The Hawkeye state rarely predicts a GOP nominee, but with Trump, it’s different.
Iowa caucuses
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Leave the Democratic Party Primary Schedule Alone
Don’t listen to Tom Perez. South Carolina should stay exactly where it is in the lineup.
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Nancy Pelosi Speaks for Me
Our politics have become so toxic that the impulse to avoid them has become almost as powerful as the impulse to change them.
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The Case Against Iowa
The caucus’s demise may be the Democrats’ gain.
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Iowa Could Not Have Gone Any Better
It was delicious to watch the pundits get twitchy as they realized they would not get to spend hours trashing someone and describing all their missteps.
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Why Iowa Matters and Why It Doesn’t
The caucuses are insignificant in the number of delegates they award, but the media treats them as if they’ll determine the winner of the nomination.
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Our Future Will Be Shaped By the Outcome of the Iowa Caucuses
There is no clear frontrunner in the race, but the final results will dramatically influence the media coverage of the campaign for the presidency.
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No One Has a Clue Who Will Win the Iowa Caucuses
With two week to go, there are four candidates who could carry the first contest without it defying expectations or significantly shaking up the race.
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Vacation Advice for Democrats
A trip to the Caribbean isn’t the jumpstart you need. It’s a weekend in Des Moines.
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Biden Holds Steady, Warren Surges, and Iowa Looms Large
In what looks increasingly like a two-person race, the first in the nation contest in the Hawkeye State could decide everything.
