In Iowa, Democrats were counting on Barack Obama-levels of enthusiasm. They got Hillary Clinton-level turnout instead
DES MOINES — Iowa’s caucus-reporting meltdown was painful. But another grenade from Monday night, just beyond the line of sight, may beFor more than a year, Democrats have been preparing for high turnout in 2020, powered by
"What we know right now is that around 25% of precincts have reported, and early data indicates turnout is on pace for 2016,” the party’s communications director, Mandy McClure, said in a prepared statement. The lesson from Monday, Ceraso said, is that “None of these candidates right now are inspiring what they’re claiming they’re inspiring.”
It was a deflating acknowledgment for a party that is desperate to register and turn out first-time voters in the fall. Jeff Link, a Democratic strategist in Iowa who predicted before the caucuses that turnout expectations may have been unrealistically high, suspected many undecided voters stayed home. With an unusually large field of candidates, it is “hard to commit three hours” to caucus, he said, “if you aren’t sure who you stand for.”
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