There are 1, 781 political precincts in Iowa and state residents who are eligible to vote in this year's election may go to the party caucus of their choice in each of those precincts on Thursday.

爱奥华州一共有1781个选区，这个州有资格参加今年大选投票的选民可以在星期四到该州选区各自选择的党内预选党团会议去投票。

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The formulae by which primary or caucus votes translate into delegates vary so much from state to state that experts can only estimate the size of Barack Obama's lead.

各州党团会议或者初选结果转换成投票代表的公式各不相同。即使是专家也只能估算奥巴马领先的大概情况。

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