Democratic Presidential hopefuls Wesley Clark and Joe Lieberman each announced this weekend that they would not compete in the January 19th Iowa Caucuses. Instead, each plans to focus on other early contest primary states. "We have made the decision that we don't have the time or the money to compete there," said Clark's spokesperson. Clark believes that Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt are too well organized for Clark to be competitive against them in the state. "After much consultation, we decided to focus our resources on where they will prove most effective," said Lieberman's campaign manager.
Supporters of Rep. Dick Gephardt (news - web sites) of Missouri wait for their candidate to arrive at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa January 11, 2004. Gephardt is in a near tie with Howard Dean (news - web sites) in polling for the January 19 Iowa caucuses. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)