Iowa
Presidential Politics in Iowa: A Historical Overview
Despite being a competitive battle ground state in recent years, and an important state in determining the nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties, the state of Iowa has not had a long history of voting for Democrats in the…
Read MoreThe Huckabee Surge Is Real
Mike Huckabee’s second place finish in the August 2007 Republican Iowa Straw Poll was largely dismissed at the time, due to the non-participation in the event by three of the leading GOP candidates—Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Fred Thompson…
Read MoreU of IA Poll Stakes Romney To Biggest Campaign ’08 Lead To Date
Mitt Romney has been leading the Republican field in Iowa for several months, but the latest University of Iowa poll has measured his lead at nearly three times that of his nearest competitor. Romney received the support of 36 percent…
Read MoreGore More Competitive Than Clinton In IA
Despite campaigning for an entire year, Hillary Clinton does not fare as well against national Republican frontrunner Rudy Giuliani in Iowa, as compared to non-candidate and former Vice President Al Gore. In a head-to-head matchup poll of registered Iowa…
Read MoreRomney and Clinton Remain On Top In Iowa
With 75 days until the Iowa Caucuses (at least the Republican Caucus), Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton remain atop their respective party’s field in the race for president as measured by the first Rasmussen poll of Iowans (650 likely Republican…
Read MoreIA Republican Party Sets Caucus Date of January 3rd
After much speculation Iowa would be forced to set its caucus dates as early as December 2007 due to the compressed primary schedule brought upon by the decisions of other states, Iowa’s Republican Party has officially set its caucuses for…
Read MoreEdwards, Brownback Campaigning in Iowa the Most
It has been said John Edwards’ bid for the Democratic presidential nomination begins (and ends) in Iowa. Edwards is trailing Hillary Clinton in every national poll by at least 30 points and Barack Obama by about a dozen points. Edwards…
Read MoreLatest IA Poll Shows No Change At the Top
Another survey of likely caucus voters in Iowa finds Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton in the lead once again. The new Des Moines Register Iowa Poll conducted October 1-3 measures Romney’s support at 29 percent, virtually the same level measured…
Read MoreIowa Democratic Caucus Time Capsule: October 2003
As Hillary Clinton continues to lead by a modest margin in most public polls in Iowa with the caucus three months away, a look back to polls in October 2003 reminds one of how quickly things can change just a…
Read MoreLatest IA Poll: Clinton Continues to Lead, GOP Race Tightens
In American Research Group’s (ARG) 10th consecutive monthly poll of likely Iowa caucus voters, Hillary Clinton leads the Democratic pack for the 9th time. Clinton reached the 30 percent support mark for the 8th time, good for a 6-point lead…
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