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...campaign just isn't organized," said one veteran Iowa operative working for a rival Republican campaign. "He's got natural networks out there that are doing it themselves." These include some of the same networks that allowed Huckabee to place a surprise second in the August Ames straw poll: home schoolers, Bible study groups, and well-organized supporters of the Fair...
...crowd loved it. The council held a straw poll, and Huckabee won first place. Two top officials at the council, both Evangelicals, were so impressed that they have gone to work for the campaign. And now Huckabee leads in Iowa, thanks to the support of Evangelicals and other conservative Protestants...
...August, the dark horse had enough support to generate 2,587 votes at the Ames straw poll, a fund-raising fandango for the Iowa GOP at which candidates pay to have their supporters attend. Huckabee finished a distant second behind free-spending Romney, while Giuliani and McCain skipped the event entirely. But veteran pols noted that Huckabee's tally exceeded the number of tickets he bought--speculating that people were taking Romney's freebies but casting their ballots for Huckabee...
...campaign rallies, they're the head cheerleaders, whipping up enthusiasm in the crowd. At a multi-candidate steak fry, straw poll or debate, they're the ground troops fighting the "sign wars" - a surprisingly intense competition to put up the most campaign placards...
...He’s more than just 50 Cent and Jay-Z,” her son said. Though Obama has been lagging behind Clinton in the polls, he has overtaken her in the latest Iowa poll. Berkenfeld said that Obama won the Harvard College Democrats’ straw poll at their convention...