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The Iowa Caucus
The Iowa Caucus Every two years the state of Iowa holds Caucuses, consequently years of presidential elections more media attention is given to them. Many people may be asking themselves what exactly a caucus. Lets take a look at the first issue. A caucus is a forum where local registered Democrats and Republicans gather to discuss party issues and on years of a presidential election , who will be the party's nomination. In either party, delegates attend a county convention. The number of delegates is based on the population it represents, much like the House of Representatives. The county delegates than elect a congressional district delegate who will in turn elect a group of delegates for the national convention. These delegates are responsible for casting the vote of the particular party. This takes us to, how will the delegates know who to vote for. The Republicans have what I would say is the easiest system. 1. Vote 2. Leave 3. Delegates vote. The Democrats on the other hand have a very complex process. The process starts by precincts meeting with like minded supports for a particular candidates. In order to make the group an actual contender they must reach a certain percentage of the vote. If the group doesn't reach said percentage, they must disband and join another group. This percentage is calculated by the number of delegates from the precinct. Ultimately it would break down something like this. * If the precinct has only one delegate, the group with the most people wins the delegate vote, and that's it.
* If the precinct has only two delegates, each group needs 25 percent to be viable.
* If the precinct has only three delegates, each group needs one-sixth of the caucus participants.
* If the precinct has four or more delegates, each group needs at least 15 percent of the caucus participants. This will lead to setting up the of the groups, the next thing is to figure out how many of the precinct's delegates in each group and thus each candidate should win. The formula is completely easier to understand. Number of people in the group multiplied number of delegates divided number of caucus participants
This caucus system, although complex, establishes the pace of the presidential election and for this reason it is critically important for all citizens to know about.
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