Iowa

Liveblog! Final Dem Debate, Final Shot For Hil (Plus — Baseball!)

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.13.2007 | Media


John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to Iowa, and the last Dem debate before the Iowa caucus. Today: Hillary's Last Stand. Can she recover from the Obama onslaught? Can she recover from Bill on the campaign trail? CAN SHE RECOVER FROM OPRAH?

Young Activists Furious With Clinton, Dodd Over Remarks On College Students

Politico | Ben Adler | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics


Many youth activists are furious with the campaigns of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) for suggesting that college stud...

GOP Councilman In Iowa Calls Mormonism A Cult

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics


The Mormon faith of presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues to receive scrutiny and criticism in ways that would likely not be so vocally aimed a...

Obama's Team Responds To Clinton Camp Slams

Bryan Bissell | Posted 12.13.2007 | Home


Bryan Bissell

The Obama campaign held a press conference this morning at their Concord office to talk about the recent charges of negative attacks by the Clinton campaign.

Report: Clinton Campaign Insiders Doubting 'Cautious, Poll-Driven' Guru Mark Penn

Newsday | GLENN THRUSH | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics


On the eve of the final Iowa debate before the Jan. 3 caucuses, Clinton campaign insiders are increasingly questioning the cautious, poll-driven appro...

Click Here For HuffPost's Coverage Of The GOP Debate In Iowa

Huffington Post | Posted 12.12.2007 | Home


HuffPost's coverage of the Republican debate in Iowa....

Oprah Elects Barack as President — Not So Fast!

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media


Bonnie Fuller

Now if Oprah, a daytime talk show host and magazine impresario, can sway a presidential election, that surely seals it — we are officially living in a celebrity culture.

Can the Iowa Caucuses be Polled?

John Zogby | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics


John Zogby

The process is a mixture of discussion, debating, a little horse-trading, and some consensus-building between neighbors. Anything can happen. But the Iowa caucuses can be accurately polled.

Obama Releases Opposition Research On Edwards In Iowa

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


Circulating among Iowa labor circles, I am told, is this leaflet, which looks to be a standard opposition-research paper against former Sen. John Edwa...

Huckabee Flashback: "Take This Nation Back For Christ"

Political Wire | Taegan Goddard | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


"I hope we answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ." -- Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R), quoted by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette ...

Oprah And Obama: She Wants To Be The Wind Beneath His Wings

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


Thomas de Zengotita

She's the MegaArbiter of popular culture for a reason. She does more than understand how it works. She works it. Will it transfer to political culture?

Republican Candidates Avoiding Iowa

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


As Democrats compete furiously for support throughout the nation's first presidential contest state, most Republican contenders have been bypassing Io...

Hillary Iowa Backer Switches To Obama, Cites Her Negativity

Washington Post's The Trail | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics


Once, Garry Thomas counted himself a Hillary Clinton supporter -- even signing up to be one of her 25 co-chairs in Iowa alongside with former Iowa Fir...

New Report: Ron Paul Third In Iowa?

Chase Martyn | Posted 12.07.2007 | Home


Chase Martyn

Iowa Independent predicts that, if the caucuses were held today, Huckabee would snag first followed by Romney and Ron Paul.

Our State of Affairs is a Great State Fair

Kate Clinton | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics


Kate Clinton

I resent America held hostage to Iowa. I hate the roller coaster ride of campaigns, especially because it starts in Iowa.

Bill And Hillary's Experienced Lies

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

For years, many of us have been in awe of the Clintons, really in awe: a little scared and a little admiring. But the spell finally broke in the past couple of weeks.

Iowa AG Considers Probe Into Anti-Romney Robo-Call

Iowa Independent | Jay Wagner | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home


The Iowa Attorney General's office will decide in the next few days whether to investigate complaints about automated telephone calls made to state vo...

'Bush Fatigue' Unlikely to Increase Caucus Turnout by Much

Chase Martyn | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home


Chase Martyn

Speculation that widespread "Bush fatigue" may translate into a tsunami of Democratic turnout for the Iowa caucus seems to be misplaced, according to a joint investigation by the Iowa Independent and HuffPost's OffTheBus.

Edwards: Optimistic As Caucus Nears

AP | Mike Glover | Posted 12.05.2007 | Home


DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat John Edwards said he will use the last month before Iowa's leadoff caucuses to spread his vision for America and avoid feu...

Dodd Staking Presidential Run On Iowa

Quad-City Time | Jens Manuel Krogstad | Posted 12.05.2007 | Home


Even Barack Obama sympathizes with the plight of his less-famous presidential rivals. During a break in last month's CNN debate in Las Vegas, Obama -...

Obama's Lead In Iowa Widens In New Poll

Teagan Goddard | Teagan Goddard | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics


Political Wire got an advance look at a new Strategic Vision poll in Iowa that shows Sen. Barack Obama expanding his lead in the first caucus state wi...

Clinton Cranks Up Rhetoric Against Obama And Other Rivals in Iowa

AP | Posted 12.04.2007 | Home


Hillary Clinton suggested Monday that Barack Obama has too little experience and too much ambition, pressing an increasingly aggressive campaign against her chief rival for the Democratic nomination.

Countdown to the Iowa Caucus

Marie Wilson | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


Marie Wilson

In this election gender is pushing gender.

Rove Cheerleads Obama for a Reason: He Thinks He is Easier Prey for the GOP than Clinton

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

An on-the-attack Obama who dogs Clinton at every step can create havoc in the Democratic Party and plunge it into an orgy of Clinton-Obama sniping, bashing, and finger pointing.

Clinton E-mail Warns Supporters Of "Dirty Tricks"

Des Moines Register | Jennifer Jacobs | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


"Dirty tricks" such as phone calls guiding Iowans to incorrect caucus locations, and push polls, where the caller spreads negative information while p...