IowaWatch (https://www.iowawatch.org/tag/political-finance/)
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?
Donors big and small alike are pulling out their wallets in Iowa to support their candidates for the 2016 presidential election, but their contributions amount to little more than a drop in the bucket. There is, however, a currency in the heartland far more valuable than federally minted greenbacks that candidates are vying for.