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...with front-runner Rudy Giuliani, Thompson now trails by double digits. More troubling for Thompson is the emergence of Mike Huckabee, the former Baptist minister and Arkansas governor who is now statistically tied for first with Mitt Romney in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll of likely Iowa G.O.P. caucus voters. Huckabee's sudden surge of support among conservatives threatens to shred the rationale behind Thompson's candidacy...
...significant then that Obama's message seems to be catching on among the notoriously pragmatic Iowans. By 55% to 33%, Iowans - who will take part in a Jan. 3 caucus that will be the first test for Democratic presidential candidates - said they favored "new direction and new ideas" over "strength and experience," a new Washington Post/ABC poll found. In July the ratio was 49% to 39%. After trailing Clinton in the state most of the year, Obama now leads by 4 points, and he has eliminated her advantage among women voters and older voters. He is also dead even with...
...Another option is to visit the State Historical Museum in Des Moines which has a special exhibit on the caucuses. The museum also is hosting the debut of a theatrical production filled with stock caucus characters including: an Iowa farmer named "Eldon Wise" and his family (a.k.a. typical Iowa caucus-goers); political candidates, left, right and center; Marlon, an unemployed factory worker; and Mavis, a waitress at the local cafe. The production is called, naturally, "Caucus! The Musical...
...going to be in Des Moines during caucus season, here are some helpful travel tips...
...real sense of Iowa democracy in action, you might also observe one of the caucus-training sessions offered by community groups and campaigns (remember, though, only Iowa residents can caucus). The Clinton campaign is using a reportedly amusing how-to-caucus video showing Bill Clinton pacing on a treadmill while a voice says "Exercising is hard. Caucusing is easy" and Hillary Clinton trying to sing the national anthem while a voice says "Singing is hard. Caucusing is easy...