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Caucus Land
The famed first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are back. But things are different this time around. In 2024, the power dynamic in Iowa politics has completely shifted. The Democrats have essentially packed up and left. And the Republicans are taking the national stage alone to see what caucusgoers deci...
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The perspective that is lost
Traditional Iowa news outlets are shrinking and have fewer resources to cover the Iowa caucuses. The remaining Republican presidential candidates make...
A tradition in name only
Presidential candidates have been rewarded in the Iowa caucuses for spending a lot of time traveling the state and meeting with voters. That strategy...
Iowa’s march to the right
Former President Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was unlike anything Iowa caucus goers had experienced before. Many voters clung to his ri...
Losing first-in-the-nation
Everything seemed to go well during the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses… until it came time to record the results. There was no momentum for any candida...
Introducing Caucus Land ‘24
Caucus Land returns for a limited-run second season. Our first of four episodes debuts Nov. 15. Here's a preview of Caucus Land ‘24.
Caucus Meltdown
The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses devolved into chaos when the system for reporting results failed. Technical issues, human error and reporting inaccu...
Caucus Curtain Call
What started as the largest and most diverse crop of Democratic presidential candidates in history has been cut down substantially ahead of the Februa...
What To Expect When You're Expecting To Caucus
Every four years, people have to basically relearn how the Iowa Democratic caucuses work. This year, a slate of new rules means caucus night could get...
That Other First In The Nation State
There are plenty of critics of the Iowa caucuses. This year, there's pressure from insiders and outsiders to change the process. On the seventeenth ep...
A Historic Shift For LGBTQ Policy
When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, he defined marriage as “between a man and a woman." A decade later, that position would be almost unimagi...
Caucuses Test Candidates On K-12 Education
One of the surest ways to fire up Iowa Democrats at a campaign event? Bring up U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. On the fifteenth episode of Ca...
How 2020 Could Change Immigration
President Trump built his 2016 campaign on stoking fears around immigration. Leading up to 2020, Democrats are running against his policies. On the fo...
The Climate Caucus
The scientific community says the world must zero out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. In response, Demo...
Gun Policy And The Caucuses
All the Democratic candidates have plans to tighten gun laws. Mass shootings have put the debate front and center. On the twelfth episode of Caucus La...
The High Cost Of The Caucuses
Running a presidential campaign isn’t cheap and one of the first places candidates spend their money is Iowa. On the eleventh episode of Caucus Land,...
Healthcare: A Caucus Checkup
Healthcare commonly polls as one of voters' top issues and political candidates have been running campaigns on it for years. This cycle, Democrats are...
Cultivating The Farm Caucus
Iowa farmers are finding themselves caught between the White House and China in the president's disputes over trade and agriculture policy. Some say t...
Caucuses Go To College
The cost of college and student debt are all-consuming for some families, and they're driving political conversations this cycle. On the eighth episod...
Hey, Republicans Will Caucus Too!
While most of the attention around the 2020 election is focused on Democrats, Republicans will hold a caucus too. President Donald Trump does face mul...
Caucus on a Stick
The Iowa State Fair has become a must-stop for presidential campaigns ahead of the Caucuses. Candidates eat fried food on a stick and try to chat with...