Politics & Government
POLL: Does Iowa Matter?
Caucuses complete, pundits will use the results to project the national race. But should they?
Yesterday, if you were an Iowan.
Today, we ask: Does it matter?
Not really, according to a recent piece by David Schoenbaum in The New York Times. Schoenbaum, a former University of Iowa history professor, writes that the caucuses may be in "sunset mode," with presidential candidates spending less time in the Hawkeye State. Still, he adds, could learn from an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that quashed an attempt at gerrymandering.
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The Pekin (Ill.) Daily Times breaks down results from past caucuses here.
What do you think? Has the spotlight dimmed on Iowa's importance on the national political stage? Will the GOP's Iowa winner ultimately take the Republican nomination? Is Iowa still a launch pad to boost fundraising en route to the nomination? Does casting the caucuses as a bellwether miss the point?
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