Iowa Caucuses 'a Grown-Up Game of Red Rover' ; Among Democrats, the Rules Often Make Second Choices More Important Than First Choices.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Forget the idea of showing up, casting a ballot and going home.
In Iowa -- particularly among Democrats -- democracy is face- toface, played out in living rooms and middle school cafeterias.See the full content of this document
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Iowa Caucuses 'a Grown-Up Game of Red Rover' ; Among Democrats, the Rules Often Make Second Choices More Important Than First Choices.
On Thursday, Democrats and Republicans will go to designated spots in their precincts and, often after enduring a brief series of speeches, pick who they back for president.
Among Republicans, it's a fairly straightforward process: They'll take a straw vote, and they'll tell state party headquarters who the winner is. The ca...See the full content of this document