Iowa Caucus: Road to the White House Starts in Hawkeye State

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At last, it’s caucus day in Iowa.

The process of picking a USA president begins Monday night in Iowa – where, for the 11th time since 1976, both major national parties will hold their first nomination contest. Republicans will have more than 800 caucus sites, and Democrats will have about 1,100. But Trump leads Cruz by 11 percentage points in that poll, mostly thanks to a 24-point lead among first-time caucus-goers.

Both of the parties in Iowa have expressed strong confidence in Microsoft, aside from some typical corporate hostility by the Bernie Sanders campaign early last week.

The Republicans who snagged the top five spots were Texas Sen. But Barack Obama’s unexpected 2008 victory was instrumental in his path to the Democratic nomination.

The difficulty is why the people who caucus tend to be the diehards – the people on the extremes.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – For more than a year, presidential candidates have fanned out across Iowa, shaking hands and posing for photos with voters in coffee shops, American Legion halls and libraries, often in towns so small that most Iowans have never heard of them.

Some candidates didn’t plan to wait. Be sure to tune in on Local22/Local44 News starting at 5am. The Democrats’ process can be a very personal one, considering there is no secret ballot and neighbors must face each other as they back their pick or watch their preferred candidate’s support wither on the vine.

Pate said Cruz’s campaign “misrepresents Iowa election law”. If that candidate can’t make that threshold, his or her supporters are free to throw in with another, more popular candidate.

Trump plans to campaign in Arkansas on Wednesday.

“Finally, I want to thank the thousands of volunteers who helped run our precinct caucus locations all across the state”.

Ted Cruz needs you to trust him.

All eyes tonight will be on Iowa in what’s expected to be thrillingly close Democratic and Republican caucuses.

Jeb Bush’s supporters have spent $15 million on slickly produced ads to win over Iowa voters. If not, their backers can either choose not to participate or can join another viable candidate’s group.

Although “uncommitted” got more votes than Jimmy Carter (37.2 percent to 27.6 percent), Carter got more votes than any other Democratic candidate. It will take 1,237 to win the nomination. Some things to know about Iowa’s delegates: VIDEO: ABC News ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos explaining how caucuses work DEMOCRATS HAVE 44 DELEGATES AT STAKE Iowa Democrats award delegates proportionally, based on the statewide vote as well as the vote in individual congressional districts. In a tight Democratic contest, it’s even possible for two candidates to split the delegates evenly. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.