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2024 marks a new era for Iowa's Democratic Caucus

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Everything seemed to go well during the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses — until it came time for results. Welcome back to Caucus Land.

There was no momentum for any candidates on caucus night because of a faulty smartphone app. President Joe Biden had a poor showing and signaled the DNC to move Iowa back in the calendar, ending the state’s coveted first-in-the-nation position.

In this episode of Caucus Land '24, Clay Masters brings listeners through the events that led to a complete change for the Iowa Democratic Caucus.

Find more episodes of Caucus Land here.

Clay Masters
Clay Masters is the senior politics reporter for MPR News.
John Pemble is IPR's Technical Producer, News, with expertise in audio recording and production, hosting, and reporting. Pemble is also an accomplished journalist and podcast producer, and has won multiple awards for his podcast production work and audio reporting.