JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<body>
<input class="pre-1">
<input class="pre-2">
<input class="pre-3">
<script>
$( "input[class^='pre-']" ).val( "news here!" );
</script>
</body>