Iowa Caucuses on Monday Kick Off Democrats’ Presidential Nominating Contests
Paul Sancya—AP
We ran the numbers: There are 2322 news articles covering this topic. 51% (1177) are left leaning, 32% (753) center, 17% (392) right leaning.
On Monday, Iowa Democrats will gather to begin the nominating contests that will determine the party’s future presidential nominee. While left-leaning articles highlight new developments in the Iowa Democratic Party rules, right-leaning articles report on Trump’s rally in Iowa.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights the possibility that under a new set of rules, the Iowa Democratic Party will report more than one set of results. The results will now include vote totals from the first round of voting at the caucuses, the final vote totals after supporters of the weaker candidates are forced to switch sides and back stronger ones, and an estimate of the total delegates each candidate won to the state convention.
A centrist article from NPR reports that Morning Edition hosts Rachel Martin and David Greene asked voters what’s on their minds as the Iowa caucuses approach. One voter stated that he doesn’t think it’s going to make a difference as to who gets nominated, because none of them will really be able to bring people together. Meanwhile, another voter who was in major medical debt is going to be caucusing for Bernie Sanders and promoting single-payer health care.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that President Trump taunted Democrats at a major rally in Iowa Thursday night at Drake University, stating that, “We’re winning a lot, we’re beating them all.” Trump also touted the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, cheered positive economic signs, and also listed a row of accomplishments, such as bipartisan criminal justice reform and school choice for every child who needs it.