[Duke C.]

I think these Iowa Caucuses are too easily gamed by the candidates.
Meeting rooms can be packed with one's supporters crowding out others,
fluid news reports can be manipulated in real time, and who knows what else?

It would be nice to see Iowa go to a standard primary model.

[niteowl77]

I think these Iowa Caucuses are too easily gamed by the candidates.

This.

Attend just one Iowa caucus and you can get a free lesson on how intimidation and public shaming works.

There are reasons why nobody should let Iowa be the bellwether for anything, and there are also reasons why the political machines maintain Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus status. Once again, only if you look at it as being part of a political con job rather than the preservation of some mythical quaint tradition, it all makes sense.

It sure ain't because politicians just love Iowa(ns) in February.

Mr. niteowl77