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    Iowa caucus results 2020 live

    Get the full results as Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and others compete to win the crucial first voting state Iowa results hit with delays – follow live How do the caucuses work? Support our journalism Iowa voters have kicked off the long process of choosing the Democratic and Republican party’s […] More

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    Iowa caucuses: results delayed as state’s Democratic party performs ‘quality control’ – live

    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

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    Hundreds of thousands gather across Iowa as caucuses begin

    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

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    Politicians pander to the ‘folksy’ Midwest – but ignore the region’s radical history | Jessa Crispin

    The Iowa caucuses mean rolled sleeves, county fairs and tepid centrism. But the midwest was made with socialists’ sweat and abolitionists’ blood It happens every presidential election. The candidates will get all folksy. They will eat a corn dog, they will start sentences with, “Folks …” They will play up any connection to the heartland […] More

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    'Nerve-racking': Iowans under pressure on eve of crucial caucuses

    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

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    US election: The importance of Iowa – podcast

    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