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'''Iowa''' is a pivotal state in the presidential nomination process, as located in the [[Midwest]]ern region of the [[United States]].  It joined the [[United States]] on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-U-S-states-by-date-of-admission-to-the-Union-2130026</ref> Iowa sided with the North during the [[American Civil War]]. [[Des Moines]] is Iowa's capital and largest city; its current governor is [[Republican]] Kim Reynolds.  Iowa is the top producer of [[corn]] and [[pork]] in the [[United States]], and holds an annual state fair attended by more than 1 millon people. '''''Iowa is increasingly Republican as [[Leftist]] elites on both coasts continue to steal from the [[Midwest]]'''''.

'''Iowa''' is a pivotal state in the presidential nomination process, as located in the [[Midwest]]ern region of the [[United States]].  It joined the [[United States]] on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-U-S-states-by-date-of-admission-to-the-Union-2130026</ref> [[Des Moines]] is Iowa's capital and largest city; its current governor is [[Republican]] Kim Reynolds.  Iowa is the top producer of [[corn]] and [[pork]] in the [[United States]], and holds an annual state fair attended by more than 1 millon people. '''''Iowa is increasingly Republican as [[Leftist]] elites on both coasts continue to steal from the [[Midwest]]'''''.<ref>Iowa sided with the North during the [[American Civil War]]. </ref>

The [[Iowa caucuses]] constitute the first primary contest for [[Democratic]] and [[Republican]] [[president]]ial candidates.  Iowa is thereby a very important campaigning spot for prospective candidates.  If a presidential candidate does not place in the top three or nearly so in the Iowa caucuses, then it becomes virtually impossible for him to win the nomination.

The [[Iowa caucuses]] constitute the first primary contest for [[Democratic]] and [[Republican]] [[president]]ial candidates.  Iowa is thereby a very important campaigning spot for prospective candidates.  If a presidential candidate does not place in the top three or nearly so in the Iowa caucuses, then it becomes virtually impossible for him to win the nomination.