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Monday’s voting revealed the Democrats apparently can’t count – not the most promising sign for the 2020 election Iowa is like soccer. It is the most important of all the least important things in politics. It may be the first state in the nation to vote in an election that will ultimately decide whether a […] More
Iowa Democratic party says there’s no ETA on results Trump wins uncompetitive Republican caucuses Iowa caucuses results – live updates Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 4.01am GMT If turnout is “on pace with 2016,” as the Iowa Democratic Party reported, it could be bad news for Bernie Sanders, […] More
Many remain undecided in the Democratic presidential contest, with Sanders, Biden, Warren and Buttigieg topping polls Iowa caucuses kick off – follow live! How do the caucuses work? The Guardian’s guide Caucus voting is under way across Iowa, with voters set to declare which Democratic presidential candidate they believe is best positioned to beat Donald […] More
Judicial Watch falsely claimed several Iowa counties had more voters on their rolls than were eligible to vote A conservative not-for-profit organization and several prominent rightwing media figures spread false and misleading information about Iowa’s voter rolls in the hours leading up to the state’s first-in-the-nation caucus on Monday. Judicial Watch, a conservative foundation based […] More
When journalists speculate about ‘electability’ we risk getting it wrong. Worse, we risk warping the debate and biasing voters As campaigning in Iowa enters the home stretch, the Democratic candidates for president are finally at the starting gate, and mixed horserace metaphors are everywhere. Over the weekend, it felt as if today’s caucuses in the […] More
Hundreds of thousands of Iowans are barred from the Iowa caucus because of physical and legal barriers As Democratic candidates began a last-minute blitz across Iowa on Friday evening, nearly a dozen men gathered in a cavernous YMCA meeting room in downtown Des Moines to have a conversation that felt a universe removed from the […] More
US elections 2020 The midwestern state is the first to vote in the presidential primary race. So what are caucuses, and how do they work? Here’s your guide to the night Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden figurines in a store in Des Moines. For the Democratic caucuses, in particular, second choices are important. […] More
Democrats Democratic presidential candidates makes their final pitch to the state but midwesterners are still torn over who to support in race against Donald Trump Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters and volunteers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Many Iowans look forward to their state’s caucuses, the quadrennial ritual of gathering at schools, churches […] More
