US Primaries: Final Polls In Iowa Show Dead Heat
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections08/story/0,,2234523,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
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"Both races are getting tighter as the caucuses get closer," pollster John Zogby said. His poll, which is updated daily, showed Barack Obama gaining 2% overnight and Hillary Clinton dropping 2%, putting the Democratic frontrunners on 28%. John Edwards polled 26%, which, given the margin of error, amounts to a dead heat.
The Republican race is equally unpredictable, with Mitt Romney eating into Mike Huckabee's lead. The poll put Huckabee on 28%, Romney on 26% and John McCain and Fred Thompson on 12%. McCain has done little campaigning in Iowa, concentrating instead on New Hampshire, which holds its primary next week. He has enjoyed a resurgence in New Hampshire and is rising in the polls in Iowa, where he arrived last night for some belated campaigning. Polls suggest many potential caucus-goers will make up their minds tonight."
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richjm
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A handy and simple pictorial guide to how the Iowa caucuses work.
This seems a little crazy to me. Where's the anonymity?
- 4 years ago
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richjm
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richjm
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"I hate the Iowa caucuses, they're a perversion of democracy" argues one blogger on the Guardian's site.
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richjm
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JanforGore
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One reason why I don't like Iowa caucuses .They are too exclusive. Just vote and count them all in public and let it fall where it may. The "persuasion" part of it and the excluding of a candidate just because they don't get 15% there doesn't sound too Democratic to me. Just what else is part of the "persuasion" tactics?
- 4 years ago
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JanforGore
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Marilynn_Murray
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Why in the world do we outsource something as important as our vote counting? Are we stupid or what? Shall we just give up now and save money? I don't expect we have much of a chance winning this election or any other if we haven't cleaned up any better than this. Damn it.
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Marilynn_Murray
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twodee
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...and there is this. Any thoughts???
"But does anyone watch who tallies the results of the Iowa caucus? The Iowa caucus results were tallied in 2004 by a company that is headed by a man whose company was bought by Elron Electronics, the Israeli defense firm. I suspect that it will be the same this year. Don't expect to see any grassroots political activists doing the tally in Iowa. The Israeli defense establishment takes care of that part of the American "democratic" election process." - 4 years ago
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twodee
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Tori
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In case you're a little unclear on what the heck a caucus is and what it does, here's a refresher/explanation from CNN.
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Tori
