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Getting the Kids Out to Caucus in Iowa: "It's Not a Mystery"

Chuck Lippstreu | Posted 01.03.2008 | Home

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Chuck Lippstreu

It's not easy task to light a fire on the campaign trail when the wind chill doesn't break zero degrees all day -- which it most definitely didn't on Wednesday in Iowa City.

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The Closing Argument For John Edwards

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Miles Mogulescu

It is not surprising that the mainstream media should try to prematurely shut Edwards out of the race, because he is the one leading Democrat who truly challenges the political dominance of corporate America.

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Thompson Expected To Drop Out After Iowa, Endorse McCain

Politico | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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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...

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The Iowa Caucus: Insignificant, Yet Overly Complicated

236.com | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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

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Obama's Negatives Higher than Clinton or Edwards

Taylor Marsh | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Taylor Marsh

by Taylor Marsh Obama has negative numbers? Somebody tell Chris Matthews, who's fawning over Mr. Obama has reached get a room levels. Just look a...

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The Daily Szep: Somewhere in Iowa

Paul Szep | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Paul Szep

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Biden Volunteers Dot I's, Cross T's

Shelby Highsmith | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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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...

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We Can Begin Change Now

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Ryan J. Davis

My endorsement of Obama isn't a choice made in anger or fear, it's a choice made by my belief that Obama is a candidate who can actually transform Washington, not just push it around during recess.

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Attention Iowa Democrats: Please Organize a Search Party for DLC Chairman Harold Ford. Thank You!

Rod McCullom | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Rod McCullom

There is one major player whose presence (and voice) remains strangely absent from the debate around the nomination -- Democratic Leadership Council Chairman Harold Ford.

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Naked Iowa! The Golden Globes of the political world

Martin Lewis | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Martin Lewis

The Iowa caucuses are about as relevant to determining the qualities of the prospective presidential candidates as the Golden Globes is to recognizing excellence in the world of film and television.

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Countdown to the Iowa Caucuses VI -- Lessons in Democracy

Marie Wilson | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Marie Wilson

Generally, Iowans are being treated like a people whose voices and votes are not only being listened to -- but who's input and involvement is essential.

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Iowa Republicans To Choose Their Favorite Fearmonger

Bob Cesca | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Bob Cesca

Not only do Iowa Republicans have a flair for choosing the presumptive nominee, they also possess an uninterrupted predilection for championing crazy people who use fear to better their political chances.

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You and I Don't Care Who Wins the Iowa Caucuses

Dan Brown | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Dan Brown

The Iowa caucuses are not a fair predictor of national sentiment on who should lead our nation. They're not even necessarily telling about how Iowans feel.

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Veterans and Members of Military in Iowa Look for Change: Part 2

Dan Treul | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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By Dan Treul Al Cannistraro, Jacqueline Cotrell, Christine Escobar, Kim Farris, Mike Germain, Kerri Glover, Matthew Moll, Gale Walden, Ellen Emerson ...

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No Matter Who Loses Iowa, Community Values Win

Sally Kohn | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Sally Kohn

The majority of voters know we're all in it together, that we all do better when we all do better, that when we work together to help everyone in our nation and our world, we all benefit. This is the message of this election.

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Romney Says He'd Be Fine With Second Place

Detroit Free Press | Todd Splangler and Kathleen Gray | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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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....

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What if Iowa Caucused and Nobody Listened?

Brendan Spiegel | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Brendan Spiegel

The truth is, the Iowa caucuses are just about the least inclusive, least populist, and least democratic voting system anyone could come up with.

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Clinton Camp Pre-Spins Possible Bad News In Iowa

ABC News | Rick Klein | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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

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

Associated Press | David Espo | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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

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Marc Cooper

Clinton Campaign: "First and Goal"

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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

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A November 'Electability Guide'

Jonathan Alter | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Jonathan Alter

With the stipulation that 10 months is an eon in politics, let's make some educated guesses about the pros and cons of how each of the plausible candidates would do in the Big Show.

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Novak Predicts Obama, Romney Win Iowa

Evans-Novack Political Report | Robert Novak and Timothy Carney | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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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...

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My Picks For Iowa

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Chris Weigant

Tomorrow's Iowa caucuses are certainly reaping a bumper crop of blather in the news. Pundits everywhere are weighing in on every aspect of both the D...

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FAQ: Iowa Caucus

236.com | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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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...

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As Iowa Goes, So Goes....

Marvin Kitman | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Marvin Kitman

The Iowa Caucus is about personalities: who can eat more corndogs or pumps hands better or has the most honest face when he looks them in the eyes.

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