Jan 04 Watch Gingrich: Great Debate to be Had Within Republican Party Gingrich: Great Debate to be Had Within Republican Party… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch Shields, Brooks on Iowa Caucuses' Macro and Micro Stories Shields, Brooks on the Macro and Micro Stories of the Iowa Caucuses… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 'Not Your Grandmother's Iowa Caucus:' Historians Examine State's Rise to Power Jeffrey Brown discusses the history and significance of the Iowa Caucuses with presidential historians Richard Norton Smith of George Mason University and Michael Beschloss, plus Jeff Stein of the State Historical Society of Iowa. Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch How Divided Are Iowa's Republican Voters? Recent days turned Iowa into a three-way grudge match -- with GOP hopefuls looking to gain momentum coming our of the first contest of the primary season. Gwen Ifill discusses what to look for as the results roll in with… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch GOP Candidates Make Last-Ditch Effort to Get Iowans to Caucuses Republican presidential hopefuls seeking the first harvest of delegates this nominating season worked right up to the last minute Tuesday ahead of Iowa's Caucuses. Judy Woodruff reports on the candidates' last-ditch efforts, then Gwen Ifill speaks with Des Moines Register… Continue watching
Jan 03 Viewer's Guide to the Iowa Caucuses By News Desk Mitt Romney greets supporters during a rally Monday at the Weber Paper Company in Dubuque, Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. On Tuesday evening, Iowa's Republicans will gather at 1,774 precincts to select their choice to be the GOP's… Continue reading
Jan 03 In Sioux County, Is 2nd Place Best? By Dante Chinni Iowans listen to Texas Rep. Ron Paul last week during a town hall meeting at the Sioux Center Public Library. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Everyone likes to win, but sometimes it's better to finish second. Up in the northwest… Continue reading
Jan 03 Occupy Des Moines Steps Onto the Political Stage By Quinn Bowman We've all seen the dramatic coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement. What started at Zuccotti Park in Manhattan spread to cities across America. While OWS focused on income inequality and the power of money in politics as a corrupting… Continue reading
Jan 03 Gwen's Caucus Day Take: 5 Things to Watch for in Iowa By Gwen Ifill We love it when voters take over the narrative, and that's what will happen in Iowa Tuesday night as voters meet to caucus and choose a possible presidential nominee. Here's what we're watching: How will social conservatives split? Conventional wisdom… Continue reading
Jan 03 Iowa's Moment Has Arrived By Christina Bellantoni Iowa Republicans will choose their presidential nominee Tuesday. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images. Here we go! After 13 nationally televised debates, some 900 campaign events, candidates rising and falling in the polls and months of speculation about the shape of… Continue reading