{"id":121873,"date":"2016-02-01T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T19:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=121873"},"modified":"2016-02-01T12:06:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T19:06:11","slug":"some-iowans-looking-forward-to-end-of-caucus-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/02\/some-iowans-looking-forward-to-end-of-caucus-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Iowans looking forward to end of caucus campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Reed remembers a different kind of presidential campaign from when he was young. They did not last as long as they do now, the personal chef and Carlisle Republican said.<\/p>\n

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Brittany Robb \/ IowaWatch.org<\/p>

Steve Reed of Carlisle, Iowa, says he remembers when Iowa’s precinct caucus campaigns were shorter than they are now. Reed, a personal chef and Republican, is shown here at a HyVee store in Indianola.<\/p><\/div>\n

Now?<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it\u2019s just that Iowa has a continuous, it seems like it\u2019s a continuous cycle,\u201d Reed, 50, said. \u201cIt never ends in Iowa. When I was a kid or a teenager it seemed like we would always have at least two years, maybe three years before we had to think about caucuses again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reed\u2019s comments are a common refrain in Iowa, where the nation\u2019s first presidential test happens during Monday’s\u00a0political precinct caucuses. His comments are linked hand-in-hand with another one:<\/p>\n

Many Iowans say they will be glad the candidates have moved on to New Hampshire, South Carolina and the rest of the states that still must judge this year\u2019s offerings for the presidency.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably the same reason as everyone else is: the advertising, the constant bombardment of ads and people knocking at my door,\u201d Benjamin Chalkley, 51, of North Liberty said. Chalkley, a Democrat, said he will caucus for Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n

Iowans certainly have had to deal with a lot of ads if they watch television but also via other channels, such as YouTube and social media.<\/p>\n