From debating abortion to the trillion-dollar debt, Woodbury County Republicans covered a range of issues during Monday night's precinct caucuses.
Caucuses are a big deal to people in Kansas.
I think, frankly, it seems to be a bigger deal to people in other states than Iowans. DeWitt and her husband, John, attended their first caucus since moving back to Iowa about a year and a half ago. Unlike their Democratic counterparts, Woodbury County Republicans gathered in schools, churches, homes and town halls to conduct business in a non-presidential election year. Instead of presidential contenders, a host of gubernatorial, state and congressional candidates wooed the party faithful - through their petitions and pep talks from their supporters. Monday night, there were less than a dozen.