Precedence of the Iowa caucuses

Barack Obama on an Iowa campaign trail - Barack Obama address Iowans on his campaign trail in this file photo courtesy of www.politoco.com
Zambia
January 4, 2008 4:31am CST
Daggers drawn. The men and woman are now onto the battlefield in these epic primaries. Interestingly, I am not American, but I am ardent follower of US politics, and I really admire the way the initial elections start from nominations til the toll that takes only one of the candidates to 1600 Pennsylvania Av, Washington DC. Listening to the candidates campaign, I think the results of the Iowa caucuses are justified. Hillary is an establishment, compared to John Edwards and Barack Obama who are individuals with a tale to tell. Mrs Clinton seems to be riding more on the successes of her erstwhile hubby, unarguably the most popular US President in very recent times after, of course, Ronald Reagan. Mrs Clinton has surrounded herself with her husband and Ms Albright (for God's sake) but she is not convincing enough to steal the show. I have reservations for the Republicans as this time around, I don't see anyone on their candidates worth the ink to write home about. Just look at their leading candidate, for God's sake! (Where's Rudy??!!!) So what do you think of the next few weeks to come on this marathon?
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marmalaide
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9 Jan 08
I am not American either but I am following these elections much more closely than any of previous years. I think that maybe it was been good for Clinton that she lost Iowa, it means she has had to up her game and not be complacent about getting the nomination. Also it has brought her supporters out because they have seen she is not safe. On the other hand, after Iowa Obama was seen as the front runner and maybe that hurt him in New Hampshire because HIS supporters thought he was a shoo-in. Coming back from third place was a big achievement for Clinton and I doubt Edwards will be able to repeat her success. As for the Republicans I just think they are a mess. It amazes me that anyone is able to take either Huckabee or Romney seriously. And Guiliani's decision not to bother campaigning in the smaller states smacks of arrogance, which will hurt him in the long run.