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History

The Iowa caucus has falsely claimed to be the first such caucus each year in the United States for a century. In fact, this was never the case, as delegate selection at the precinct level would begin in many states as early as two years prior to the quadrennial convention. In 1976, for example, both Alabama and Mississippi had their delegate selection process completed before Iowa's caucus process had even begun. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

It came to national attention in 1972, with a series of articles in the New York Times on how non-primary states would choose their delegates for the national conventions. For the record, the winner at the precinct level was front runner Edmund S. Muskie. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (Edmund Marciszewski) (March 28, 1914–March 26, 1996) was a Polish-American politician from Maine. ...

In 1976 an uncommitted slate received the most support, however, the headlines went to a formerly obscure Georgia governor Jimmy Carter, who, while coming in a distant second, won the most votes for any actual candidate. With no actual front runner at the time, Carter was able to use the publicity of his "win" to achieve victory in the New Hampshire primary, and then on to win his party's nomination and eventually the presidency. Since then, presidential candidates have focused increasingly on achieving a win in Iowa. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Are you kidding?, this is solid truth here, nothing escapes the eyes of Gov!!!, not even. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... The New Hampshire primary is the opening gun of the quadrennial U.S. presidential election. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Beginning in 1980, the Republicans began the tradition of holding a straw poll at their caucuses, giving the appearance of a primary election. George H. W. Bush campaigned extensivly in Iowa, defeating Ronald Reagan, and briefly challenging the former Californa Governor's lock on that years nominataion. A straw poll is a type of voting where the results of the poll have little or no direct results, other than to gauge opinion. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States of America serving from 1989 to 1993. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), and the 33rd Governor of the state of California (1967–1975). ...

While they have been a financial boon to the state, (the candidates have spent sometimes years campaigning) the political value of the Iowa caucuses has gone up and down over the years. In 1988, for example, the candidates who eventually won the nominations of both parties came in a poor third, and Walter Mondale in 1984, Bob Dole in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2000, all of whom went on to win the nomination, were badly beaten in New Hampshire. Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (largely established by former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey). ... Robert Joseph Bob Dole (born July 22, 1923) is best known as a former Republican United States Senate Majority Leader and Senator from Kansas from 1969-1996. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

The nadir of the caucuses was in 1992, when local Senator Tom Harkin ran for the Democratic nomination and none of the other candidates mounted campaigns in deference to him. President Bush was unopposed on the Republican side, and the media completely ignored the state. Thomas Richard Tom Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is the junior United States Senator from Iowa. ... ...

While the Democrats have tried to preserve the priority of Iowa and New Hampshire in their schedules, the Republicans have not. Alaska and Hawaii generally have their caucuses before Iowa, and in 1988 the Hawaii victory of Pat Robertson and the 1996 Lousiana victory of Pat Buchanan over Sen.Phil Gramm had a significant impact on the results in the Hawkeye state. Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Marion Gordon Pat Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is a televangelist from the United States. ... Louisiana is a southern state of the United States of America. ... Patrick Buchanan Patrick Joseph Buchanan (born November 2, 1938), usually known as Pat Buchanan, is an American conservative journalist and a well known television political commentator. ... William Philip Phil Gramm (born July 8, 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia) served as a Democratic Congressman (1978-1983), a Republican Congressman (1983-1985) and a Republican Senator from Texas (1985-2002). ...

The caucuses are an important factor in determining who remains in the race and who drops out. In the months leading up to the caucus, predictions showed candidates Dick Gephardt and Howard Dean neck-and-neck for first place, with John Kerry and John Edwards far behind them. Negative campaign ads attacking each other by the two front runners soured the voters on them, and a last minute descision by Kerry to put all his remaining money in Iowa, changed things around at the last minute. Gephardt's presidential hopes were dashed and Dean's badly battered, as Kerry went on to become the second non-incumbent to win both Iowa and New Hampshire since Edmond Muskie in 1972. (For further information on the 2004 Iowa caucus, see 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses.) Richard Andrew Dick Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is senior counsel at the global law firm DLA Piper and a former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. ... Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and physician from the U.S. state of Vermont. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... This article is about the American attorney and politician. ... In the United States, the 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses (held January 19) were the first major test of some of the leading contenders for the Democratic Partys nomination as its candidate for the 2004 presidential election. ...

