Like many of their fellow Iowans taking part in Tuesday's Republican presidential caucus, credit union leaders in the Hawkeye State said they appreciated the important role they played in the election process but they agreed the onslaught of TV advertising and robotic phone calls at home residences had been wearisome, to say the least.

"I do look forward to Wednesday" when the blaring commercials stop, said Justin Hupfer, vice president-government affairs for the Iowa Credit Union League.

Iowans have become used to the high-powered national attention devoted to the caucuses, a four year ritual though "maybe it got hyped a little more this year," observed Hupfer.

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