Democracy, Iowa caucus style

Published January 4, 2012 5:00am ET



COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — Every caucusroom does things differently across Iowa. Last night, Kirn Junior High School, four different precincts held their caucuses. Before the precincts divided up to vote, all four gathered in the auditorium, where a representative of each candidate gave a one-minute speech. Some of these representatives are picked by the campaign. Some of them just volunteer.

Above is the speech for Santorum. You can tell that this is a homespun speech. It didn’t come from campaign headquarters, and didn’t strike me as particularly persuasive. Had I been giving the Santorum speech, I would have played hard for the Perry and Gingrich backers, saying that strategically, conservatives need to unite or Romney will be the nominee.

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