The Iowa Caucuses would be a blip in the campaign ocean without the media. Once little-known one-term governor Jimmy Carter won Iowa, and the presidency, in 1976, the press and a passel of candidates started camping out there to see who else could pull that off. TRUMP GOES TO FEDERAL IMMUNITY HEARING, SKIPPING IOWA, SEIZES MEDIA SPOTLIGHTNew Hampshire has a much better track record in picking GOP nominees than Iowa. Bush in 1980, Bob Dole in 1988, Mike Huckabee in 2008, Rick Santorum in 2012 and Ted Cruz in 2016 all won Iowa but fell short. But one thing was certain heading into the caucuses: Trump has utterly changed the game.

Source: Punch January 15, 2024 22:58 UTC