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Do You Know How Iowans Will Vote? Neither Do They.

Reilly Center For Media & Public Affairs, 01.03.2008

With the Iowa Caucus less than hours away, there are a multitude of polls being released - none of which support the other. Being in Iowa does not help to make the races seem any clearer.

My Caucus

Gale Walden, 01.04.2008

A returned this winter for my second Iowa caucus - a fascinating process for an out-of-stater to behold. The verdict? All in all, a great night.

Iowa Caucuses: Why does the media continue to glorify the stupidest and most undemocratic way to pick a president?

Blake Fleetwood, 01.03.2008

The myth is that the Iowa caucuses are the purest form of American participatory democracy because the process forces presidential candidates to humbly campaign among ordinary people - farmers, waitresses, factory workers, schoolteachers - and that somehow this down-home homage...

2008 Shortchanging Women (And You)

Lynda Waddington, 01.03.2008

Women, however, weren't content with platitudes, and it became clear to the campaigns that horse races listing female supporters and sound bites were not going to be enough.

Why Barack Obama Will Win Iowa Caucuses

Douglas Burns, 01.03.2008

The following commentary by Iowa Independent fellow Douglas Burns first appeared in the Carroll (Iowa) Daily Times Herald, a newspaper owned by his family, on Monday. (Commentary) Iowans, for a change, are about the select the smartest person in the...

My Conversation with David Yepsen of the Des Moines Register on the Iowa Caucuses

Charlie Rose, 01.03.2008

Here is what he had to say about the reasons behind Obama's momentum and what a loss in Iowa could mean for the leading Democratic candidates.

Ron Paul is Scary, But Those That Cheer Him Are Even Scarier

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 01.03.2008

The scariest thing about Paul is that millions seem to agree that his off beat views, especially on race matters, make sense.

Money and the Morning After

Nancy Watzman, 01.02.2008

With the Iowa caucus only a day away, the focus soon will be on the real story: How will campaign money determine what happens next.