Clinton Loss Means Change of Tactics - TIME
Excerpt:
"The debate Thursday night inside Hillary Clinton's shell-shocked campaign was what to do now — specifically: how negative to go on Barack Obama. Her 10-minute speech from the stage in the Hotel Fort Des Moines was all magnanimity and grace. Congratulating Obama and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, who finished ahead of her, Clinton said, "Together we have presented a case for change and made it absolutely clear that America needs a new beginning."
Until now, Clinton's campaign has been relatively restrained in what political pros euphemistically call "contrast" — in large part, because Iowans have a history of rejecting negative campaigning. (See: Romney, Mitt.) "We certainly held back," one Clinton aide said."
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1700129,00.html
Friday
Clinton Loss Means Change of Tactics - TIME
Obama Says His Victory Will Bring Change
Obama Says His Victory Will Bring Change
Excerpt:
"A victorious Barack Obama portrayed his decisive first-place finish in the Iowa Democratic caucuses as a "defining moment" that he said would lead the way to change in Washington and an end to the war in Iraq.
The first-term senator from Illinois promised "a nation less divided and more united" and told those at a victory rally they could some day "look back and say this is the moment where it all began.""
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080103/caucus-obama/
Iowa Results Lead Dodd and Biden to Quit Race - New York Times
Iowa Results Lead Dodd and Biden to Quit Race - New York Times
Excerpt:
"Two Democratic senators from the Northeast — Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut and Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware — became the first casualties of the Iowa caucuses on Thursday night. After both failed to get a single percentage point, they issued statements saying they would drop out of the race."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/us/politics/04dodd.html?ref=politics
Huckabee, Obama enjoy huge night in Iowa - CNN
Huckabee, Obama enjoy huge night in Iowa - CNN
Excerpt:
"With all Democratic precincts reporting, Obama had the support of 38 percent of voters, compared to 30 percent for John Edwards and 29 percent for Hillary Clinton. "The numbers tell us this was a debate between change and experience, and change won," said CNN political analyst Bill Schneider....
With 92 percent of Republican precincts reporting, Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, had the support of 34 percent of voters, compared to 25 percent for Romney. See dramatic caucus-night photos »
Fred Thompson had 13 percent, McCain had 13 percent and Ron Paul had 10 percent."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.caucuses/?iref=hpmostpop
Thursday
Wednesday
Kucinich tells Iowa supporters to make Obama their No. 2 - USA Today
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Kucinich tells Iowa supporters to make Obama their No. 2 USA Today
Excerpt:
"He's barely registering in polls of Iowa Democrats, but Rep. Dennis Kucinich just put in a bid to influence the outcome of Thursday's caucuses by telling his supporters to make Sen. Barack Obama their second choice.
Democratic rules require Iowa caucus-goers to switch their support to another candidate if their first choice attracts few votes at the local level. Kucinich's decision four years ago to give similar help to John Edwards is thought to be one of the reasons Edwards came in a strong second in Iowa that year."
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/01/kucinich-tells.html
Obama leads Clinton on eve of Iowa caucuses: poll
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Obama leads Clinton on eve of Iowa caucuses: poll
Excerpt:
"It's looking like it could be a happy New Year for Barack Obama: The Illinois senator is leading closest rival Hillary Clinton in a new poll with just one day to go before the critical Iowa caucuses.
In the final Des Moines Register poll before Thursday night's nominating contests, Obama was the choice of 32% of likely Democratic caucus-goers. Sen. Clinton of New York, meanwhile, pulled 25% while former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards garnered 24%."
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/obama-huckabee-hold-leads-eve/story.aspx?guid=%7B76DF0657-1DC4-4DDD-8644-CE4478824625%7D
With One Week Till Iowa, Huckabee Heads To Miami
With One Week Till Iowa, Huckabee Heads To Miami
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Excerpt:
"But for Huckabee the move is a bit peculiar. He is already surging in Florida, trailing the leader Giuliani by four percentage points in a recent Strategic Vision poll, even though he has campaigned primarily elsewhere. And while the former Baptist minister finds himself on top of most polls in Iowa, it is anything but a secure position. The Real Clear Politics average has him at 29.2 percent to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's 25.5 percent. Moreover, in New Hampshire, a place where he could directly capitalize on his strong showing in Iowa, there is ground to be gained. Huckabee is currently in fourth place at 10.3 percent to Romney's leading 29.8 percent."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/26/with-one-week-till-iowa-_n_78275.html
Rush Hour as 6 Candidates Zoom Back to Iowa
Rush Hour as 6 Candidates Zoom Back to Iowa
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Excerpt:
"In the modern era, a race this wide open is unprecedented. And with just eight days to go before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, now it's crunch time.
For the Democrats, it's largely a three-way fight among Clinton, Obama and Edwards.
Her "inevitability" on the line, Clinton launched a "Bring a Buddy to Caucus" campaign in an effort to get first-time women caucus-goers through the wintery weather on caucus night."
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=4051399&page=1
Huckabee defends ad, Obama leads Iowa
Huckabee defends ad, Obama leads Iowa
Excerpt:
"Republican Mike Huckabee defended a Christian-oriented television advertisement used for his presidential campaign on Wednesday as a new poll showed Democrat Barack Obama edging Hillary Clinton in Iowa."
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN19609358
Thursday
Polls show Obama, Hill tied in NH, Iowa
Polls show Obama, Hill tied in NH, Iowa
Excerpt:
"With just three weeks until the first primary ballots are cast, Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton now faces the possible nightmare of losing both of the earliest-voting states as new polls showed her in a statistical dead heat with surging Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in New Hampshire.
“It could be Obama will gain enough steam to go all the way,” said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
“It could also be Hillary Clinton could turn into 2008’s Walter Mondale,” Sabato said, meaning the Democratic machine could manage to pull her across the finish line as it did Mondale in 1984."
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1050485
Wednesday
Saturday
Newsweek - Huckabee takes 22 point lead in Iowa
Excerpt:
"The most dramatic result to come out of the poll, which is based on telephone interviews with 1,408 registered Iowa voters on Dec. 5 and 6, is Huckabee's emergence from the shadows of the GOP race into the front runner's spot in just two months. The ordained Southern Baptist minister now leads Romney by a two-to-one margin, 39 percent to 17 percent, among likely GOP caucus-goers. In the last NEWSWEEK survey, conducted Sept. 26-27, Huckabee polled a mere 6 percent to Romney's 25 percent, which then led the field."
http://www.newsweek.com/id/74215
First stop on 'Oprah-bama' tour: Iowa
First stop on 'Oprah-bama' tour: Iowa
Excerpt:
"The three-state "Oprah-bama" tour starts at a Des Moines, Iowa, rally Saturday in a space that can accommodate thousands. It then moves east to Cedar Rapids for an event expected to bring in close to 8,500 people.
The two will travel to South Carolina and New Hampshire on Sunday."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/08/oprah.obama/
