Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
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New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has taken some criticism for planting questions at her events recently. One question that definitely wasn’t planted was asked on Monday night in Coralville at an event held in the Antique Car Museum of Iowa.
The questioner, David Dickey, said that although he liked Clinton and would vote for her in the general election if she was the Democratic candidate, many of his friends were not Clinton fans. He asked her, “How can you convince people that you’re the right woman for the job?”
Here is the exchange:
A short video interview with Dickey can be found below the fold.Dickey declined to take a caucus pledge card when approached by a Clinton volunteer. He told the Clinton worker that he wasn’t sure yet, but then he told the Iowa Independent that he is leaning towards caucusing for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
In this video David Dickey talks about Clinton, her opposition, and her response to his pointed question:
Iowa Independent reporter John Deeth has more from the event.
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