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  • Iowa 2.0


    For Barack Obama, Iowa just keeps on giving. First they handed him a decisive victory in the Democratic caucus in January. Then at this weekend’s district conventions, they gave him a second win in which he netted another nine pledged delegates, bringing Read More...
  • In Which John Edwards Decides the Democratic Nomination


    It’s not going to happen. But here’s a hypothetical scenario that, however unlikely, could make John Edwards a kingmaker. Saturday, Iowa Democrats will vote in the state’s county conventions . It’s a lot like the caucuses last January, only on a smaller Read More...
  • Second-Tier Blues


    A quick thought: Are any of the second-tier Democrats going to exceed 5 percent? As of now, Politico is showing Richardson at 2 percent, Biden at 1 percent, and Dodd, Kucinich, and Gravel at zero percent. This doesn't mean only 2 percent of Iowans voted Read More...
  • Live Caucus: The Long Shots


    GRINNELL, Iowa—I swing by the groups caucusing for Biden and Richardson. A lonely female Biden supporter is looking for a sticker. “Do you guys have any stickers?” “I have a button,” says an old lady. One Biden fan, Vera Cousins, says she doesn’t know Read More...
  • Live Caucus: Out-of-Towners


    GRINNELL, Iowa—About 150 students have come in from out of town. Out of a student population of 1,500, 85 percent of whom are from outside Iowa, that’s not a whole lot. But since only a few hundred people are caucusing, the out-of-towners do make a difference. Read More...
  • Caucus Catharsis


    DES MOINES – At a speech last night at Hoover High School, after nearly a year of breakneck campaigning, Barack Obama sounded tired. His voice was hoarse. He looked a little pale. People were still screaming. But it felt like there was a disconnect between Read More...
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