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...side, and an array of former Clinton Administration officials around her, Clinton was the center of a backward-looking tableau - a bridge to the 20th century, as it were. That only underscored the challenge of presenting herself as a candidate of change, which, if the admittedly impressionistic Iowa exit poll results are to be believed, is the transcendent dynamic driving Democratic voters. So it would appear Clinton has little choice but to try to create a new dynamic. Behind the scenes, her strategists have already begun to figure out how much heat to put on the sudden front-runner, whose...
...course the contest has only just begun - something the campaign was quick to emphasize. "It's been a hard-fought race here in Iowa for the last year and all eyes now turn to New Hampshire," campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle said in a statement issued shortly before Clinton took the stage. "This race begins tonight and ends when Democrats throughout America have their say. Our campaign was built for a marathon and we have the resources to run a national race in the weeks ahead...
...Outspent nearly 20 to one, Huckabee told his supporters at a celebration in Des Moines that the results proved that "people are more important than the purse...Tonight what we have seen is a new day in American politics. It starts here in Iowa but it doesn't end here. It goes all the way through the other states and ends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue one year from...
Though Clinton did well among women and senior citizens, Obama's win was wide and deep. He did unusually well in the college towns of Ames, Iowa City and Grinnell as well as the labor bastion of Blackhawk county. Meanwhile, in Des Moines, teenagers in cars "scooped the loop" along the downtown streets and yelled Obama's name - "Whoohoo! Obama! Fired up!" - in the icy night...
...Clinton congratulated Obama and Edwards on their showing in Iowa and vowed to take her campaign to New Hampshire. Calling the evening a big win for all Democrats, Clinton said, "I am so ready for the rest of this campaign...We have a long way to go, but I am optimistic about this campaign and more importantly about the future of this country...