Corn, Cage, or Caucus?
Iowa voters file into the polling place while every flavor of candidate tries to turn ‘high-profile primaries’ into low-information consent.
In Iowa, the ballot looks like a menu—except the fine print says: ‘No substitutions. No refunds. Results may be pre-selected.’
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Iowa voters head to the polls for fierce races
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