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January 19, 2004
Gephardt | Gephardt Dropping Out? - More Info

According to the AP, the results of the Iowa Caucus are in:

John Kerry rode an 11th-hour surge to victory in Iowa's kickoff presidential caucuses, upsetting Democratic front-runner Howard Dean and stunning caucus favorite Dick Gephardt.

Gephardt scrapped plans to fly to New Hampshire for next week's primary after a disappointing fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, a source said Monday night, possibly signaling the end of his presidential campaign.


This report supports Michele's earlier information about Gephardt dropping out.
Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina was in second. "It feels terrific," Edwards said as he awaited the final results at a downtown hotel. "What's happened here the last two weeks with my campaign has been phenomenal." The Dean campaign said he called Edwards to congratulate him on his strong showing.

So Dean, the frontrunner, came in third. The 2004 Democrats may have decided not to run off a cliff after all. The next few days should be quite interesting.



Posted by Admiral Quixote at January 19, 2004 10:24 PM | TrackBack
Comments

This is so funny. Gephardt drops out because he only got 18%, and Kucinich and Sharpton, around 1% each, stay in!

Posted by: JK at January 19, 2004 10:44 PM

Gephardt ran to win. Kucinich and Sharpton are in for other reasons — to wit, to set themselves up as “prophets” to their respective political bases for the next few years.

MG

Posted by: MG at January 19, 2004 10:57 PM

Even among Democrats, there aren’t many crazies among Iowans. Dean will do better near the coasts.

Posted by: Frank at January 19, 2004 11:02 PM

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