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Jan 2024
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Why Is the Iowa Caucus First?

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Jordan Klepper heads to Iowa to gauge how Iowans feel about kicking off primary season and to figure out why Iowa gets first dibs on voting. Al Madrigal learns about Iowa's important position in the candidate selection process. And Ronny Chieng explains why the Iowa caucuses are important in the presidential election cycle. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr ... Show More
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