Typically, there are speeches given on representatives from the various candidates who say vote for this person, vote for that person. Then people vote in secret on paper ballots. The gop rules say you have to be a republican or registered republican to take part in this, even though you can register at the site if you want to tonight. But this is very much a party activity. Not a state activity. Now, what happens afterward . Usually somebody gets a majority. That person is declared more or less the winner in the state. But this is not a winner take all proposition. It is proportional. So when you look at the 40 iowa delegates theyre competing for tonight, this many total delegates are at stake, this many are needed to win the nomination nationally. So if you get a proportion of this, youre just getting a tiny start on what you need to win the nomination. Nonetheless, it is considered an important measure of where you stand. Although we should note that when you look in the past, look at the winners of recent iowa
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