his strength in the informal survey of fairgoers.”  President Trump had received support from 97% of Republicans while gaffemeister Joe Biden pulled in 33% of the votes cast.

Struggling in the corn kernel poll are Alfred E. Neuman at 14%, Pocahontas at 12%, “Crooked Cop” Harris at 11% and the guy who combs his hair with a balloon rounds out the field at a measly 5%.

The other 16 candidates who are scraping the bottom of the barrel don’t have the good sense to abandon their White House bids and that’s a yuuuuge problem for a party desperate to oust President Trump.