Iowa Republicans threaten to move caucuses if Democrats change schedule [View all]

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Source: The Guardian

Few in the US would suggest that the presidential election process should last even longer than it already does, but that is exactly what may happen if Republicans in Iowa follow through with a recent threat.

In an interview this week with NBC News, Iowa’s Republican party chair said he would be prepared to move the state’s caucuses – the process Iowa uses to identify its preferred presidential candidate – “to Halloween” should Democrats shake up their primary schedule.

Iowa has long been the first state in the nation to cast its vote in the Republican and Democratic presidential primary processes, but Democrats are exploring the idea of holding their first ballot elsewhere in 2024.

Clamor has been growing in the party for a different state, with a population more representative of the US as a whole, to be given the first go, with Democratic officials in Michigan, in particular, pushing for the state to be moved up in the primary calendar.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/28/iowa-republicans-caucuses-democrats

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An important point: If the Iowa (Republican) Government chooses not to hold a Presidential Primary, the result will, by necessity, be a Party sponsored Caucus, even if its not a "stand in the corner and be counted" format.