For Republicans, there are usually two prizes in the Iowa caucuses: delegates and bragging rights. Iowa Republican voters will indicate their picks for the party’s presidential nominee, and the results of that vote will determine how many of the state’s 40 convention delegates each candidate ...
It’s the most straightforward metric of candidate support, and it’s the closest that the Iowa caucuses come to the voting as it will take place in most other states, where voters get just one choice and there are none of the complicated rules that I’ll describe in a moment.2 Iowa...
How Asian-American Voters Went From Republican To DemocraticAsma Khalid
Democrats technically had a primary, too, but President Bidenwasn't on the ballotbecause of a dispute between the party and the state over the date of that primary. The Biden campaign instead urged Democratic voters to write-in the president's name. How many GOP primary delegates were at st...
Iowa traditionalists will undoubtedly point to well-known flaws in digital voting systems, but modern versions of those systems are vastly more accurate and efficient than hand-counting. (As the Brennan Center pointed out last year, the main problem is that too many cities and states are using...
The field is far from set, voters are just beginning to tune in and there's still a year before the first nominating caucus in Iowa. SEE: Week in Cartoons for Feb. 25-March 1 But the first inning of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary game belongs to Kamala Harris. The first-t...
Counties in six states still use paperless voting machines. Most lie in solidly Republican or Democratic congressional districts, which decreases the likelihood of a contested election. However, there are six congressional districts that are considered at least somewhat competitive and are using electronic...
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Precinct captains are expected to know the second choice of their area’s voters, should they have to convince them to switch sides. In the GOP race, voter targeting feels a little more geared towards efficiency. The goal is to just drive as many people to the polls as possible. Iowa’s...
Two of the three top GOP candidates in the Iowa caucuses are Latinos, a landmark that stands out even more considering some of Trump’s rhetoric on Mexico. In 2012,Latino voters chose Barack Obama over Mitt Romney71 percent to 27 percent. There is definitely room for the GOP to expand ...