Boston, MA--The Boston Convention Center is decked out in red, white and blue and every television set throughout the cavernous halls is turned to Fox News. The well-dressed crowd has been waiting several hours for Mitt Romney, whom former Governor Bill Weld just described to the crowd as an "American...

"Ron Paul! Ron Paul! Ron Paul, You Rock! Ron Paul Revolution!" Even Ron Paul himself seemed slightly surprised at the vehement enthusiasm that 280 students brought to the opening ceremonies of "Ron Paul's Christmas Vacation," a week-long program of pre-caucus student canvassing in Iowa. Though national polls put Paul around...

It seems rare to find a group of nine people anywhere in Iowa a week before the caucuses who hasn't seen any presidential candidates at all, even in passing, even by accident as they gladhand through a Starbucks or a Hy-Vee supermarket.

But all nine young people settled around...

It is only natural and probably sensible that candidates from either party will trot out prominent politicians, musicians, actors and celebrities that can gain them attention. After FDR garnered the support of many top Hollywood actors and actresses including Ronald Reagan, these kind of endorsements became commonplace. Still, I've always...

Elana Berkowitz and Mark Pike, OffTheBus correspondents, follow the youth beat this week while traveling through Iowa.

The Obama campaign confirmed that on Wednesday night they were informed of a procedural change to the caucus by the Iowa Democratic Party. Previously, caucus doors closed at 7 p.m. and if you...

Elana Berkowitz and Mark Pike, OffTheBus correspondents, follow the youth beat this week while traveling through Iowa.

Smash, a local Des Moines shop offering new and vintage clothing run by two young designers, has become a regular spot for young campaign staffers, roving journalists and volunteers who pick of...

Elana Berkowitz and Mark Pike, OffTheBus correspondents, follow the youth beat this week while traveling through Iowa.

Senator Clinton's attacks on Senator Obama's "inexperience" might not be playing particularly well with young people. At an event today at Des Moines' Scottish Rites Masonic Temple, Obama, on his fifteenth...

Elana Berkowitz and Mark Pike, OffTheBus correspondents, follow the youth beat this week while traveling through Iowa. Know of people they should interview? Events they should attend? Email us at campaigntrail@huffingtonpost.com

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute just released a new study on "American civic literacy" in higher education polling for...

Elana Berkowitz and Mark Pike, OffTheBus correspondents, follow the youth beat this week while traveling through Iowa. Know of people they should interview? Events they should attend? Email us at campaigntrail@huffingtonpost.com

Robocalls for candidates galore punctuate dinners of Christmas leftovers. Looming over the main drag along 42nd street in Des...