The Iowa Straw Poll is Not Dead Yet
Iowa's Republican State Central Committee is scheduled to formally vote Saturday.
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The Republican Party of Iowa received confirmation Thursday from the Republican National Committee that it can hold its traditional straw poll without violating the party's new rules governing the primary season calendar, meaning one of the more colorful events of the nomination season is likely to go forward this August.
Iowa's Republican State Central Committee is scheduled to formally vote Saturday on the future of the straw poll, a carnival-like event that features barbeque and speeches from presidential candidates in the state that traditionally hosts the first nomination balloting.