You might have a picture in your mind what the Iowa caucuses are all about.

The State Fair,

Butter cows, corn dogs, and politics.

Cliche diner interviews.

The beans have spoken here, the coffee bean caucus bringing a little bit of fun

into Iowa this morning.

Retail politics.

People from all across Iowa continue to make their way to the fairgrounds as are

Republican presidential candidates. For five decades the Iowa caucuses have

been the first nominating contest in the presidential primaries and have become a key

part of our political process and tradition, until this year.

On the Democratic side, the DNC voted to change the 2024 primary calendar and have South Carolina go first, shifting the nominating power to more diverse states.

On the Republican side, Iowa is still first, but the dynamic is very different this year.

Donald Trump is basically running as an incumbent, a rose garden strategy, but from Marilago and

courtrooms across the East Coast, but still it seems to be working.

Trump's not just the front runner, he's been leading the polls by an average of 30

points. But that's not to say the other candidates haven't had their moments.

And Vivekrauma Swami is hoping to keep the momentum going after his performance in the first debate.

And you could see that is Haley.

That's a 10-point jump for her since August.

Ron DeSantis is getting a major boost as Iowa's governor makes a rare endorsement.

But while the fight for second place is picked up, they haven't been able to gain any

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