Iowa Episode 2: The history and the rules
Pod Save America: On the ground in Iowa / Nov.26.19
In episode two of this five-part miniseries on the Iowa caucuses hosted by Tommy Vietor and produced by Pineapple Street Studios, we'll learn how violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention led to Iowa becoming the first contest of the campaign season. We'll take you to a house party with undecided voters and to an actual caucus location from 2016 to explain how the process works. And we'll watch field organizers in action and learn how they hustle to get Iowans to commit to caucus.
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In episode two of this five-part miniseries on the Iowa caucuses hosted by Tommy Vietor and produced by Pineapple Street Studios, we'll learn how violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention led to Iowa becoming the first contest of the campaign season.
Iowa Episode 3: Endorsements, surrogates and criticisms of Iowa
In episode three of this five-part miniseries on the Iowa caucuses, we dive into the all-important race to lock down the state's key endorsements.
Iowa Episode 4: The final sprint
In episode four of this five-part series on the Iowa caucuses, we take you behind the scenes as the campaigns prepare for one of the biggest nights of the primary season, the Liberty and Justice Dinner.
Iowa Episode 1: The Stakes
This is the first episode of a five-part miniseries on the Iowa caucuses hosted by Tommy Vietor and produced by Pineapple Street Studios. In episode one, Tommy looks back at Barack Obama's 2008 Iowa operation to explain how he won, how that victory propelled him to the White House, and why Obama says his Iowa caucus victory was more meaningful than the night he was elected president.