Every four years, candidates flood the state, trailed by staff, media and global attention, to give a first indication of who might be president “Iowa: Wave The Next Time You Fly Over!” “Des Moines: Your mom says all your friends are moving back.” “Des Moines! From bone-chilling cold to tropical humid heat. We really do have it all!” The slogans adorn fridge magnets, mugs, postcards, T-shirts and other ephemera at Raygun, a novelty retailer in Iowa’s state capital where giant letters on the wall declare, tongue firmly in cheek: “Des Moines: the greatest city in the universe.” Continue reading...