claim: "iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the lord, should be the first caucus and primary."
author: bill richardson
evidence_1: the iowa caucus operates very differently from the more common primary  election used by most other states (see u.s. presidential primary). the caucuses  are generally defined as "gatherings of neighbors." rather than going to polls  and casting ballots, iowans gather at a set location in each of iowa's 1,681  precincts.
evidence_2: mar 31, 2016 ... but the presidential primary system as it exists today is a surprisingly new  phenomenon, and it is hardly unreasonable to believe that it can and ... yet the  combined population of the first four primary states — iowa, new hampshire,  nevada and south carolina — is a little more than 12 million people. that is ...
evidence_3: jun 24, 2016 ... in his first year, richardson proposed and won passage of reagan-style "tax cuts  to promote growth and investment" and passed a broad personal income tax cut  and won a statewide ... iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for  reasons related to the lord, should be the first caucus and primary.
evidence_4: the new hampshire primary is the first in a series of nationwide party primary  elections and the second party contest (the first being the iowa caucuses) held in  the united states every four years as part of the process of choosing the  delegates to the democratic and republican national conventions which choose  the party ...
evidence_5: feb 1, 2016 ... let me first of all say, to god be the glory. ted cruz. (cheers and applause).  ted cruz. tonight is a victory for the grassroots. tonight is a victory for  courageous conservatives across iowa, and all across this great nation. ted cruz . tonight, the state of iowa has spoken. iowa has sent notice that the ...