Whether your candidate won or lost in Iowa, democracy won.  Caucus-goer turnout hit an all time high yesterday.

This is the number of registered party voters in Iowa:

Republicans - 550,000

Democrats - 600,000

In 2000, the last time there was a caucus in both parties, these were the numbers in Iowa.

Republicans - 87,000 caucus-goers

Democrats - 59,000 caucus-goers

Last night, the caucuses were huge:

Republicans - 115,000

Democrats - 236,000

Dems won on turnout, but Republicans also had a big increase.  More participation is good.  And more participation makes votes more likely to beat big money, including on the trade issue.

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