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Why is Iowa still first in the US?

American University’s Allan Lichtman discusses why Iowa’s caucus is still first in the nation. Just over 118,000 people voted in the GOP caucus last time around, and 60 percent of those identified themselves as evangelical Christians. And almost 90 percent of Iowa is white. So why do they still go first? Is it time for a change?