Iowa Caucuses: What’s at Stake Tonight

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First, what exactly is a caucus? Things are about to get even more interesting. Iowa is not, in other words, a small microcosm of the United States who’s vote will be matched on a larger scale.

Iowa is also one of only 10 states that still use caucusing for voting.

The Washington Post states multiple repercussions the caucus can have, treating the event as an early prediction for which candidates will be nominated for the presidency in their respective political parties.

You can check out Twitter’s caucus-related data here. “But that’s really the beauty of a caucus”, McGuire said.

The Iowa Republican Party chairman, Jeff Kaufmann, said he expects GOP turnout to top the previous record of 120,000 people, set in 2012.

After seven Republican debates, four Democratic debates and too many polling stories to count, many people are experiencing a bit of election-fever fatigue. Basically, they just listen to a half an hour’s worth of speeches, and then cast a secret ballot.

Imagine you walked into Starbucks at Downing Student Union and the barista immediately asked you for your order, all the while assuming you’ve been keeping up with your preferred coffee’s foreign and domestic policies for the past six months. “You can’t get any better than this”, Kaufman said. Look out, though. A snowstorm is forecast to hit the next day, and if the wintry weather arrives earlier than expected, at least some caucus-goers could opt to stay home rather than fearless slick roads. For you, that would mean standing with other people who side with Caramel Macchiato.

It’s in this regard that Lasley finds the process for Democrats in particular “very unique and interesting”. Fortunately, the primary season kicks off February 1, with the Iowa caucuses providing a first round of tangible results. But they still have to show up at the predetermined time, and they still have to sit through the preamble before voting.

While winning an Iowa caucus is obviously advantageous, it does not necessarily translate into winning the party nomination.

“98 percent of the population [in Iowa] is white and is overwhelmingly evangelical”, Ardrey said. On the flip side, candidates often realize after the caucuses that there is no viable path for them to the nomination.