Inside the chaos of the Iowa caucuses

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🗓️ 4 February 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Today on Post Reports, Jenna Johnson explains the result delays at the Iowa caucuses. Juliet Eilperin fills us in on the many environmental policy changes we’ve missed while distracted by impeachment and the election. And Abha Bhattarai on the mindful appeal of Legos.

An epic breakdown in Iowa shines a spotlight on the caucus system as a whole.

While impeachment and the election have held our attention, President Trump has dismantled age-old policies in the environmental world –– among them, one protecting migratory birds.

The world’s largest toymaker is pitching its bricks as a form of mindfulness. Read more about the adults gladly playing along.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post,
0:05.9	this is Cleveland,
0:09.6	it's Ellen Nakashima with Washington Post.
0:13.5	This is Post Reports. I'm Martine Powers.
0:18.8	It's Tuesday, February 4.
0:23.3	Today, the epic breakdown in Iowa,
0:26.1	permanent changes to environmental regulations,
0:29.0	and the adult appeal of Legos.
0:35.9	So tell me what happened last night.
0:39.7	I don't know.
0:43.8	I don't know what happened last night.
0:46.1	We still don't have results.
0:47.9	Jenna Johnson has been reporting from Iowa.
0:50.8	Iowa Puckis is electing nine delegates
0:55.0	with your candidate with your campaign.
0:57.2	And you grew up with your campaign breakdown.
1:00.3	For the past year, everyone's been talking about the Iowa caucuses.
1:04.8	The candidates have been spending millions of dollars here.
1:08.7	Thousands of volunteers have been giving up their time.
1:12.4	And at the end of the day, we didn't know who the winner was.
1:16.0	Okay, 2021-23-24.
1:19.2	No, it's a wait.
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