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Elizabeth Warren works the phones to snatch up final Iowa endorsements while she's stuck in DC
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/31/politics/elizabeth-warren-phone-endorsements/index.htmlDes Moines, Iowa (CNN) Elizabeth Warren has been busy trying to snatch up last-minute endorsements in Iowa with the caucuses just around the corner.
But rather than making that outreach in person in the Hawkeye State, Warren has been doing it over the phone from Washington, DC, where she and her colleagues in the Senate have been serving as jurors in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
The Massachusetts Democrat has been squeezing in brief phone calls to local elected officials, power brokers and activists in Iowa by utilizing moments when she can step away from the Senate floor, where cell phones and other electronics have been strictly prohibited during impeachment hearings.
One of those calls on Thursday was to former Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky -- and it worked.
Dvorsky confirmed to CNN on Friday that she and her husband, ex-Iowa state Sen. Bob Dvorsky, are now endorsing Warren, and that it was that call with the senator that clinched the deal for the couple.
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But rather than making that outreach in person in the Hawkeye State, Warren has been doing it over the phone from Washington, DC, where she and her colleagues in the Senate have been serving as jurors in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
The Massachusetts Democrat has been squeezing in brief phone calls to local elected officials, power brokers and activists in Iowa by utilizing moments when she can step away from the Senate floor, where cell phones and other electronics have been strictly prohibited during impeachment hearings.
One of those calls on Thursday was to former Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky -- and it worked.
Dvorsky confirmed to CNN on Friday that she and her husband, ex-Iowa state Sen. Bob Dvorsky, are now endorsing Warren, and that it was that call with the senator that clinched the deal for the couple.
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This is an excellent endorsement for Elizabeth!