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Iowa: Sweet Relief

Calvin Trillin

February 4, 2016

A Ted Cruz supporter celebrates at a Des Moines caucus rally February 1, 2016.(AP Photo / Charlie Neibergall)

The pollsters now have all moved on. And café patrons needn’t fear A candidate just might barge in To plead his case and smear a peer.

And now it’s safe to get the phone: One needn’t fear a robocall. The rest of us for four more years Won’t be discussing ethanol.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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