what does "to Iowa caucus" mean?

[NewHopeR]

Context:
G.O.P. Race Still Unsettled in Sprint to Iowa Caucus

By JEFF ZELENY

With a little over a week to go, it is an unusually fluid contest, with various factors that could tip the scales in favor of one or another candidate.

[Gillnetter]

Context:
G.O.P. Race Still Unsettled in Sprint to Iowa Caucus

By JEFF ZELENY

With a little over a week to go, it is an unusually fluid contest, with various factors that could tip the scales in favor of one or another candidate.

Iowa is a state in the US. A caucus is an event where certain members of political parties come together to vote for the person they want to put forward as a candidate in the next election. This person will be their candidate for president. There will be many such caucuses in the US. The Iowa caucus is the first. The winner of a number of these gatherings (caucuses) will attempt to defeat (to get more votes) the current president of the US.

[SoothingDave]

Iowa caucuses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

See the link. Most states simply hold primary elections. Iowa holds caucuses, where people have to meet together and discuss/debate candidates before getting down to voting.

Iowa is the first state to choose candidates for the US Presidency.

[riquecohen]

Note that the quote you have underlined is a newspaper headline. Because of limited space, these headlines aren´t always complete sentences. The grammatically correct headline should read G.O.P. Race is Still Unsettled in the Sprint to the Iowa Caucuses.

[Raymott]

Note that the quote you have underlined is a newspaper headline. Because of limited space, these headlines aren´t always complete sentences. The grammatically correct headline should read The G.O.P. Race is Still Unsettled in the Sprint to the Iowa Caucuses.

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[NewHopeR]

Thank you guys.

I got much clearer from your explanations. But what does "to" mean in the headline "G.O.P. Race Still Unsettled in Sprint to Iowa Caucus"?

[waflob]

The Iowa Caucus is the destination.

[NewHopeR]

The Iowa Caucus is the destination.

So it means the race depends on Iowa Caucus?

[5jj]

So it means the race depends on Iowa Caucus?

No. The Iowa Caucus is rapidly approaching.

[waflob]

It's actually a lot easier than you think.

Imagine a journey - you're travelling from A to B. In this case, "Iowa Causus" is the equivalent of "B".