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Why you should keep watching Iowa

Roll Call’s Bridget Bowman explains why Iowa is important, before and after the caucuses

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, pours waters at the Pork Tent at the Iowa State Fair in August. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, pours waters at the Pork Tent at the Iowa State Fair in August. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Roll Call spent a week on the ground at the Iowa State Fair this summer tracking candidates up and down the ballot as they flipped pork burgers, took countless selfies and made their case to Iowa voters.

Senior politics reporter Bridget Bowman captured it all and is gave her thoughts on why you should still care about Iowa politics, even once the caucuses are over.

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