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The caucus process came out of democratic party reforms in light of the 1968 convention. the idea was, we dont want to sigh any smoke-filled rooms. >> iowa caucus historian, jeff stein, said that led to big changes in his state. >> for 1972, they decided to elongate the process, start picking delegates at precinct level, then the county and then the state and to the national connection. -- national convention. so there was citizen input from the start itch the new, elongated process, required io...

>> the caucus process came out of democratic party reforms in light of the 1968 convention. the idea was we dont want to see any more smoke filled rooms. >> iowa kcaucus historian said that led to big changes for his state. >> in 1972 they decided to elongate the process, start picking delegates at the precinct level, then the county then the state and finally to the national convention so there was citizen input from the start. >> that new elongated process required iowa democrats to hold their...

Chosen. >> nobody knew what they were doing, the caucus system, nobody was contesting it really, very much. >> in 1972, pat caddell was a pollster for george mcgoverns campaign. mcgovern was polling at 5% nationally, months before the caucuses. >> so the game in iowa was -- to exceed what you expect people will do, give money, support and momentum. >> mcgovern was second behind the frontrunner and won the nomination. then lost to republican richard nixon by a landslide. gerald ford replaced nixo...

Chosen. >> nobody knew what they were doing, the caucus system, nobody was contesting it really, very much. >> in 1972, pat caddell was a pollster for george mcgoverns campaign. mcgovern was polling at 5% nationally, months before the caucuses. >> so the game in iowa was -- to exceed what you expect people will do, give money, support and momentum. >> mcgovern was second behind the frontrunner and won the nomination. then lost to republican richard nixon by a landslide. gerald ford replaced nixo...

we have a very, very important issue here. why is that important? the primary here, the first in the nation is the window through which the american public begin to understand the candidates, who they are, what they stand for, and their vision for a better america. and you begin to jeopardize that process by other states like nevada most recently leap frogging in the process, making new hampshire virtually irrelevant as you move it forward. thats totally nonsense, were going to stand w...

hell be right with us to the terrible crash that killed their friend dan wheldon. later my compelling interview with kelsey grammer who really does open up in a way ive never seen before. but for now jon huntsman joins me from new hampshire. he says hell stay there rather than joining all the fun in las vegas. whats this all about? why are you avoiding the lure of sin city? >> well, piers, thank you for having me on. let me just say that we have a very, very important issue playing out...

their friend dan wheldon. later my compelling interview with kelsey grammer who really does open up in a way ive never seen before. but for now jon huntsman joins me from new hampshire. he says hell stay there rather than joining all the fun in las vegas. whats this all about? why are you avoiding the lure of sin city? >> well, piers, thank you for having me on. let me just say that we have a very, very important issue playing out here, and thats the viability of the new hampshire prim...

Year. jim acosta is live in washington to explain. hi, jim. >> morning, christine. states are trying just about everything to save a buck. one example of desperation for dollars at the local level is the idea of moving or scrapping presidential primaries altogether. at least six states and the district of columbia are in various stages of talking about delaying or get the rid of primaries to save money. heres why, holding elections are not cheap, folks. d.c., wants to move its primary. heres dol...

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