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Politics Reporter @DMRegister / 📩 kakin@registermedia.com
Jun 2, 2020 43 tweets 7 min read
Several hundred people remain at the Capitol as others leave after the event. Chants begin, including “No justice, no peace.” People marching up onto the steps.

43 minutes until curfew in Polk County. A woman leading the chants urges the crowd to remain peaceful, not to give the police reasons to retaliate.
Feb 3, 2020 11 tweets 2 min read
First alignment at Drake Fieldhouse underway. BIG Sanders group. Followed in size order by Warren, Buttigieg, Yang (3) and Biden (1). Waiting for official counts. Viability threshold is 11. Looks like only Warren and Sanders will be viable on first alignment. (Also, I missed a lone Klobuchar supporter in the first alignment — he’s here too!)