Iowa
Obama Is Iowa’s Candidate; Huckabee the Bridesmaid
In the first poll of Iowans since its caucuses last Thursday, Democrat Barack Obama would trounce Republican Mike Huckabee if the presidential election were held today. The SurveyUSA poll of 543 registered voters, conducted January 4-6, found Obama would defeat…
Read MoreLive Blogging: The Iowa Caucuses
Smart Politics will continue to monitor and update the official Iowa Caucus results tonight. These are raw vote numbers provided by reported precincts, not a scientific random sample: 7:41 p.m. (17% of precincts reporting) Democrats: Edwards 34.0%, Clinton 31.9%, Obama…
Read MoreFinal Iowa Democratic Caucus Results
All 1,781 precincts have now reported their Democratic caucus results: 1. Senator Barack Obama (940 votes) : 37.58% 2. Senator John Edwards (744 votes) : 29.75% 3. Senator Hillary Clinton (737 votes) : 29.47% 4. Governor Bill Richardson (53 votes)…
Read MoreFinal Iowa Polls Released Today
Two final polls of Iowans were released today—with mixed results on the Democratic side and Mike Huckabee the consensus leader for the GOP. For the Democrats, Zogby’s tracking poll conducted December 30 through January 2 finds Barack Obama leading with…
Read MoreWhy John Edwards Can Win The Iowa Caucus
Despite leading in just 1 of the last 41 public polls conducted of likely Democratic caucus attendees in Iowa since late August 2007, there is reason for John Edwards to be optimistic about his chances of winning the caucuses Thursday…
Read MoreClinton On Top In 2 of 3 Iowa Polls Released Today
Is the ‘Clinton machine’ at last paying dividends in Iowa? The answer to that question is still unknown according to three new polls of Iowans released today. Clinton’s strongest support in Iowa to date has come from the Democratic base,…
Read MoreThe Polls Tell Us…It’s A Toss-Up in Iowa
With at least one poll of Iowans being released every day, the results tell us that while no candidate is the definitive frontrunner, certain patterns have emerged. With different candidates leading in different polls, both the Democratic and GOP races…
Read MoreFive Days Out: Romney Back On Top in New Iowa Poll
With just five days remaining until the Iowa caucuses, Republican Mitt Romney is now back on top, according to a brand new poll released today by American Research Group (ARG). The ARG survey of 600 likely GOP caucus voters, conducted…
Read MoreThe Partisan Divide in Iowa
A new Bloomberg / LA Times poll of likely caucus voters in Iowa demonstrates quite clearly how the view of the country is affected by one’s political lens. While the outlook on the GOP side is not exceedingly optimistic, it…
Read MoreARG Iowa Poll: Clinton Up 14; 3-Way GOP Race
As further proof of how things can change in Iowa at the drop of a hat, the latest polling by American Research Group (ARG) finds the former 3-way Democratic race now showing a 14-point Hillary Clinton advantage, and the former…
Read More