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Why Iowa? Small state has outsize role in picking the president

By every measure, California's 39.2 million residents are more representative of the nation's future than Iowa's 3.2 million.

A young Iowan attends a campaign event for Nikki Haley on Sunday at Jethro’s BBQ in Ames. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
A young Iowan attends a campaign event for Nikki Haley on Sunday at Jethro’s BBQ in Ames. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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The nominating system gives an opportunity for Middle Americans question candidates in a way that would never be possible in California, some argue.

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