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Is the Iowa Caucus a tradition in name only?

River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

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.

This second installment of highlights from IPR's Caucus Land podcast delves into how a runaway victory for former president Donald Trump in the 2024 Iowa caucus could mark a major shift for campaigns and spell more trouble for the future of Iowa's caucuses.

We also look at the state's decreasing number of local news outlets affecting coverage of the coming caucuses, as the remaining Republican candidates make their case to Iowans.

Clay Masters is the senior politics reporter for MPR News.
John Pemble is a reporter for IPR