Senator Barack Obama' is the winner of the Democrat Iowa caucus. His $9 million spent in Iowa, the most of any Democrat, got him just above 2/3 of the caucus goers. Edwards and Clinton each still walked away with just below 2/3 of caucus goers, which is good for Edwards and not good for Clinton.
On the Republican side, Governor Mike Huckabee slapped Mitt Romney. Both of them would be horrible Presidents.
Winning Iowa is great, but what's more important come November is the stunning number of Independents and registered Republicans who opted to participate in the Democrat caucus as opposed to the Republican caucus. The last time this happened, President Clinton ended up in the White House.
The last time a Senator was elected President was in 1960.
Past winners in Iowa and the primary election schedule after the jump...........
PAST DEMOCRAT IOWA RESULTS
January 19, 2004 - John Kerry (38%), John Edwards (32%), Howard Dean (18%), Richard Gephardt (11%)
January 24, 2000 - Al Gore (63%), Bill Bradley (37%)
February 12, 1996 - Bill Clinton (unopposed)
February 10, 1992 - Tom Harkin (76%), "Uncommitted" (12%), Bill Clinton (3%)
February 8, 1988 - Richard Gephardt (31%), Paul Simon (27%), Michael Dukakis (22%)
February 20, 1984 - Walter Mondale (49%), Gary Hart (17%), George McGovern (10%)
January 21, 1980 - Jimmy Carter (59%), Ted Kennedy (31%)
PAST REPUBLICAN IOWA RESULTS
2004- George W. Bush (unopposed)
2000- George W. Bush (41%), Steve Forbes (30%), Alan Keyes (14%)
1996- Bob Dole (26%), Pat Buchanan (23%), Lamar Alexander (18%), Steve Forbes (10%)
1992- George H. W. Bush (unopposed)
1988- Bob Dole (37%), Pat Robertson (25%), George H. W. Bush (19%), Jack Kemp (11%)
1984- Ronald Reagan (unopposed)
1980- George H. W. Bush (32%), Ronald Reagan (30%), Howard Baker (15%)
PRIMARY ELECTION SCHEDULE
January 3, 2008 Iowa
January 8, 2008 New Hampshire
January 15, 2008 Michigan
January 19, 2008 Nevada
January 26, 2008 South Carolina
January 29, 2008 Florida
February 5, 2008 Alabama
February 5, 2008 Alaska
February 5, 2008 Arizona
February 5, 2008 Arkansas
February 5, 2008 California
February 5, 2008 Colorado
February 5, 2008 Connecticut
February 5, 2008 Delaware
February 5, 2008 Georgia
February 5, 2008 Idaho
February 5, 2008 Illinois
February 5, 2008 Kansas
February 5, 2008 Massachusetts
February 5, 2008 Minnesota
February 5, 2008 Missouri
February 5, 2008 New Jersey
February 5, 2008 New Mexico
February 5, 2008 New York
February 5, 2008 North Dakota
February 5, 2008 Oklahoma
February 5, 2008 Tennessee
February 5, 2008 February 5, 2008 Utah
February 9, 2008 Louisiana
February 9, 2008 Nebraska
February 9, 2008 Washington
February 10, 2008 Maine
February 12, 2008 District of
February 12, 2008 Maryland
February 12, 2008 Virginia
February 19, 2008 Wisconsin
February 19, 2008 Hawaii
Comments (5)
"Both of them would be horrible Presidents."
While I do agree with you, you might as well add Obama to the list of people that would be horrible presidents. His liberal tax-n-spend policies will really make the economy come screeching to a halt.
Posted on January 4, 2008 1:50 AM
"Liberal tax-n-spend policies?"
How about the current "Borrow and spend" policies? How's that going?
Posted on January 4, 2008 8:47 AM
I also agree that the current administration is the worst of best worlds: conservative social values and liberal spending policies.
We need a change and we need it fast. Unfortunately, Obama is not the answer. He would raise taxes on capital gains! Bye bye Wall Street.
Posted on January 4, 2008 3:30 PM
Do you really think this is new thing? Your blog is really good to me, I read it to get useful info, but sometimes I'm bored to tears.
Posted on April 6, 2008 12:33 PM
You have to revise your opinion. Repeating this nuttery misses your point. Give us proofs. Not just with words, but with deeds.
Posted on April 9, 2008 5:12 AM