Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, with her husband Marcus Bachmann, walk to their next stop while visiting a few independent businesses in the Valley Junction shopping district Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 in West Des Moines. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson)
Historical insights into the Iowa Caucuses
January 3, 2012
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The first test in the 2012 presidential campaign is tonight in Iowa. Ask your questions of the man who co-authored the book "The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event."
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Dennis Goldford: Professor of political science, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Co-author of "The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event," (3rd edition Dec. 2010). Also, "The American Constitution and the Debate Over Originialism," and a new book in spring 2012, "The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics and the First Amendment."
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