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It’s Dangerously Cold in Iowa. What Does That Mean for Voting?

By Katherine Miller

Produced by Vishakha Darbha and Jillian Weinberger

Iowa is in a deep freeze. Subzero temperatures — and a blizzard — have thrown many of the weekend’s highly choreographed events into question, leaving observers wondering if the weather could alter the election results. In this audio report from the frozen Hawkeye state, Opinion writer Katherine Miller describes what it’s like to cover the historic caucus and considers how the inclement weather might affect voting.

(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 48 hours on the Times website.)

Credit…Illustration by Akshita Chandra/The New York Times; Photograph by Maksym Kapliuk/Getty Images

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This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Vishakha Darbha and Jillian Weinberger. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Annie-Rose Strasser. Mixing by Efim Shapiro. Original music by Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Kate Sinclair. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta.

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