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It’s been a big weekend for Barack Obama. In a press release, his campaign reported more than 500,000 donations from over 350,000 people, and the actual financial totals should be available in the next few days. The Obama campaign continues to report more and more contributors — contrasting his grass-roots support with Hillary Clinton’s big-ticket donors. But his press release didn’t mention that they have been counting tickets to speeches and sales of tchotchkies as unique donations to the campaign.
Besides the supposedly large numbers of small donors, a Newsweek poll released Saturday shows Obama with a slight edge over Hillary in Iowa. Add that to the four new endorsements he picked up there earlier this month, and it looks like Barack might be building some badly needed momentum. In fact, the Obama camp is now planning for the race after Iowa, setting up shop in states like California and Missouri, which hold their primaries shortly after the Hawkeye State.
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With the primaries so front-loaded this election cycle, what happens in Iowa wont be as important as it has been in other years.
Ron Paul 2008
the presidency is hillary clinton's to lose.
Actually, being so front loaded, Iowa may become more important than in previous cycles. Primary voters tend to look to previous results as a guide to which candidate is going to be most competitive. Suddenly, fifteen states (or however many) will be basing their results on the results of two others and the race will basically be set unless it still looks like it could be a brokered convention. I very much doubt the latter, however.
Actually, being so front loaded, Iowa may become more important than in previous cycles.
Thanks, Guest #4. I didn't want to have to be the one to point that out....
I'll be really surprised if John Edwards doesn't win Iowa.
No way. Other states have always resented Iowa's power to "call" the presidency. It has been a harbinger in the past but with all the primaries so close to Iowa, opinions will already be set etc and those states will be less likely to follow a weird model in a write off state.
Seriously, how you ever been to the cauci? It is the least official thing ever. Imagine a living room in Ames and hand raising.
Spav1: You must have some secret information that Edwards and Obama's hired guns missed.
Kevin:
I have access to the most elusive thing of all on a Presidential Campaign: Common Sense.
Weird, right?