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February 20, 2004
Dean | Who's the Big Winner? Iowa

The state of Iowa is by far the biggest winner so far. The caucuses were becoming more and more irrelevant in recent years, but now they appear to have set the tone for the whole race. From the DesMoines Register

Howard Dean’s departure from the 2004 Democratic presidential campaign Wednesday leaves standing the two candidates who emerged the strongest from the Iowa caucuses.

Voters in 16 other states have agreed with the decision Iowans made a month ago, when John Kerry and John Edwards finished solidly first and second in the caucuses. That accord reinforces Iowa’s decision and helps its chances of retaining its leadoff nominating position, Iowa Democrats and political observers agree.

“It reaffirms what Iowans know, and reaffirms for the rest of the country that we are a good place to start the process,” Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said in a telephone interview Wednesday.

Read my commentary here.



Posted by Mike Van Winkle at February 20, 2004 11:42 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Oh, Good Grief!

Even the most ardent Iowa “political junkie” does
not claim that the Iowa caucus process is truly
representative of the U.S. They also DO NOT claim
that it is even remotely understood by most people.

Posted by: leaddog2 at February 21, 2004 06:12 AM

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