It’s 1,000 miles from the White House. But for decades, Iowa has played an outsized role in America’s presidential race. Our editors debate the importance of the Iowa caucuses on the second episode of “Checks and Balance”
IT’S 1,000 miles from the White House. But for decades, Iowa has played an outsized role in America’s presidential race. Voters give their verdict on the 2020 candidates for the first time in the
next week — an important test for the Democrats hoping to be elected President in November. How much does Iowa really matter?’s US editor, John Prideaux, heads to the Midwest to find out. Correspondents Adam Roberts and Jon Fasman have also been in Iowa this week. Charlotte Howard joins the discussion from New York. Runtime: 34 min
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