Jan 04 Liveblog: Results of Iowa’s Caucuses By News Desk After the first contest of the primary season, Mitt Romney barely edged out Rick Santorum, with Ron Paul close behind. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is heading back to the Lone Star State to consider his next move. We'll have much… Continue reading
Jan 03 Iowans Voice Their Top Issues, Ideas on Fixing U.S. Political System By Quinn Bowman As Iowans gather for Caucuses around the state to literally stand up for their GOP presidential candidate of choice, we asked several residents about their most pressing concerns of this campaign season and how they view the U.S. political system. Continue reading
Jan 03 Interviews With the GOP Candidates By Maria Lopez Conde Tuesday's Iowa caucuses will help determine who among the Republican presidential contenders goes forward. Catch up on all of the candidates' views with the conversations and links below, as well as on our politics page. Texas… Continue reading
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
Jan 02 Iowa Dispatch: Becoming Better Candidates By Judy Woodruff Whatever voters think of the political views of Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, they have to be struck by how much each has learned on the campaign trail in Iowa over the past year. Both have… Continue reading
Jan 02 Scenes From Iowa’s Campaign Trail By Teresa Gorman (Judy Woodruff talks briefly with Ron Paul days before the 2012 Iowa caucuses. Photo by Quinn Bowman) The PBS NewsHour's politics team is on the trail covering the 2012 campaign. Check out some of the scenes they've captured in recent… Continue reading