On Tuesday January 3 the state of Iowa will hold its caucus for the Republican nominating process which will lead to the eventual person that will challenge Barack Obama for the Presidency next November 4. Remember this that no matter how much the media goes on about the momentum gained by winning in Iowa except that it won't effect the outcome for the person who will eventually become the nominee. In 2008 Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses for the Republican's as did Barack Obama for the Democrats. Mike Huckabee didn't become the Republican nominee as it was Senator John McCain of Arizona. With all that momentum Barack Obama went on to lose in New Hampshire to Hillary Clinton a week later.
It is just days to go before residents of Iowa go to the polls in what is known as a caucus vote. Over the course of the next few months, each state will have its say in choosing an eventual Republican presidential candidate.
Who are the frontrunners in the race? And what are the differences and similarities in their policies?
The key issue facing the six candidates before the January 3 poll has been the US's troubled economy. All the Republican hopefuls say that want to reduce taxes, create jobs and shrink the government, but they disagree on the details of how to achieve this.
Starker differences are on display about foreign policy. America's role in the world, the size of the military and where threats to future security lie have proved contentious.
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