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Adam Gabbatt in New York

Iowa Republicans threaten to move caucuses if Democrats change schedule

Des Moines, Iowa, on 4 February 2020, when the caucuses were held.
Des Moines, Iowa, on 4 February 2020, when the caucuses were held. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP

Few in the US would suggest that the presidential election process should last even longer than it already does, but that is exactly what may happen if Republicans in Iowa follow through with a recent threat.

In an interview this week with NBC News, Iowa’s Republican party chair said he would be prepared to move the state’s caucuses – the process Iowa uses to identify its preferred presidential candidate – “to Halloween” should Democrats shake up their primary schedule.

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