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Jeff Kaufmann: “The grassroots speak in our caucuses. We are not top down.”

Featuring: Jeff Kaufmann, Republican | Former Iowa State Representative, Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa

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The Cities | Jeff Kaufmann, Iowa Republican Party Chairman

Published | Video Starts at 06:45

I mean, it's really kind of a diverse delegation coming to from Iowa, going to Milwaukee. And you know what, Jim? That just reinforces once again what I say over and over and over again nationally about Iowa. The grassroots speak in our caucuses. We are not top down. And however that turned out, that's how we partition those particular delegates. I think as I've met everyone on our delegation now, they elected me to chair the delegation, which basically means I have to beg for money to pay for the event. (06:45–06:50)

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Asserts that Iowa's caucus process is grassroots-driven rather than top-down.

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