The Field: Iowas Electability Complex

Published: Feb. 3, 2020, 10:52 a.m.

b'With Iowa voters making their choice and the 2020 election getting underway, we\\u2019re introducing a new show: one covering the country and its voters in the lead up to Nov. 3. In our first episode of \\u201cThe Field,\\u201d we ask Democratic caucusgoers how they\\u2019re feeling about the election. Traveling around the state, we found anxious Iowans asking one question over and over: Who can beat President Trump? Note: This episode contains strong language.\\n\\nGuests: Astead W. Herndon, who covers national politics for The New York Times, and Austin Mitchell and Andy Mills, producers for \\u201cThe Daily.\\u201d For more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\\xa0\\n\\nBackground reading:\\xa0Confused by the Iowa caucuses? Here\\u2019s how they work.The New York Times polled 584 Democrats likely to caucus in Iowa. Fifteen of them agreed to talk to us on camera. Here is what they told us.The state with a huge influence in picking presidential candidates doesn\\u2019t look much like the country as a whole, except in one very striking way: a rapidly aging population.'