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Carter Hacks Iowa (1976)

Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 9:30 a.m.

It\u2019s January 31st. This day in 1976, Jimmy Carter is coming out of Iowa having rocketed to the top of the Democratic nomination field. This is in large part because he was the first to recognize the particular way in which the Iowa caucus system favored a certain kind of politics.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss why Carter was such a great fit for the Iowa style of campaign politics.

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