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Iowa Caucus
November 21, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Is Vivek Ramaswamy Actually Running for President?
No one likes the annoying self-made millionaire. With two months to go until voters hit the polls, it doesn’t seem like he’s trying to change anyone’s mind.
December 6, 2022
Timothy Noah
Good Riddance to the Iowa Caucuses
The Democrats should have pushed the Hawkeye State to the back of the line decades ago.
May 2, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Seriously, Democrats? You’re Replacing Iowa with … New Hampshire?
Dumping the Iowa caucuses presents an opportunity for a fresh rethink of the whole process. Which apparently is something the Democratic National Committee doesn’t have the guts to do.
March 28, 2022
Daniel Strauss
Democrats May Finally Be Ready to Demote the Iowa Caucuses
A DNC committee meets this week to consider a proposal that is a dagger aimed at Iowa. Do they really have the guts to unsheathe it?
March 5, 2020
Matt Ford
There Is Only One Way to Fix Our Broken Presidential Primary
What would the founders have done if they’d known we were going to inflict this terrible system upon ourselves?
February 4, 2020
Parker Richards
The Iowa Caucus Was a Media Debacle, Too
The lack of immediate voting results led journalists and candidates to feed needless narratives about corruption and incompetence.
February 4, 2020
Libby Watson
Abolish the Iowa Caucus
A great nation deserves better than Monday night's comprehensive omnishambles.
January 31, 2020
Marisa Kabas
The Panic of the Never Trumpers
As the Iowa caucus looms, this rogue Republican contingent is learning that the Democratic primary doesn't exist to serve its exclusive needs.
November 13, 2019
Libby Watson
Julián Castro Is Right About the Democratic Primary Process
Iowa and New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation status is antithetical to the Democratic party's stated values.
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