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Ted Cruz pulled out a win but but Donald Trump and Marco Rubio could claim wins, too, for Republicans while Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were virtually tied in the Iowa presidential precinct caucuses marked by huge turnouts Monday night.
Steve Reed remembers a different kind of presidential campaign from when he was young. They did not last as long as they do now, the Carlisle Republican said.
We continue our discussion with Iowa voters, with the presidential precinct caucuses just six weeks away. We examine the mood of the electorate, through the voices of voters.
Iowans boast that candidates have to come to Iowa, home of the first in the nation caucus, if they hope to sit in the Oval Office. But what role does Iowa play in the race to raise campaign funds?
Find out how much Iowans are giving to the 2016 presidential hopefuls — and how that compares to national donations.
Michael Libbie, host of the weekday news program ‘Insight On Business’, recently interviewed Lyle Muller, executive director and editor of the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, about covering Iowa’s presidential precinct caucuses and the center’s Oct. 8, 2015, Celebrating a Free Press and Open Government banquet. You can listen to a podcast of that interview, which aired on KPSZ AM940 in Des Moines, here:
Yes, the presidential precinct caucuses will not be held until 2016 but candidates eyeing the White House are lining up in both the Republican and Democratic parties. That means they have been lining up already to visit Iowa, where the nation’s first precinct caucuses start the presidential nomination season. At times, it seems as though the caucuses have taken on mythical status. See if you know which is myth, and which is the truth.
Swing state Iowans don’t reach other states’ giving status, but still can sway the presidential election.
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney squeaked past the surging candidacy of Rick Santorum to win the Iowa Caucus by a handful of votes.
