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  • January 2008

    • Obama Wins Iowa; Edwards 2nd, Clinton Close 3rd

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 4, 08 3:00 AM CST

      Obama Wins Iowa; Edwards 2nd, Clinton Close 3rd

      (Newser) - Riding a record turnout of young, independent and new voters, Barack Obama decisively won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa last night, with John Edwards narrowly edging out Hillary Clinton for second. With all Democratic precincts reporting, Obama, aiming to be the first black president of the United States, prevailed with a commanding 38%; Edwards took 30% and Clinton 29%, CNN reports. More »

    • Huckabee Wins Iowa Easily Over Romney

      New York Times  |  Jan 4, 08 2:50 AM CST

      Huckabee Wins Iowa Easily Over Romney

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee won yesterday's Iowa caucuses thanks to a surge of support from evangelical voters. The former Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher defeated second-place finisher Mitt Romney with relative ease, despite being outspent 4 to 1, the New York Times notes. Fred Thompson held a slim lead over John McCain for the third spot, with Ron Paul not far behind. Rudy Giuliani, who didn't campaign in Iowa, trailed the pack at sixth. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • Fred Thompson  • Iowa caucus  • Ron Paul

    • What Will They Say After the Caucuses?

      MSNBC  |  Jan 3, 08 4:13 PM CST

      What Will They Say After the Caucuses?

      (Newser) - No matter what result the Iowa caucuses bring tonight, the campaigns will have plenty of spin up their sleeves. NBC’s Chuck Todd previews the politico talk: John Edwards: No one needs this one more. A victory will be a vindication of populism and domestic issues. A loss may well be un-spinnable. Hillary Clinton: If she wins, even barely, we’re back to the inevitability storyline. A three-way tie could be OK, if managed perfectly. Third would be a “near-disaster." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • John Edwards  • Iowa caucus  • political spin

    • Iowa Farm Town Meditative About Caucuses

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 3, 08 1:56 PM CST

      Iowa Farm Town Meditative About Caucuses

      (Newser) - To win over likely caucus-goers in Fairfield, Iowa, candidates need to tap their spiritual sides, the Wall Street Journal reports. Roughly a third of the little farm town practices transcendental meditation, and citizens have elected a meditation devotee mayor. The candidates are pandering accordingly—Barack Obama, for instance, pointed his podium east (the direction gurus say energy flows), and won over said mayor. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Fred Thompson  • Iowa caucus  • Iowa City  • Fairfield

    • What Could We Learn Tonight?

      Washington Post  |  Jan 3, 08 11:54 AM CST

      What Could We Learn Tonight?

      (Newser) - How might the presidential race turn on tonight’s Iowa caucuses? What answers await after the election’s first vote? The Washington Post ’s Dan Balz runs down some possibilities: Will either race end immediately? Probably only if Hillary Clinton sweeps How big a bounce can the victors expect? The shortened time between races will help carry winning momentum to New Hampshire Which hopefuls will draw out the most first-time voters? Should be Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Mike Huckabee  • John Edwards  • Iowa caucus

    • Iowa Keeps Candidates Awake at Night

      New York Times  |  Jan 3, 08 11:15 AM CST

      Iowa Keeps Candidates Awake at Night

      (Newser) - Fatigue has officially taken hold in Iowa, and not just for voters. “I won’t remember Iowans,” a sleep-deprived Mitt Romney said recently (he meant “I’ll never forget”), while Mike Huckabee offered “apologies” over Benazir Bhutto’s death (he’s not a suspect), and Hillary Clinton trumpeted supporters "literally freezing to death" (no fatalities reported). “When a person is fatigued, they will make a mistake,” reasons John McCain. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • Iowa caucus  • sleep deprivation  • fatigue

    • Iowa Tests Appeal of Populism

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 3, 08 9:37 AM CST

      Iowa Tests Appeal of Populism

      (Newser) - Tonight's Iowa caucuses are the first test for the aggressively populist message of Mike Huckabee and John Edwards; even if the candidates falter, writes the Wall Street Journal , their stridently anti-business message—"corporate greed is squeezing the middle class," Edwards declared yesterday—has played well in Iowa, and might continue to influence the campaign. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Mike Huckabee  • John Edwards  • Iowa caucus

