The Iowa caucus site where a burger costs less than a tin of chewing tobacco
GRANT, Ia. — Grant is a tiny Iowa town named for Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th U.S. president.
The population peaked to nearly 300 people ahead of the Great Depression but has dwindled to a mere 88 souls as of the 2016 Census estimates.
But on Monday evening, it joined the rest of the state in hosting a Democratic caucus for the first time ever — and it’s being held at The Hayloft, the town’s local bar and grill.
The Hayloft is owned by Zelda Swartz, a spry 74-year-old open Republican who has run this place for almost half a century.
Hamburgers cost $2.50. There’s a Skoal chew dispenser behind the bar, at $7 a can.
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