Process

The Iowa caucus operates very differently from the more common primary election used by most other states (see U.S. presidential primary). The caucus is generally defined as a "gathering of neighbours". Rather than going to polls and casting ballots, Iowans gather at a set location in each of Iowa's approximately 2,000 precincts. Typically, these meetings occur in schools, churches, or libraries. The caucuses are held every two years, but the ones that receive national attention are the presidential preference primaries held every four years. In addition to the voting, caucus attendees propose planks for their party's platform, select members of the county committees, and discuss issues such as voter turnout. The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... The series of U.S. presidential primaries is one of the first steps in the process of electing a President of the United States. ... A polling station situated inside a suburban library in the north of Cambridge during the United Kingdom general election, 2005. ... A ballot is a device used to record choices made by voters. ... A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... A modern-style library in Chambéry In the traditional sense of the word, a library is a collection of books and periodicals, . It can refer to an individuals private collection, but more often it is a large collection that is funded and maintained by a city or institution. ...

The Iowa caucus is less-binding than the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary because Iowan caucus-goers elect delegates to county conventions, who, in turn, elect delegates to district and state conventions where, ultimately, the national convention delegates are selected. The New Hampshire primary is the opening gun of the quadrennial U.S. presidential election. ...

The Republicans and Democrats each hold their own set of caucuses subject to their own particular rules that change from time to time. Participants in each party's caucuses must be registered with that party. Participants can change their registration at the caucus location. Additionally, 17-year-olds can participate, as long as they will be 18 years of age by the date of the general election. Observers are allowed to attend, as long as they do not become actively involved in the debate and voting process. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...

Republican Party process

The Republican caucuses are a straw poll where each voter places his or her vote in a hat (by secret ballot). The non-binding results are tabulated and reported to the state party who releases the results to the media. Delegates are later chosen at the Republican District and State Conventions. A straw poll is a type of voting where the results of the poll have little or no direct results, other than to gauge opinion. ...

Democratic Party process

The process used by the Democrats is somewhat more complicated. Caucus-goers form into "preference groups," where their candidate preferences become public. For roughly 30 minutes, attendees try to convince their neighbors to support their candidates. Participants indicate their support for a particular candidate by standing in a designated area of the caucus site.

After 130 minutes, the electioneering is temporarily halted and the number of votes for each candidate is counted. The supporters of any candidate who doesn't have enough supporters to be "viable" will then have to find a viable candidate to support or simply choose to abstain. This viability level is currently set at 15% of the number of attendees at the caucus site. Consequently, for a candidate to receive any delegates from a particular precinct, he or she must have the support of at least 15% of that precinct. This causes the caucuses, unlike primaries, to favor front-running candidates.

From here, the caucus-goers have roughly another 30 minutes to support one of the remaining candidates or choose to abstain. When the voting is closed, a final head count is conducted, and each precinct proportionally apportions county delegates for each candidate who later attend a county convention. A delegate is an individual (or a member of a group called a delegation) who represents the interests of a larger organization (e. ...

The delegates chosen by the precinct then go to a later caucus, the county convention, to choose delegates to the district convention and state convention. At the district convention, the delegates assign 29 of the actual delegates to the National Convention from Iowa. At the state convention, the other 16 delegates are chosen. Delegates to each level of convention are not bound to vote for their chosen candidate and can switch allegiance.

2004 process

Main Article: 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses In the United States, the 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses (held January 19) were the first major test of some of the leading contenders for the Democratic Partys nomination as its candidate for the 2004 presidential election. ...

In 2004, the meetings ran from 6:30 PM until approximately 8:00 PM on January 19, 2004. The county convention occurred on March 13, the district convention on April 24, and the state convention on June 26. Delegates may change their votes based on further developments in the race; for instance, in 2004 the delegates pledged to Dick Gephardt who left the race after the precinct caucuses chose a different candidate, perhaps based on instructions from Gephardt. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 12-hour clock is a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem (a. ... The 12-hour clock is a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem (a. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The number of delegates each candidate receives eventually determines how many state delegates from Iowa that candidate will have at the Democratic National Convention. Iowa sends 56 delegates to the DNC out of a total 4,366. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ...

