Here’s everything you need to know about how the Iowa caucuses work — and how to watch the results like a pro
The official starting gun of the 2020 elections will be fired Monday night at firehouses, gymnasiums, churches and libraries across Iowa.
Then comes the cut. In the vast majority of districts — all but those small precincts that have a tiny number of delegates up for grabs — the viability threshold is 15 percent. Any candidate above 15 percent is deemed viable, and their supporters are locked in. If you’re watching television at home or following the returns on websites like POLITICO, you’ll see a winner proclaimed based on the traditional metric: state delegate equivalents. That includes The Associated Press, the news service of record for elections for most observers.
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