Jan 14th
After our metaphysical prep, we all left the hotel at 9:40am. We then arrived at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames and trekked up three flights of stairs to await a speech from Andrew Yang. While waiting we worked on our individual research projects by interviewing the people around us and some news reporters.
Andrew had a PowerPoint presentation, which was different than what we had seen when analyzing the other candidates so far. His data on automation, jobs, and other issues added to the uniqueness of his campaign.
After Andrew Yang’s speech and Q&A, we took a group picture and headed to lunch. Half of us went to Chick-fil-A and the other half went to Chipotle. Then we headed back to the hotel for some down time.
After down time we drove to Drake University where the debate was being hosted. Wandering around Drake’s beautiful campus we stumbled upon an Amy Khlobuchar rally and the begining of a Pete Buttigieg gathering. We then had dinner with Principia Upper School alum and Drake student Siwa Asinga in Drake’s cafeteria and went to one of the many debate watching activities.
The Khlobuchar debate watch party was a fun and lively environment to experience the final debate before the Iowa caucuses. We especially enjoyed watching the candidates speak on a high stakes stage after seeing them in person. After leaving the Drake campus, we headed back to the hotel for some final gratitude after a fun-filled day!