Of the 45 delegates chosen through the caucus system, 29 are chosen at the district level. Ten delegates are at-large delegates, and six are "party leader and elected official" (PLEO) delegates; these are assigned at the state convention. There are also 11 other delegates, eight of whom are appointed from local Democratic National Committee members, two are PLEO delegates and one is elected at the state Democratic convention. The group of 45 delegates are pledged to a candidate; the group of 11 are unassigned.

The 2004 Iowa caucuses concluded with John Kerry winning the Democratic contest with approximately 38% of the state delegates, winning 20 delegates to the national convention. He ran ahead of John Edwards who won 32% and 18 delegates and Howard Dean who won 18% and 7 delegates. Richard Gephardt finished fourth at 11% but won no delegates. George W. Bush was not seriously contested on the Republican side. John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... This article is about the American attorney and politician. ... Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and physician from the U.S. state of Vermont. ... Richard Andrew Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from 1977 until January 3, 2005. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

2008 process

Main Articles: 2008 Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 Iowa Republican caucuses The formal start of the delegate selection process for the 2008 race, campaigning began as early as two years earlier, when various candidates began to make personal appearences. ... The so-called caucuses are in fact, more of an unnofficial primary, with the delegates to the state convention selected proportionally via a straw poll. ...

Past winners

Bolded candidates eventually won their party's nomination. Candidates with an asterisk (*) subsequently won the General Election.

Democrats

• 2004 - John Kerry (38%) defeated John Edwards (32%), Howard Dean (18%), Richard Gephardt (11%) and Dennis Kucinich (1%)
• 2000 - Al Gore (63%) defeated Bill Bradley (37%)
• 1996 - Bill Clinton* (unopposed)
• 1992 - Tom Harkin (76%) defeated Paul Tsongas (4%), Bill Clinton* (3%), Bob Kerrey (2%) and Jerry Brown (2%)
• 1988 - Dick Gephardt (31%) defeated Paul Simon (27%), Michael Dukakis (22%) and Bruce Babbitt (6%)
• 1984 - Walter Mondale (19%) defeated Gary Hart (17%), George McGovern (10%), Alan Cranston (7%), John Glenn (4%), Rueben Askew (3%) and Jesse Jackson (2%)
• 1980 - Jimmy Carter (59%) defeated Ted Kennedy (31%)
• 1976 - "Uncommitted" (37%) defeated Jimmy Carter* (28%) Birch Bayh (13%), Fred Harris (10%), Morris Udall (6%), Sargent Shriver (3%) and Henry Jackson (1%)
• 1972 - Edmund Muskie (36%) defeated George McGovern (23%), Hubert Humphrey (2%), Eugene McCarthy (1%), Shirley Chisholm (1%) and Henry Jackson (1%)

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Republicans

• 2004- George W. Bush* (unopposed)
• 2000- George W. Bush* (41%) defeated Steve Forbes (30%), Alan Keyes (14%), Gary Bauer (9%), John McCain (5%) and Orrin Hatch (1%)
• 1996- Bob Dole (26%) defeated Pat Buchanan (23%), Lamar Alexander (18%), Steve Forbes (10%), Phil Gramm (9%), Alan Keyes (7%), Richard Lugar (4%) and Maurice Taylor (1%)
• 1992- George H. W. Bush (unopposed)
• 1988- Bob Dole (37%) defeated Pat Robertson (25%), George H. W. Bush* (19%), Jack Kemp (11%) and Pete DuPont (7%)
• 1984- Ronald Reagan* (unopposed)
• 1980- George H. W. Bush (32%) defeated Ronald Reagan* (30%), Howard Baker (15%), John Connally (9%), Phil Crane (7%), John B. Anderson (4%) and Bob Dole (2%)
• 1976- Gerald Ford defeated Ronald Reagan

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See also

• 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses

In the United States, the 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses (held January 19) were the first major test of some of the leading contenders for the Democratic Partys nomination as its candidate for the 2004 presidential election. ...

Resources

• http://desmoinesregister.com/extras/politics/caucus2004/index.html (David Yepsen)
• http://www.gazetteonline.com/iowacaucus/basics/caucushistory.aspx
• http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/primaries/pages/states/IA/index.html