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Political scientists: Iowa should remain first

According to a new study, Iowa reflects the diversity of America more than any other state and, as such, deserves its status as first-in-the-nation.
The research was presented in an article by political scientists Peverill Squire of the University of Missouri and Michael Lewis-Beck of the University of Iowa. It appeared in the January issue of [...]


Other top Iowa Dems don’t see risk to Iowa caucuses

After the Iowa Independent published an interview with Dave Nagle in which the former congressman and Iowa Democratic Party Chair said Sen. Barack Obama was “throwing Iowa under the bus” with his proposed DNC calendar commission, the Des Moines Register’s Tom Beaumont published a story in which other top Democrats sounded a more reassuring note:
“Senator [...]