153: Iowa — Part 1: Early State Mini-Series with Grace Smith (Elizabeth Warren Campaign) from Model Majority Podcast

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153: Iowa — Part 1: Early State Mini-Series with Grace Smith (Elizabeth Warren Campaign)

25 minutes Posted Jan 13, 2020 at 1:09 am.

] Kevin: Today, we are going to talk about Iowa as part of a special mini series we’re doing on the Model Majority Podcast to profile all the four early primary states in the democratic primary. And today I am thrilled to welcome Grace Smith, who is currently working for Elizabeth Warren’s campaign in Des Moines, Iowa, to give us that perspective. Grace, welcome to the Model Majority Podcast today. 

] Grace: Thanks so much for having me, Kevin. 

] Kevin: All right. So to get things started, I want to start by kind of giving our audience the background story of how and why you decided to join the Warren campaign. So could you give us that story really quickly off the bat?

] Grace: Yeah, so I think for me, it really all began in college, at least my understanding of who Elizabeth Warren is. I went to school in Georgetown University in DC and my first year there, I interned in the US Senate, which I was, you know, just so honored to do and was such a wonderful opportunity.

] But it was there that I first met and saw Elizabeth in action. I remember so distinctly that I went to a committee hearing on education. And you know, I walked in and it was truly a bunch of people saying all the things we just shouldn’t say about education and saying things that really strip access to quality education.

] And I remember that she walked in and put all her folders down and it made this big thud and everyone kind of looked towards her and she was the only woman in the room, so it was already noticeable. But I remember she just walked in and absolutely said everything that should be said about education and really fought for something she cared so deeply about.

] And  the entire conversation changed after that, and I think everyone in that room was changed because she had stood there and fought for what she believed in. And from that very moment, I knew that she was someone worth following and something worth fighting for. And ever since it’s been my mission to work for her.

] So I will always remember that moment. I’ll always remember thinking that’s why I came to college. That’s why I came to college in DC. And that’s what government should look like — a strong woman fighting for ...

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Grace Smith (@textFIGHT_24477), Field Organizer for the Elizabeth Warren campaign in West Des Moines joins us for Part 1 of our Early State Mini-Series to talk about her journey into the Warren campaign and how to organize Iowa for the caucus in 2020.

Listen to other episodes of this series on: New Hampshire, Nevada, Caucus 101.

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