Iowa

Thompson Camp Denies Rumors That He Will Quit Race After Iowa

National Review | Byron York | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Good morning from Des Moines. I just got off the phone with Rich Galen, a top adviser to Fred Thompson, and it would be an understament to say that he...

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...

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...

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 ...

Speedskater Dan Jansen Joins Romney Rally

Reilly Center For Media & Public Affairs | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Reilly Center For Media & Public Affairs

By Ginger Gibson Gov. Mitt Romney was joined by family and friends Wednesday night at a rally in Des Moines to garner support for his bid for the Rep...

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.

Thompson Expected To Drop Out After Iowa, Endorse McCain

Politico | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Several Republican officials close to Fred Thompson's presidential campaign said they expect the candidate will drop out of the race within days if he...

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 ...

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...

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...

Novak Predicts Obama, Romney Win Iowa

Evans-Novack Political Report | Robert Novak and Timothy Carney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Iowa voters tomorrow night will go to their local precinct caucuses to cast their lot with a presidential candidate. The winner is hardly guaranteed h...

FAQ: Iowa Caucus

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Tomorrow evening's all-important vote in Iowa will surely mark the beginning of the end for some presidential candidates. Why all the hubbub about the...

All Eyes On Iowa Forecast

Time.com | Mark Halperin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


On the eve of the Iowa Caucus, all eyes are turning to the state's forecast as weather is expected to play a significant role in voter turnout. Click...

Jason Linkins

Iowa Snapshot: Celebrated Mind-Changer Changes Mind Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


It seems hardly worth the effort to mount a conspiracy when the Iowa voters are making the case for irrelevancy so well themselves!

Huckabee: 'Not Trying To Be Tricky' With Ad Attacking Romney

KCCI8 | KCCI8 | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee insisted he wasn't trying to pull a fast one when he played a negative TV commer...

Obama And Clinton Tied In Iowa; Edwards Close

Reuters | Jason Whitesides | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama pulled even with Hillary Clinton in Iowa, with John Edwards close behind, in a tightening three-way...

Wondering How The Caucuses Work? A Caucus Primer

The Clinton Herald | Danica Baker | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


CLINTON -- In advance of the Iowa caucus on Thursday, the Clinton Herald met with local officials in order to explain the caucus process. Click here ...

Man Arrested After Drawing Knife In Clinton's Iowa Headquarters

AP | MELANIE S. WELTE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A man with a knife was arrested inside a campaign headquarters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in Decorah in northeast Io...