Iowa

Hillary: "Now The Fun Part Starts." Really???

Steven G. Brant | Posted 12.04.2007 | Home


Steven G. Brant

Hillary's definition of "fun" strikes me as the heart of why her candidacy is about the continuation of the same, dysfunctional political system we know doesn't work.

Which New Voters Will Actually Show Up To Vote?

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.03.2007 | Home


Chris Weigant

The demographic that starts to feel "I'm a part of something that is going to change this country, and I'm proud to go vote" may be the key to victory for one of the Democratic candidates.

Latest Iowa Power Ranking: Edwards On Top Again

Chase Martyn | Posted 12.03.2007 | Home


Chase Martyn

John Edwards came in first place in the power rankings, followed by a tie between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Huckabee Pulls Within 3 Of Rudy Giuliani

Rasmussen | Posted 12.03.2007 | Home


If the current round of Huck-a-mania is nothing more that Mike Huckabee's fifteen minutes of fame, the former Arkansas Governor is certainly making th...

Iowa Poll: Clinton And Obama Close

Associated Press | Posted 12.03.2007 | Home


THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Iowa THE NUMBERS Hillary Rodham Clinton, 31 percent Barack Obama, 26 percent John Edwards, 19 per...

Apparent Huckabee Supporters Floods Iowa With Negative Calls

Politico | Jonathan Martin | Posted 12.03.2007 | Home


A newly-formed group claiming to support Mike Huckabee hit the phones of Iowa Republicans tonight with an automated push-poll attacking Huckabee's GOP...

An Attack Straight From Her Mouth

New York Times | Patrick Healy | Posted 12.02.2007 | Home


At a news conference here just now, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton expanded her attacks on Senator Barack Obama by suggesting that he has a character ...

Obama Pulls Ahead Of Clinton In New Iowa Poll

Des Moines Register | THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 12.01.2007 | Home


Barack Obama has pulled ahead in the race for Iowa's Democratic presidential caucuses, while the party's national frontrunner Hillary Clinton has slip...

Huckabee, Dems To Meet With Retired Officers On Torture

The Hill | Roxana Tiron | Posted 11.30.2007 | Home


Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee so far is the only Republican presidential candidate scheduled to meet in Iowa with a group of retired generals and...

Iowa Independent Runs with Rumors

Taylor Marsh | Posted 11.30.2007 | Home


Taylor Marsh

by Taylor Marsh Dueling headlines, with rumors the snack of the day. Here's the headline the Off the Bus editor ran on Huffington Post: Accusat...

E-Mail Accusations Hit Iowans' Inboxes

Des Moines Register | Jason Clayworth | Posted 11.30.2007 | Home


Caucusgoers beware: It's roughly a month away from the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, and the political shenanigans are in high gear. Such tactics by people w...

Why Rudy Wasn't in Iowa on Tuesday

Michael Smerconish | Posted 11.29.2007 | Home


Michael Smerconish

The fact that Giuliani would interrupt his presidential campaign at a time when he is in a dogfight with Romney to pay homage to an old friend speaks well of Rudy's character.

The Iraq Disconnect In Iowa

James Boyce | Posted 11.28.2007 | Home


James Boyce

If Iraq is the issue and I certainly believe it is, why are Democrats not either pushing their candidates to adopt a clear out now message or supporting a candidate who has that position?

Iowa Race Tightens: Clinton Obama Tied, Huckabee Catching Romney

Taegan Goddard | Posted 11.27.2007 | Home


Political Wire got an advance look at a new Strategic Vision poll in Iowa that shows Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama tied in the Democratic...

What's With Chris Matthews Flacking Obama?

Tom Baer | Posted 11.25.2007 | Home


Tom Baer

The fluid situation in Iowa deserves a more balanced account than that being broadcast by Chris Matthews.

Huckabee Surges In Iowa, Now Four Points Behind Romney

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 11.21.2007 | Home


Last summer, Huckabee stunned many with a second-place showing in a big Republican straw poll, and surveys suggest he's made continuing gains in Iowa ...

Iowans Think John Edwards Is Right On Trade

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 11.21.2007 | Home


Jonathan Tasini

We need to stop being enthralled by the slogan "globalization" and think about how we set up rules that govern those trading relationships.

Announcing HuffPost's Polling Project: Putting Polling Under a Microscope

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.20.2007 | Home


Arianna Huffington

HuffPost's OffTheBus has decided to launch "The Polling Project," a wide-ranging effort to scrutinize an industry devoted to scrutinizing us. And we need your help.

Richardson Displays Presidential Courage

John Early | Posted 11.19.2007 | Home


John Early

No other candidate has the experience of this magnitude in international affairs. I wasn't the first or the last person Bill Richardson has rescued over seas and I probably will not be the last.

News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 11.19.2007 | Home


Richard Valeriani

Columnist Robert (No Facts) Novak says Clinton campaign has "scandalous" information about Barack Obama but decides not to use it. Obama had an affair with Valerie Plame?

Will Iraq and NAFTA Determine Iowa?

Tom Hayden | Posted 11.19.2007 | Home


Tom Hayden

In Iowa and beyond, the legacy of supporting the Iraq war and NAFTA is proving a heavier burden than the party elites ever expected.

Caucus-Night Strategy in Iowa: the Uncounted Factor

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.16.2007 | Home


Paul Abrams

Those of us in "caucus-states" have a different experience, and the final outcome may not reflect how the electorate is divided.

Iowa: Biden Closes In On Obama Endorsements

Lynda Waddington | Posted 11.15.2007 | Home


Lynda Waddington

Sen Joe Biden has closed in on Sen Barack Obama in the race to capture Iowa legislators' endorsements, with 13 to Obama's 15.

Edwards, Obama: The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend?

Politico.com | Ben Smith | Posted 11.11.2007 | Home


They switched on the lights in the bar at the Hotel Fort Des Moines at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, and a crowd of two dozen buoyant young field organizers for S...

Beginning Of The End

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 11.10.2007 | Home


The race for the Democratic presidential nomination moved into overdrive Saturday, as candidates scrambled to outdo each other to win over the Iowa ac...