Art Cullen is editor of the Storm Lake Times Pilot in Northwest Iowa.
Relief is the immediate feeling in the wake of the Iowa caucuses by those involved: the frozen press corps, the campaigns trying to crack a hardheaded lot, and we residents who could use a respite from all the trash-talking and demonizing. This was probably the last big show. The Democratic caucuses were thrown to the wayside by the national party, and the Republican process is bound for change despite the determination of state party leaders. Iowa’s run as the kickoff state, by all appearances, is finished.
