Caucus Land

About Caucus Land

The famed first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are back. But things are different this time around. In 2024, the power dynamic in Iowa politics has completely shifted. The Democrats have essentially packed up and left. And the Republicans are taking the national stage alone to see what caucusgoers decide with an indicted former president dominating the candidate pack.The new season of Caucus Land looks at the Iowa caucuses through this lens to understand how we got here and why the mission of keeping Iowa first in the presidential race is so important to the state parties.This season of Caucus Land is a collaboration between Iowa Public Radio and the Midwest Newsroom.

Publisher

Iowa Public Radio

Category

government · news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Aug 2019

Latest episode

19 Dec 2023

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Dec 2023

   The perspective that is lost

   Traditional Iowa news outlets are shrinking and have fewer resources to cover the Iowa caucuses. The remaining Republican presidential candidates make their case in the final weeks as misinformation blurs what potential caucusgoers know to be true.

2. 

   6 Dec 2023

   A tradition in name only

   Presidential candidates have been rewarded in the Iowa caucuses for spending a lot of time traveling the state and meeting with voters. That strategy doesn’t seem to be working for those running against former President Donald Trump in 2024. A runaway victory for the former president could mark a major shift for campaigns and could spell even more trouble for the future of the Iowa caucuses.

3. 

   22 Nov 2023

   Iowa’s march to the right

   Former President Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was unlike anything Iowa caucus goers had experienced before. Many voters clung to his right-wing populist message and still support him as he runs for the White House a third time. His election in 2016 marked a clear shift in Iowa’s politics that’s still very present today.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

102 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Contact Caucus Land

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.