BuzzFeed - It's time for the Iowa State Fair. BuzzFeed UK's Jim Waterson attempts to understand U.S. politics. It's the Iowa State Fair, where a million people descend on Des Moines showgrounds and are joined by anyone and everyone who wants to be the next U.S. president. All the candidates spend lengthy amounts of time criss-crossing this midwest agricultural state â and they're all expected to pay a visit the rip-roaring orgy of drink, food, and heavy agriculture that is the Iowa State Fair. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images If you don't go to this particular state fair, you're going to struggle to get elected. Win Mcnamee / Getty Images The mechanics are simple: Iowa has somehow managed to ensure it always hosts the first caucuses in the country, where voters whittle down potential nominees for president. This means a state with about 1% of the country's po
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