How many people will participate? In 2012, 121,503 Republicans showed up to caucus -- just shy of 20 percent of Republicans who were registered to vote at the time. The last contested Democratic caucus, in 2008, drew 239,872 people, or nearly 40 percent of registered Democrats -- a huge...
They can cast an absentee ballot if they can't make it to the polls on Election Day, and in some states, people may vote before Election Day. On the other hand, the Iowa caucuses are held in the evening, and voters must attend in person to participate, except in a few isolated inst...
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate condemned Cruz’s tactic because “it is not in keeping in the spirit of the Iowa Caucuses.” Iowa Governor Terry Brandstad called the mailers “unethical and unfair.” The accused’s response: After criticism about the misleading mailers, Cruz said:“I wi...
was soon in Des Moines, handling data entry for the state voter file that guided Obama to his crucial victory in the Iowa caucuses. He bounced from state to state through the long primary calendar, growing familiar with voter data and the ways of using statistical models to intelligently sort...
The error is calculated based on the margin separating the top two finishers in the election — and not the top two candidates in the poll. For instance, if a certain poll had the 2008 Iowa Democratic caucus with Hillary Clinton at 32 percent, Barack Obama with 30 percent and John Edwards...
“Jacobin magazine and the Chicago Teachers Union’s CORE Caucus present a 118-page booklet on corporate education reform and the efforts to resist its agenda. Featuring CTU President Karen Lewis, economist Dean Baker, Jacobin editors Megan Erickson and Bhaskar Sunkara, Joanne Barken, and many ...
Our polling averages adjust more quickly following major events — that is, after big primary and caucus dates (e.g. Iowa, Super Tuesday) and to a lesser extent, following debates and when major candidates drop out of the race. Conversely, the averages will be more conservative when there...
Some Iowa insiders blamed the DNC for a chaotic planning process that wasted their time and effort. The state party spent months seeking to address one of the chief criticisms of the caucuses: that too many people could not participate because of work, family obligations and disabilities. Enco...
They have the option of casting an absentee ballot if they can’t make it to the polls on Election Day, and in some states, people may vote before Election Day. The Iowa caucuses, on the other hand, are held in the evening and voters must attend in person in order to participate, ...
Lead Art: Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris participate during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center on Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia. | Alex Brandon/APSep 2024 Donald Trump and Kamala Harris did not shake hands at...