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For Republican presidential hopefuls, Iowa is still the first political beauty contest

  • Written by Steffen W. Schmidt, Lucken Endowed Professor of Political Science, Iowa State University
For Republican presidential hopefuls, Iowa is still the first political beauty contestU.S. Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, speaks during an event at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. KC McGinnis/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Democratic National Committee may have dethroned the Iowa caucuses as kingmaker in its presidential nominating process, but Iowa voters still have the power to crown Republican...

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