US 2016: Iowa caucus opens US presidential nomination voting

The central state of Iowa opens voting Monday in the first U.S. contest to pick Republican and Democratic presidential nominees, leading to November’s national election. Polls suggest that Republican Donald Trump has a narrow lead over Ted Cruz, but both are well ahead of the others. The top Democratic contenders, former Secretary of State Hillary […]

The central state of Iowa opens voting Monday in the first U.S. contest to pick Republican and Democratic presidential nominees, leading to November’s national election.

Polls suggest that Republican Donald Trump has a narrow lead over Ted Cruz, but both are well ahead of the others.
The top Democratic contenders, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, are locked in a tight contest for their party’s nod in the first of a long series of state-by-state contests.
Election caucuses were set for 1,681 schools, firehouses and community centres throughout the state.
Based on the state votes, each party will formally pick its nominees at national conventions in July, with the winners squaring off in the November election.