Understanding Caucuses
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Turnout is name of the game in Iowa caucuses
The 2016 presidential contenders are begging their Iowa supporters to get to the caucuses Monday and Donald Trump, true to form, is in-your-face about it.
"You're from Iowa," Trump told a Dubuque crowd Saturday. "Are you afraid of snow?"
A snowfall forecast to start Monday night appeared more likely to hinder the hopefuls in their rush out of Iowa than the voters who will be flocking to the caucuses in t
From the Left
Why do the Iowa caucuses matter? Because everyone thinks they do.
Donald Trump has dominated the GOP presidential race for seven months. Nothing — not his many offensive comments, not his mediocre debate performances, and not the once-feared GOP establishment — has been able to stop his rise.
But on February 1, all that could change when Trump faces by far his biggest challenge yet: the Iow
From the Left
How Predictive Are Iowa And New Hampshire?
Iowa and New Hampshire get a lot of attention, but their records in picking presidents, let alone nominees, is spotty (as you can see from the chart above). But that doesn't mean the states don't matter. They have been effective at weeding the field of candidates, and they're about momentum for those later states.
Plus, in the last 40 years, just one person has gone on to win the presidency after losing both I
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