Former President Donald Trump swept a trio of states Saturday, inching his way closer to a formal grasp of the party’s nomination for president. Trump notched victories in Missouri and Idaho, and picked up more delegates at the party convention in Michigan. But none of these three state elections were primaries. All were caucuses, which limit turnout by requiring participants to arrive at a specific time and usually to stay for a certain period to participate in a more formal process. Caucus… Source link
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The Iowa Democratic Party office in Des Moines. (Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images) The short answer: Not much. Since 1972, Iowa Democrats — like their Republican counterparts — have held a privileged position in choosing their party’s nominee. In fact, it had a better record of picking nominees than the GOP caucuses: Hillary Clinton (in 2016), Barack Obama (in 2008), John Kerry (in 2004) and Al Gore (in 2000) all won Iowa before capturing their party’s nod later in the year. But Iowa,… Source link
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