Iowa Caucuses

Networks Devote More Time To Election Than Four Previous Races Combined

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Shortly after wrapping up Wednesday's broadcast of the NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams reflected on the media frenzy surrounding the next day'...

Obama, Edwards Surge In Final Zogby Iowa Poll

Political Wire | Taegan Goddard | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The last Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby tracking poll before today's caucuses shows Sen. Barack Obama and John Edwards gaining ground overnight with Sen. Hillar...

What Tonight's Caucus Will Determine

Washington Post | Dan Balz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


1) Will Either Race End in Iowa? The only race that could is in the Democratic Party and only if Hillary Clinton wins a big victory. Iowa has proved ...

Iowa Uncertain As Out-of-State Students Return

New York Times | Katharine Q. Seelye | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


DES MOINES -- One of the $64,000-questions about Thursday's Iowa caucuses is how much students from out of state will influence the outcome. A big ar...

Arcane Caucus Rules Have Huge Impact On Outcome

CNN.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


(CNN) -- The arcane rules governing Thursday's Iowa Democratic caucuses will test even the most organized campaign, but mastery of the process could l...

Ron Paul Supporters Trying To Convert Democrats

Bleeding Heartland | DesMoinesDem | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


I was knocking on doors in my precinct on Sunday, and I noticed a few Ron Paul brochures stuck in the doors of Democratic households. At first I thoug...

Democrats Predict Record Turnout, Republicans Predict Reasonable Turnout

Radio Iowa | O.Kay Henderson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


By this time tomorrow, it will be history. The 2008 Iowa Caucuses commence tonight for both political parties in 1781 precincts around the state. Demo...

Biden Scoffs At Poll Figures, Remains Optimistic

Des Moines Register | Abby Simons | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Oskaloosa, Ia. - Delaware Sen. Joe Biden told potential caucusgoers that his campaign was still very much alive, and that despite consistent single-di...

McCain, Romney Slug It Out

Des Moines Register | Tom Witosky and Grant Schulte | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney traded barbs Wednesday as the two men entered the final hours of the Iowa caucus campaign. The back-and-forth...

Obama Urges Student Vote: "Prove The Critics Wrong"

Des Moines Register | Jason Clayworth | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Coralville, Ia. - Barack Obama, acknowledging that a significant portion of his supporter bloc comes from first-time Iowa caucusgoers, urged students ...

Dodd Ties Daughter's Birth To Presidential Bid

Des Moines Register | Jared Strong | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Ames, Ia. - The impetus for Chris Dodd's presidential bid was born two days after the worst terror attack on American soil. It was his daughter, Grac...

Snap Out Of It, Hillary! Or Lose Bigger Than Iowa

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

The undercurrent of lethargy and stodginess to Hillary's campaign trail performance has infected us all--down to the few press in the armory, who sit in a stupor as Hillary goes through her proposals.

Marc Cooper

Iowa: Zero Hour

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Des Moines, Iowa -- Barack Obama capped off his quest to win the statewide Democratic presidential caucuses by emotionally exhorting the youthful core...

Iowa Caucuses 101

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

Even to a lot of Iowans caucusing is a mystery. "How many delegates does each candidate get?" a diner asked Gwen, of Gwen's Diner in Lisbon, Iowa.

Tim Russert, in Iowa, Talks Election Reform

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Jacob Soboroff

Tomorrow Iowans will caucus in the first presidential contest in the nation - but in the past two elections only 6-7% of eligible voters have participated. Russert takes on election reform in video.

Giuliani Skips Iowa On Eve Of Caucuses

CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Lagging in the polls in Iowa, Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani skipped ahead to New Hampshire Wednesday to call for a renewed push agains...

The Iowa Caucus: Insignificant, Yet Overly Complicated

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Everybody knows the Iowa caucus is the first major event of each party's presidential nomination process. Everybody knows the results often determine ...

Populist Message Grows Louder As Caucus Approaches

Wall Street Journal | JACKIE CALMES and AMY SCHATZ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


As Iowans kick off the unusually tight U.S. presidential nominating contest tonight, they will offer the first real test of whether a populist message...

Biden Volunteers Dot I's, Cross T's

Shelby Highsmith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Shelby Highsmith

A video peek backstage at Joe Biden's campaign headquarters is Des Moines, as volunteers make the final phone calls to lock up support and solidify th...

Prediction Markets Betting On Obama And Huckabee Winning Iowa

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


On the eve of the first nominating contest of the 2008 U.S. presidential race, traders on the political prediction markets were betting on Thursday on...

Iowa City and The All-Nighter Coffee With John and Elizabeth Edwards

Christine Escobar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Christine Escobar

I've finally arrived in Iowa City, just in time to catch the end of John Edwards' talk with caucus goers at the downtown Capanna Coffee and Gelato.

Romney Says He'd Be Fine With Second Place

Detroit Free Press | Todd Splangler and Kathleen Gray | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


JOHNSTON, Iowa -- Mitt Romney's New Year's resolution seems to be: I won't exaggerate the likelihood of winning in Iowa or even of becoming president....

Clinton Camp Pre-Spins Possible Bad News In Iowa

ABC News | Rick Klein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


As the presidential candidates engage in furious pre-caucus spin, one of Sen. Hillary Clinton's most prominent Iowa supporters said Wednesday that she...

New Hampshirites Aren't Iowans When It Comes To Voting Priorities

Associated Press | David Espo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


So long, ethanol. Hello, taxes. More than geography changes when the 2008 presidential campaign leaves the land of flat - aka Iowa - for New Hampshire...

Marc Cooper

Clinton Campaign: "First and Goal"

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Indianola, Iowa - On the last full day of campaigning before Thursday night's caucuses, Senator Hillary Clinton and her Democratic rivals John Edward...