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I mean no disrespect to any FReeper Iowans, but why do the media writers, polls and talking heads continually put so much attention on the caucauses held there?

Iowa, and for that matter New Hampshire, are NOT representative of the people who vote in America. Both have few EC votes and I’d guess that most of their citizens haven’t experienced what’s called fly-over country here.

Why do Americans and the news media permit these tiny minority states to supposedly determine who our POTUS candidates should be?

[who knows what evil?]

Iowa, and for that matter New Hampshire, are NOT representative of the people who vote in America.

True, dat.

Why do Americans and the news media permit these tiny minority states to supposedly determine who our POTUS candidates should be?

It's by design.