…let us note, please, that there is a hyperventilated breathlessness to the coverage of the goings-on in this state today. Between the two parties, the total number of participants may total 200,000. That’s 0.17 percent of the likely electorate this November (which should total at least 125 million and may reach 130 million). Two tenths of one percent of the electorate, in a state more dependent on agriculture for its livelihood than any other in the union. Iowa isn’t just unrepresentative; it’s a freak. That said, this is the inevitable result of a presidential primary process that has lasted for, may G-d forgive us, a year already. Finally, a few votes are going to be cast. No wonder it feels like Election Day.

Stick around here for lots of caucus coverage tonight.