“The rural, snow-frosted landscape of Iowa is so sparse, the horizon so broad and the sky so huge that weather can declare itself with great ceremony.
“Rain, sleet and snow don’t just happen to you here – when the clouds part, you can see them coming.
“As Iowans gather at caucus sites on Monday night to be the first people in the United States to help pick the next president, a blizzard will barrel over the plains.
“By the next morning, it will have dumped several inches of snow on the state as it heads north-west, leaving a trail of chaos and disruption.
“This remains about the only clear prediction that anyone can make about what Iowa will look and feel like come Tuesday.
“This American primary season has been too volatile, dissentious and just plain eccentric for any overconfident forecast prior to the event.”
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