Iowa
Edwards and Romney Maintain Advantage in Iowa
Underdogs John Edwards and Mitt Romney continue to lead their respective Republican and Democratic caucus matchups, according to a brand new poll by KCCI-TV / Research 2000. The poll of 400 likely Iowa Democratic caucus voters, conducted July 23-25, finds…
Read MoreBush Ratings Tumble To Record Lows in Iowa
In what seems like a monthly tradition at Smart Politics comes the latest report of new record low job approval ratings for President George W. Bush in the Upper Midwest—this time in Iowa. The latest SurveyUSA poll conducted July…
Read MoreSenators Harkin and Feingold Don’t View Terrorist Threat In Iraq To Be In U.S. National Security Interest
In one of many votes held during a late night session on Capitol Hill Tuesday night, the U.S. Senate overwhelming passed an amendment expressing: The sense of the Senate that it is in the national security interest of the United…
Read MoreHow Will Upper Midwestern Independents Vote In 2008?
With the prospects of a potential high profile Independent presidential candidacy by New York Mayor (and billionaire) Michael Bloomberg on the horizon, gaining the votes of political independents becomes even a higher prize for the establishment parties in 2008. Independents…
Read MoreClinton-Edwards Still in Dead Heat in Iowa
One of the few states Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has not jumped out to a significant lead in early polling is the state of Iowa. John Edwards has lead Clinton or been nipping at her heels in most public…
Read MoreRomney Again Leads GOP Iowa Caucus Hopefuls in New Poll
Mitt Romney has solidified himself as the leader of the pack on the GOP side of the equation in the quest for Iowa caucus voters, as demonstrated by the latest monthly poll by American Research Group (ARG). Romney has…
Read MoreRomney Continues to Lead GOP Pack in Iowa; Dem. Field Remains Tight
In the first public opinion poll taken during the month of June of likely Iowa caucus voters, Mitt Romney continues his surge atop the Republican field. The firm of Mason Dixon (in their first Iowa poll of Election 2008)…
Read MoreClinton Regains Lead in New Iowa Poll
One month after John Edwards outpolled Hillary Clinton for the first time in American Research Group’s (ARG) monthly survey of likely Iowa Democratic caucus voters, Clinton has once again pulled ahead of the former Vice Presidential nominee. Clinton had…
Read MoreMcCain Leading in Clean Sweep of 3 Early Primary States
Despite lukewarm performances at the first two GOP debates and a national campaign that appears to be lagging well behind Rudy Giuliani, Arizona Senator John McCain continues to lead the Republican frontrunner in new polls released by American Research…
Read MoreIn Case You’re Not Counting…
… there are just 7 months and 19 days until the Iowa Caucuses on Monday, January 14, 2008. That presumes, however, that the Iowa Caucuses are not moved up even further. For the state to maximize its influence on the…
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