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Thursday, January 3, 2008
Will Obama strategy carry him to nomination?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Many longtime caucus-goers have said that attendance tonight was higher than usual. If so, that may vindicate Obama’s strategy of going after those who don’t usually turn out, especially young adults.
If he can sustain that strategy of luring young adults to the polls — a demographic that seems enthusiastic about his campaign — he could win the nomination.
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Will GOP establishment sleep tonight?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wow! If Mike Huckabee has won Iowa, the Republican establishment won’t sleep well tonight. They can’t imagine being represented by an Arkansas Baptist preacher.
Anna Gramberg, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University, is in Iowa with a group of Auburn political scientists. A native of Germany, she described the Democratic caucus she attended in Des Moines as “chaotic. I’ve never seen anything so chaotic. All that counting and then re-counting. ” The Americans there told her that was part of the fun, she said. She also said that there was a much higher turnout of caucus-goers than expected.
Blog with Jim Wooten on GOP caucus
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Caucusing: A peculiar process
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Iowa caucuses are the loya jirga of American politics — interminable gatherings of civically active types determined to keep talking and voting until they reach consensus.
What an odd way to pick a presidential nominee! Join me tonight as I try to make sense of this peculiar process, where anything could happen.
Blog with Jim Wooten on GOP caucus
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