    • Clinton Drops to 3rd in Last Poll

      Reuters  |  Jan 3, 08 6:59 AM CST

      Clinton Drops to 3rd in Last Poll

      (Newser) - A new poll conducted hours before the Iowa caucus gives a surging Barack Obama a 4-point lead over John Edwards, with Hillary Clinton slipping to third place. The Reuters/Zogby poll puts Obama at 31% support among likely Democratic caucus-goers, with Edwards polling 27% and Clinton 24%. Among Republicans, Mike Huckabee held a six-point lead over nearest rival Mitt Romney. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • John Edwards  • Iowa caucus

    • Thompson Might Call It Quits

      Politico  |  Jan 3, 08 3:21 AM CST

      Thompson Might Call It Quits

      (Newser) - Insiders say GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson will probably drop out of the race if he doesn't do well in Iowa, Politico reports. The former senator and "Law & Order" actor's candidacy generated a lot of excitement in its early days but never gained much traction nationwide. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • Fred Thompson  • Iowa caucus  • Republican candidates  • Law and Order

    • Iowa Goes Down to the Wire

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 2, 08 9:30 PM CST

      Iowa Goes Down to the Wire

      (Newser) - The candidates continued an all-out blitz to the finish line before tomorrow's Iowa caucuses as polls continued to show tight races, the AP reports. All three leading Democrats took out dinner-hour ads on TV. "After all the town meetings, the pie and coffee, it all comes down to this: Who is ready to be president and ready to start solving the big challenges we face on Day 1?" asked Clinton. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • John Edwards  • Iowa caucus

    • Why Iowa's a Slog for Hillary

      Politico  |  Jan 2, 08 2:05 PM CST

      Why Iowa's a Slog for Hillary

      (Newser) - The Hillary Clinton camp was convinced that the road to the nomination must go through Iowa, but right about now they may be wishing they'd taken the advice of an aide who urged her to bypass the first caucus state completely. Politico revisits the aide's May memo for keys to her disappointing standing with one day left: For starters, the Hawkeye State has never elected a woman—not as governor, senator, or congresswoman. More »

    • McCain Takes National Lead; Giuliani Plummets

      MSNBC  |  Jan 2, 08 1:15 PM CST

      McCain Takes National Lead; Giuliani Plummets

      (Newser) - A new poll shows John McCain ahead nationally among Republicans for the first time in a year, and a sliding Rudy Giuliani at his lowest mark in months. McCain is favored by 22% of GOP voters, with Giuliani at 20%, Mike Huckabee at 17%, and Mitt Romney at 12%. Giuliani has fallen 13 points in Pew’s poll since September, MSNBC reports. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Rudy Giuliani  • Mike Huckabee  • poll  • Iowa caucus  • Ron Paul  • America's Mayor

    • Edwards Talks Tough on Iraq, Business

      New York Times  |  Jan 2, 08 12:41 PM CST

      Edwards Talks Tough on Iraq, Business

      (Newser) - John Edwards is turning up the heat in the countdown to Iowa, considered do-or-die for his campaign. He tells the New York Times that he would be the president quickest to bring American troops home from Iraq, pulling them all out—including those providing training and support for the Iraqi army and police—within 10 months. And in an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, he blasts the excesses of corporate America and the plight of working families. More »

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      John Edwards  • health care  • Iowa caucus  • Iraq pullout  • retirement  • Iraq security  • corporate responsibility

    • Iowa Blocks Masses of Voters

      New York Times  |  Jan 2, 08 3:45 AM CST

      Iowa Blocks Masses of Voters

      (Newser) - White House hopefuls have put enormous efforts into the Iowa campaign—but only a small fraction of state residents will participate in the upcoming caucus, which critics charge is an undemocratic process that blocks masses of working-class people. In 2000, just 59,000 Democrats and 87,000 Republicans voted in a state of 2.9 million, reports the New York Times. More »

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      Republicans  • Democrats  • GOP  • Iowa caucus  • Iowa National Guard

    • Huckabee Goes Negative ... Sort Of

      Washington Post  |  Jan 1, 08 12:38 PM CST

      Huckabee Goes Negative ... Sort Of

      (Newser) - Negative campaigning has finally gone meta. Mike Huckabee held a press conference yesterday to announce that he wouldn't air his latest campaign ad—a 30-second attack on his closest rival, Mitt Romney—then aired it in full for the press corps, the Washington Post reports. Huckabee says he pulled the ad himself, hoping to change the "level of discourse." More »

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      election 2008  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • Iowa caucus  • negative campaigning

  • December 2007

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