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...especially quick, partly due to the fact that Kucinich and Gravel had no supporters present, and Dodd's two people looked at each other - and the obvious lack of brownies - and split before the voting started. This was not good for Tom Flexner, who, while not actually an Iowan and unable to vote, had flown in from New York and was permitted to organize this precinct. He was a friend of the Connecticut Senator, who he met while, "playing golf with Bill Clinton in Martha's Vineyard." It is shocking that the Dodd message didn't click in Iowa...
...Kerry supporter joshing his colleague, clearly an underling: "You liked that Christmas bonus? Keep it in mind before you head over to Edwards." The underling laughed but appeared uncertain whether his boss was joking. Ultimately, he stayed with his boss - and Kerry. This Thursday, as many as 150,000 Iowan Democrats are expected to gather in 1,781 rooms to pick the next President. The groups will range in size from less than 10 people to hundreds, and the arguments can last for hours. And anyone who purports to know how the vote will go is either guessing blindly...
...they'll be entering the final sprint to the Jan. 3 caucuses - though most events on Jan. 1 start noticeably late in the day, just in case. Several campaigns considered throwing big bashes with marquee entertainment, but they scratched their plans, worried that glitzy parties wouldn't seem very "Iowan" and that the crowds who turn out on New Year's Eve may not be inclined to come back on caucus day. And, as many candidates have learned, entertainment and politics generally don't mix well - most recently John Edwards got booed when he took the stage...
...Next week, Clinton will roll out her final pitch to Iowan voters, a tour entitled 'Time to Pick a President? in which she?s expected to underline her experience in the White House and promise to restore the nation's good times. "Her closing argument is that America faces huge challenges and has enormous opportunities, and that the nation needs a President with the strength and experience to lead on day one and make the changes we need," Wolfson says. The jury's still out on whether the Democratic base in Iowa will buy the idea of insider experience...
...conservative or a liberal enclave, and so on—your culture affects your outlook on life. It’s valuable to meet people with diverse experiences—perhaps even more valuable for the streetwise New Yorker to meet a “backwards” Iowan than to meet a cosmopolitan Londoner...