AMANDA ROOKER, KCCI 8 NEWS, IOWA'S NEWS LEADER. IF IOWA LOSES ITS FIRST- IN-THE-NATION STATUS - MANY DES MOINES BUSINESSES WILL TAKE A HUGE HIT. KCCI'S LAUREN JOHNSON SPOKE TO A FEW PLACES DOWNTOWN - TO SEE HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT POSSIBLY LOSING A LOT OF MONEY THAT THEY COUNT ON - EVERY 4 YEARS. THE PREDICTION COMES WITH UPSET. MANY ARE SAYING THIS WILL BE A MISSED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR IOWANS. ALLISON DOUGHTREY, DES MOINES RESIDENT 40:29 <"WE'RE THE FIRST IN THE NATION AND WE WERE HOLDING ON TO THAT AS LONG AS WE COULD."> THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS COULD HAVE A NEW HOME OUTSIDE OF IOWA - WHERE IT HAS HELD THE FIRST SPOT SINCE 1972. GREG BUNCE, DES MOINES RESIDENT 58:35 <"IT'S BEEN A BIG DRAW FOR THE STATE OF IOWA TO HAVE THE CAUCUSES. "> LIFELONG IOWAN, GREG WEARY, SAYS THE CAUCUS BROUGHT PLENTY OF MONEY TO STATE AS WELL AS NATIONAL POLITICAL SPOTLIGHT. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WILL SURELY BE MISSED. GREG BUNCE, DES MOINES RESIDENT 58:87 <"IT'D MEAN A LOT OF DOLLARS LOST."> 59:03 <"I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOSE MONEY IT HAS AN EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY AND EVERYONE ELSE AROUND. THE CANDIDATES ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS AS MORE OF A FLYOVER STATE."> AND BUSINESS SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT. BUSINESS OWNERTODD MALANG SAYS THOUSANDS, IF NOT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS COULD BE MISSED BY IOWA BUSINESSES, RESTARAUNTS AND HOTELS. TOD MALANG, OWNER, ROCA 46:14 <"LOVE TO SEE THE LITTLE BOOST EVERY FOUR YEARS."> 46:35 <"IT'LL BE UNFORTUNATE TO LOSE OUT ON THAT."> THE HOPE IS IOWA GETS THE FIRST IN THE NATION STATUS ONCE AGAIN. TOD MALANG, OWNER, ROCA 47:50 <"WE HOPE THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY DOESN'T FOLLOW SUIT ON IT."> A P