What Exactly Is a Caucus?

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Published January 3, 2008 at 1:00 PM EST

The caucuses in Iowa on Thursday mark the official start of the presidential campaign, but how many people actually know what a caucus is? Alex Cohen takes a look at how the Democratic and Republican caucuses in Iowa work.

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