Iowa Caucuses Roundup

[gateley]

EDIT to let you know that apparently these poll results were released LAST week - I thought it was a current report. Thanks to those who enlightened me :hi:


Iowa Caucuses Roundup
Posted: 04 Nov 2007 03:37 PM CST

University of Iowa professor and pollster David Redlawsk kicked off the week's presidential campaign news in Iowa when he announced the latest Hawkeye Poll results. On the Democratic side, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Iowa with 28.9% to Sen. Barack Obama's 26.6%, former Sen. John Edwards's 20%, Gov. Bill Richardson's 7.2%, and Sen. Joe Biden's 5.2%.

On the Republican side, former Gov. Mitt Romney leads with 36.2%, head and shoulders above Rudy Giuliani's 13.1%, former Gov. Mike Huckabee's 12.8%, former Sen. Fred Thompson's 11.4%, and Sen. John McCain's 6%.

The Hawkeye Poll's methodology has been the subject of some controversy, but in an interview with Iowa Independent, Redlawsk defended himself against his critics. New American Research Group polls from the beginning of the week show somewhat different results, but the candidate rankings in the two polls vary only slightly. Consensus remains that Romney is the Iowa Republican frontrunner, and any of the top three Democrats could win the Democratic caucuses.

http://iowaindependent.com/magFront.do

Edit to add link and this paragraph:

Next week promises to be exciting, as the last major cattle-call of Democratic candidates in Iowa, the annual Jefferson Jackson fundraising dinner, happens over the weekend. In the lead-up to the event, candidates will struggle to build crowds and show strength as the national press corps flies back into town.

[bigdarryl]

1. This is an old poll it was published a week and a half ago

[gateley]

2. Are you sure it's the same? It was posted today on the Iowa Independent blog. Thanks.

[rinsd]

4. The Iowa poll came out last week.

I think what you posted was a roundup of last week's events.

[gateley]

7. Thanks - I'll just let it die it's own death. I'll edit it to reflect that, leaving it

up in case others didn't see last week's poll.

This is good to know. And I'll comfort myself by believing that Biden's numbers MUST have risen significantly since then! :7

[NekoChris]

3. It's intensely irritating

That Iowa plays such a big role in every election. It turns into Iowa getting its measly 15 minutes of fame and then fading back into obscurity for four more years until the next cycle. And during those 15 minutes people will not shut up about it.

I wish I had a better alternative to the electoral college but the system as it is is broken so badly. States with low numbers are brushed off as after thoughts and states with high numbers are treated like kings. It should be equal for every state.

[gateley]

5. Calling on those who know better than I to correct me if I'm wrong, but I

don't think the Iowa caucus is about electoral college votes at all. I'll leave it to others to educate us both.

[Rambis]

6. I live in Iowa

It is great! We get to meet all of them usually in small groups and ask hard questions. It isn't like a Tim Russert ambush around here we actually want answers to tough questions and we get them. They might not be what we want to hear but candidates know if they are honest they will be supported. Edwards just had his first TV add play here today and he is with Obama and Hillary in the polls and they have more money than god. Edwards will win Iowa-

[gateley]

8. I'd love to live in Iowa for the very reasons you mentioned. nt