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A precinct leader, right, counts votes at a caucus location at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nev., on Saturday.

Nevada Dems Leader: It's Time To End The Caucuses, Shift To A Primary

Feb 24, 2020
Nevada State Democratic Party Chair William McCurdy joins a growing chorus of caucus skeptics, which now includes former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
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Politics
Troy Price, chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, speaks the day after the chaotic caucus process.

Iowa Democratic Chair Troy Price Resigns After Caucus Night Debacle

Feb 12, 2020
Price oversaw a caucus process so riddled with issues that it could threaten the state's first-in-the-nation status in future primaries.
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2020 Election: Secure Your Vote
Des Moines City Councilman and a precinct chair Carl Voss shows the app that was used for caucus results reporting on his smartphone after he unsuccessfully attempted to drop off a caucus results packet from Precinct 55 at the Iowa Democratic Party headq

What We Know About The App That Delayed Iowa's Caucus Results

Feb 04, 2020
Iowa Democratic Party officials said a new smartphone app designed to speed the results actually ended up delaying them. Last month, NPR reported on security and other concerns with the app.
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National
The Centennial Bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois. Davenport's downtown suffered millions of dollars in lost business after flooding last year.

Climate And Floodwaters Are Top Of Mind For Some Iowa Voters

Feb 03, 2020
Davenport, Iowa, faced historic flooding last year that damaged much of the city's downtown riverfront. Business owners are concerned about future floods and how climate change plays a part.
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Shots - Health News
Overall, U.S. health spending is more than twice the average of other Western nations, and it's not just a matter of high drug prices. No wonder voters list health and the high price of care as one of their major election concerns as they head to the pol

U.S. Elections 2020: Understanding What's At Stake For Health Care

Jan 29, 2020
With the Iowa caucuses and first primaries just weeks away, many voters say they're still confused about how presidential candidates differ on health care. Here's a guide to key issues and terms.
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Politics
Volunteers in Des Moines make calls at the campaign headquarters of then-Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama on Dec. 5, 2007 ahead of the Iowa caucus. Obama has called those "fired-up" campaign workers from his 2008 campaign, one of his pro

Obama's Legacy: His Army Of Campaign Volunteers Continues To Serve

Jan 05, 2017
In some cases, the 2008 campaign was their first venture into politics; for many, it hasn't been their last.
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Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a caucus night rally at Drake University in Des Moines on Monday night.

Coin-Toss Fact Check: No, Coin Flips Did Not Win Iowa For Hillary Clinton

Feb 02, 2016
Clinton beat Bernie Sanders by a razor-thin margin Monday night in Iowa. Some have attributed her win to an improbable lucky streak of coin tosses. Yes, coin tosses. But that's not the whole story.
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The Two-Way

6 Headlines That Tell The Story Of The Iowa Caucus Results

Feb 02, 2016
Coin tosses, a squeaker of a win and, perhaps even more surprising, humility. That's what characterized Monday night's Iowa caucuses, the first votes cast in the 2016 presidential election.
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The Two-Way
Current Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum narrowly won the Iowa caucuses in 2012. However, his luck didn't hold.

Waiting To See Who Wins Iowa? Take A Look At How Past Winners Have Fared

Feb 01, 2016
The first real votes of the 2016 presidential election are rolling in tonight. We mark the occasion with questions, answers, links to NPR's coverage — and a walk down memory lane.
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Politics
Carly Fiorina waves to the crowd before a GOP debate last week. She's flanked by (from left) Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee and Jim Gilmore. Several candidates are on dropout watch after Iowa.

On The Bubble: Whose White House Dreams Will Burst First?

Feb 01, 2016

Don't expect a parade of once-hopefuls trudging to microphones to quit the day after the caucuses. But the die will have been cast. Iowa doesn't kill candidacies; it puts them on life support.

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Politics
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the 2015 Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition presidential forum. He's made religion a central tenet of his campaign.

'I'm Not Electing A Pastor In Chief' — How Iowa's Evangelicals Are Deciding

Jan 31, 2016
With the caucuses only a day away, Iowa's conservative Christians try to feel out which candidate shares their views.
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Politics
Donald Trump supporters pray while waiting to hear him speak at a campaign event in Mississippi.

Donald Trump Tests Culture And Character Priorities For Evangelicals

Jan 31, 2016
Trump has inspired strong feelings among religious conservatives. Some see him as a fighter. One prominent leader called him a visionary. Others see him as a "train wreck" who's paying lip service.
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Politics
Iowa was a launching pad, like nowhere else for Barack Obama in 2008.

How Predictive Are Iowa And New Hampshire?

Jan 31, 2016
The two early states suck up a lot of the attention, but their track records at picking presidents are spotty at best. That doesn't mean they don't matter, though.
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Politics
Nebraska basketball fans wave signs with the images of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Nebraska neighbors Iowa, where Clinton and Trump are narrowly ahead days before the caucuses there.

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Narrowly Ahead In Final Poll Before Iowa

Jan 30, 2016
The Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll, considered the "gold standard" of Iowa surveys finds Clinton ahead of Bernie Sanders but within the margin of error. Donald Trump leads Ted Cruz by 5.
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Politics
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Fox News Channel host and moderator Megyn Kelly during the first Republican presidential debate — the origin of their feud.

Trump Will Skip GOP Debate As Feud With Fox News Boils Over

Jan 26, 2016
GOP front-runner Donald Trump, upset over his treatment by Fox News and by top anchor Megyn Kelly, is boycotting the final debate ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
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Politics
Thanks to the current nomination calendar, U.S. presidential candidates (like Chris Christie, pictured at the 2015 Iowa State Fair) get lots of practice at flipping pork chops.

No Way To Pick A President? Here Are 6 Other Ways To Do It

Jan 26, 2016
Critics say Iowa and New Hampshire are too old, too white and too small to have so much power in the presidential nominating process. There are lots of other ideas, but tradition is hard to change.
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Politics
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. presents Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with a sports jersey after Trump delivered the convocation last week.

Trump Nabs Endorsement Of A Top Evangelical Leader

Jan 26, 2016
In a blow to rival Ted Cruz with less than a week until Iowa, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. officially endorses the twice-divorced casino mogul.
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Politics

Activists Mobilize Iowa's Growing Latino Population Towards Caucuses

Jan 23, 2016
For the first time, the Latino vote is being targeted in a systematic way to urge caucus participation from thousands. With the state's small but fast-growing Latino community, it's no easy task.
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Politics
GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee courts the religious vote at the Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Manning, South Carolina.

Are You An Evangelical? Are You Sure?

Dec 19, 2015
"Evangelical" is one of the most poorly defined terms in the U.S. political conversation.
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It's All Politics

Santorum Hopes To Catch Lightning In A Bottle A Second Time

May 27, 2015
The former Pennsylvania senator, who won Iowa in 2012, hopes he can do it again. But with a more crowded field, he might find it difficult to stand out.
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