Director, University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll
Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa and Director of its Hawkeye Poll
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David Redlawsk
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FROM David Redlawsk
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Understanding the Caucus Process Two days from today, American voters will finally be heard from about their presidential preferences —not at the polls, but at caucuses in the state of Iowa . What are they? How do they work? Does the process—especially on the Democratic side—reveal how the caucus-goers really feel? David Redlawsk is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the University of Iowa's Hawkeye Poll.
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