Online poll: The Iowa caucuses are less than a week away. Who is your favorite candidate?

[Omaha Steve]

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Results as of now.

The Iowa caucuses are less than a week away. Who is your favorite candidate?

• Hillary Clinton(56)


• Mike Huckabee(37)


• Bill Richardson(7)


• Rudy Giuliani(30)


• Barack Obama(60)


• Mitt Romney(32)


• John Edwards(26)


• John McCain(35)


• Another candidate.(33)


• I have no opinion.(29)

Note: This question is for our site visitors' enjoyment only and is not a scientific poll.

[MaineDem]

1. So, more Obama and Hillary supporters have access to internet

Interesting but, as they stated of course, not scientific.

I'm really eager to see who comes out of this in front. Will be an interesting result.

[saltpoint]

2. I prefer John Edwards but will respect Iowa Democrats' choice.

This is the closest it's been in some time.

For political junkies, this is likely going to be an exhilarating week, no matter the outcome.

[youthere]

3. Edwards will win Iowa. I have no doubt.

[MaineDem]

5. I think you're right.

I'm hoping you're right. :)

[youthere]

7. He is enormously popular in Iowa...

and allready had a strong established base from 2004. He'll win. I'll pass out from shock if he doesn't.

[saltpoint]

8. I wouldn't count out the senior senator from Delaware.

He's a good man, wildly qualified for the job, and has the ear of increasingly large crowds in the Hawkeye State.

[MaineDem]

9. Interesting concept...Edwards, Biden, one, two in Iowa

I'd like that.

[youthere]

10. As would I.

[youthere]

11. I'm hoping he places well in Iowa...

I'll be caucusing for him and would love to see him place third or second (almost to much to hope for). But Edwards is going to be the big winner come Thursday.

[saltpoint]

12. Hi, youthere. I say thanks for the encouraging words on John Edwards,

but have to say also that I expect Biden to do better than all the Wolf Blitzers and Brit Humes think he will do.

In my idealized version of the outcome, Biden makes a strong showing -- 1, 2, or 3 -- and while that would "stun" the mainstream media, many of the DU Biden group have been suggesting that possibility all along for many months now.

Despite a piss-poor job of fair coverage of our 8 candidates, my hope is that Iowa Democrats will not turn a deaf ear to an outstanding candidate like Biden. He represents the promise of improved conditions domestically and internationally, and I just hope that enough Iowans are attuned to that promise. In a matter of speaking, they're voting for all us non-Iowans. So I'm hoping they make some damned good choices out there next week.

[youthere]

13. I have been really disappointed in the coverage of our candidates too..

Iowans do a pretty good job of avoiding the MSM influence. One big thing Edwards has going for him is that he is well known in Iowa (thanks to 2004), and he is well liked. Biden doesn't have that, so it's unlikely he will place in the top two. Three is likely though. 'He's been covering a LOT of ground and the crowds he is drawing are getting bigger and bigger..so I hope that plays well at caucus. Three months ago he couldn't get a mention in the paper, and now it's nothing to pick up the Gazette, the Quad City Times, or the Register and see a couple small articles on him and several LTTE's. In fact, I watch the papers on a regular basis and I'd say he and Edwards get the most LTTE's..so that's good.
Thanks for your kind words about Joe. I really think Iowa will be doing the nation a diservice if these two men do not come out on top on Thursday.
Good luck to both!

[Colobo]

4. With Obama we all win!

[CyberPieHole]

6. If by "all" you mean "Obamanations", you are correct...

but since Obama is the least viable of our candidates, IMO, he doesn't represent "all" of us. (unless the country is made up of McClurkins)