I’ve always wondered about people in Iowa. Only a little less than those in Idaho, specifically the northern part. Why, I wonder, should this state be our early warning system, our barometer of coming political shitstorms?
Just as a historical note, the caucus is concerned mainly with choosing state electoral delegates. In 1972, it was altered slightly to become a bellwether process in early presidential showings. Altered by the Democrats, who sponsored the first early January caucus there. By 1976, the Republicans opted for the same model, and it’s been rumbling along that way ever since.
Interestingly, though both parties participate, national attention is almost entirely on the Republicans.…