‘Virtual Caucuses’ Could Skew Iowa’s 2020 Electorate Even Older
- Candidates will target caucus meetings and remote voters
- Record turnout expected amid anti-Trump fervor and huge field
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The tradition-bound Iowa caucuses are set to allow some online voting next year and among the likely beneficiaries are older voters, who’ll press candidates to focus on issues such as prescription drug prices, Social Security and Medicare.
Boosted participation by those 65 and older -- a demographic that already accounts for more than a quarter of the Democratic turnout in the caucuses -- could provide even more incentive for presidential hopefuls to pitch to voters who otherwise might not venture out on a winter night to attend in person.