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Iowa caucus results: For Romney, what constitutes a win?

Michael Shear, Times political reporter and chief correspondent for The Caucus, has been on the ground in Iowa all week, following the candidates, watching the polls and talking to voters. He hosted a Facebook chat on Some years the Iowa dynamic is clear. This isn't one of them. By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld – Just in [...]

The Iowa caucus: 6 months, 13 debates, millions of dollars in the making

Sponsoring the media hangout center at the Polk County Convention Complex for this year's Iowa caucus, Google is wooing political journalists with tricked-out treadmills and bean bag chairs. By BRIAN BAKST 01/ 3/12 07:39 AM ET AP URBANDALE, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann faces low expectations in Iowa's caucuses, where a poor showing [...]

The Iowa caucus: 6 months, 13 debates, millions of dollars in the making

The caucus rules for Republicans aren't as beneficial toward "activist-enthusing" candidates as the Democratic rules are (I thought they were, but Jake Porter corrected me on that awhile back), but it's still not just "walk up and fill out a ballot. DES MOINES, Iowa — On the day before the Iowa caucuses, Republican voters here [...]

Santorum sends Iowa caucus rivals scrambling

Hey, who's up for one more Iowa caucus poll? Update: IA clarifies that these were likely caucus-goers. Santorum, a second-tier candidate until a jump in the polls last week, claimed the momentum as he and the other Republican candidates barnstormed across Iowa making final arguments and trying to bolster turnout ahead of Tuesday's Iowa caucuses. [...]

Santorum sends Iowa caucus rivals scrambling

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Iowa Caucuses Spur Party Building

Ron Paul could only dream of getting a 200% boost in his poll numbers and his results in the Iowa caucus on Tuesday. Do celebrity endorsements make any difference? Some pundits believe Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of Barack Obama helped him win the 2008 Sponsoring the media hangout center at the Polk County Convention Complex for [...]

Iowa caucus — myths and reality

Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/BloombergWith less than 24 hours left until the Iowa caucuses — yes! — we have set our final odds for the six candidates hoping to win the Hawkeye State on Tuesday. They're below. Agree? Disagree? OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Facing colossal odds in the Republican nomination race, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann cast her struggle [...]

The overhyped, unrepresentative Iowa caucuses

Howard Kurtz reports on how the crazy-quilt caucuses and the media's spin game often provide a distorted picture of the presidential race. When the Iowa caucus results trickle in Tuesday night, the usual rules of mathematics may be suspended. DES MOINES — A total of 119188 people participated in the 2008 Iowa Republican caucuses. That's [...]

Iowa caucus: Republican candidates make final pitch

DES MOINES, Iowa — Desperate for a late lift in Iowa, Republican Michele Bachmann is increasingly stressing a distinction in the presidential field: She's the only woman competing for the nomination. The Minnesota by Ted Robbins Jan 2, 2012 (Morning Edition) — A new Des Moines Register poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers has Mitt Romney [...]