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...said Rusky. "The Clinton people are starting to realize that Joe Biden is really the most electable candidate, the one guy who can take on the Republicans on national security. And I think with Edwards, you know we compete with John Edwards for the Iowans, you know the traditional Iowa caucus-goers and I think at this stage we've really opened up the field. They find Joe Biden is more authentic, and closer to them in terms of their philosophy...
Still, there is no doubt that Biden faces a serious uphill battle. Overall, he has 5.2% support in the polls, according an average of Iowa polls by Real Clear Politics, much less than the 15% he needs to gain viability in all of the 1,781 caucuses. If he fails to get that 15%, his supporters are redistributed to other candidates. But Biden is betting that he will reach that magic 15% number in his eastern strongholds and in enough rural caucuses - he has personally visited 94 or Iowa's 99 counties - to place fourth even though New Mexico Governor...
...hand in the air like she is witnessing a revival. This is what Saltsman has been saying for nearly 24 hours. "I am really not interested in what you guys think," he barked at a couple of reporters Monday night. "I'm interested in what the folks of Iowa think." He added, "We are not following the Washington, D.C., playbook...
...final days before the caucus were similarly planned for maximum media exposure - single events in eastern and western Iowa media markets, a party with Chuck Norris in Des Moines, and a Wednesday night appearance on the Tonight Show, even though Jay Leno's studios are located more than 1,500 miles away, as the crow flies. It's a strategy that takes sober account of the fact that Romney has a huge advantage in paid advertising on television, radio and person-to-person contact...
...much. Huckabee's campaign, though leading in several polls, is mostly strings and sealing wax behind the scenes - a small group of dedicated volunteers who are no match for Romney's massive corporate organization of Scantron call lists. While Romney boasts a boardroom of senior strategists, Huckabee's Iowa campaign director, Eric Woolson, was charged with waking up at 7 a.m. Tuesday to deliver Krispy Kreme donuts to nervous reporters waiting to board the prop planes...