AP explains how the Iowa caucuses work and the stakes for Republican presidential candidates

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(3 Jan 2024)
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1. Aerial shot of Iowa state flag seen with the city skyline state
HEADLINE: Covering the 2024 Iowa Caucuses, AP Explains

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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Beaumont, Associated Press, National Political Reporter:
"I'm Tom Beaumont, a national political correspondent for the Associated Press based in Des Moines Iowa, and today we're going to be talking about the Iowa Caucuses."

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3. Aerial shot of Iowa state flag seen with the city skyline state

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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Beaumont, Associated Press, National Political Reporter:
"The Iowa caucuses are the lead-off nominating contest in the race for the presidency, and they've been there in that role for the past 50 years. This year the competition is all on the Republican side. There's a Democratic president who we expect to be re-nominated."

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ARCHIVE: Coralville, Iowa – 13 December 2023
5. Close of sign at Trump rally reading (English) "Caucus on Jan. 15th"

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ARCHIVE: Iowa City, Iowa - 1 May 2019
6. STILL Joe Biden speaks during a rally

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ARCHIVE: Ankeny, Iowa - 17 November 2023
7. STILL Audience members listen near an Iowa state flag to Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speak during a town hall

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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Beaumont, Associated Press, National Political Reporter:
"This is not a state-run election. It's a party function. And that's one of the reasons that they get to go first, because they have long been in agreement with New Hampshire, which holds the first state-run primary election."

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ARCHIVE: Concord, New Hampshire - 15 November 2023
9. STILL a historical marker displayed outside the New Hampshire Statehouse describes the history of the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary

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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Beaumont, Associated Press, National Political Reporter:
"Like I said, the caucuses are a series of of community meetings. There's actually more than 1,600 of them. One for every precinct in the state."

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ARCHIVE: Waterloo, Iowa - 19 December 2023
11. STILL Audience members stand during the Pledge of Allegiance during a former President Donald Trump commit to caucus rally

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ARCHIVE: Ankeny, Iowa - 2 December 2023
12. STILL Supporters listen to former President Donald Trump speak during a Commit to Caucus rally

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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Beaumont, Associated Press, National Political Reporter:
"And for that time, people sit together. Some people stand up and speak on behalf of the candidates. And when that process is finished, people vote. They vote in front of their neighbors. In the case of the Republicans, they vote on a secret ballot on a piece of paper."

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14. Various aerial shots of the Iowa State Capitol building

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15. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Beaumont, Associated Press, National Political Reporter:

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ARCHIVE: Burlington, Iowa – 20 December 2023