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'''Iowa''' is located in the [[Midwest]]ern region of the [[United States]], and has been a pivotal state in the [[U.S.]] [[president]]ial nomination process.  Iowa 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 [[eggs]], [[corn]] and [[pork]] in the [[United States]], and holds an annual state fair attended by more than 1 million people. '''''Iowa has shifted Republican while [[Leftist]] elites on both coasts steal from it and all of the [[Midwest]]'''''.<ref>Iowa sided with the North during the [[American Civil War]]. </ref>

'''Iowa''' is located in the [[Midwest]]ern region of the [[United States]], and has been a pivotal state in the [[U.S.]] [[president]]ial nomination process.  Iowa 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 as of 2026 is [[Republican]] Kim Reynolds, who is not running for reelection.  Iowa is the top producer of [[eggs]], [[corn]] and [[pork]] in the [[United States]], and holds an annual state fair attended by more than 1 million people. '''''Iowa has shifted Republican while [[Leftist]] elites on both coasts steal from it and all of the [[Midwest]]'''''.<ref>Iowa sided with the North during the [[American Civil War]]. </ref>

The [[Iowa caucuses]] have long been the first primary contest for both [[Democratic]] and [[Republican]] [[president]]ial candidates, but [[Democrats]] dropped its early position in 2024.  Iowa is thereby a very important campaigning spot for prospective candidates.  If a [[Republican]] presidential candidate does not place in the top three, or close to it, in the Iowa caucuses, it becomes virtually impossible for him to win the nomination.

The [[Iowa caucuses]] have long been the first primary contest for both [[Democratic]] and [[Republican]] [[president]]ial candidates, but [[Democrats]] dropped its early position in 2024.  Iowa is thereby a very important campaigning spot for prospective candidates.  If a [[Republican]] presidential candidate does not place in the top three, or close to it, in the Iowa caucuses, it becomes virtually impossible for him to win the nomination.