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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
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
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
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
Iowa Polling shows no clear frontrunner in tight race as four Democratic candidates are knotted together at the top Elizabeth Warren campaigns for thke Democratic presidential nominee in Indianola, Iowa, on Sunday. Photograph: Matt Marton/EPA After more than a year of ideological clashes and policy debates, voters in the midwestern state of Iowa are set […] More
Chris McGreal visits the first US state to vote in this year’s race for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination. Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are vying for crucial early momentum in the race to take on Trump. Plus: Iman Amrani on modern masculinity How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know […] More
John Kerry Kerry ‘categorically’ denies NBC News report of phone call Robert Reich: Democrats share blame for the rise of Trump Martin O’Malley: ‘How do you fall for the Sanders scam?’ John Kerry arrives at a campaign event in support of Joe Biden in North Liberty, Iowa, on Saturday. Photograph: Iván Alvarado/Reuters Former presidential candidate […] More
