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    Politics team wrap-up: Snowy Iowa gears up for caucus night

    by Linda Feldmann Jan 12, 2024 3 minutes

    In American politics, there’s nothing like presidential primary season. Candidates barnstorm diners, kiss babies, grill pork chops. And that’s just Iowa, where the first contests are caucuses – small meetings across the state that get people out of their houses and talking to one another in freezing January. They build community, as I once observed. 

    I’ve covered every presidential campaign since 1996, and one thing is certain: You never know what will happen till it happens. See former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum’s surprise victory in the 2012 

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