IA caucus - Kerry 38% (winner), Edwards 32%, Dean 18% (97% reporting) (Gephardt drops out)

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[calvin sun]

FYI it's being carried live on Cspan. They said coverage starts at 7 pm ET, with the actual caucus at 7:30 pm ET.

[Salvation]

Kristol was the only one last week who said that Kerry would win!

Fred Barnes and Mort Kondracke both pundited Dean as the winner.

[BurbankKarl]

think of all that Dean money gone....and I think a lot of those voters will bail....or better yet, recruit Ralph Nader

[BCrago66]

Hippi dood givng a democracy speech! Now he's going to talk to the chair!

C-Span camera on him like glue!

[Right_in_Virginia]

You saw what the Clintons did to Dean?

But, what have they got on Kerry and Edwards??

[Richard Kimball]

The Eagles strategy was two more touchdowns. Knowing what you've got to do and getting it done are two different things.

[Semper911]

The giant calculator broke loose from its moorings and crushed 5 people.

LOL! C'mon, my sides are splitting here.

This old bitty is guilting her neighbors into serving on committees. Real activists, those democrats.

[OXENinFLA]

Ack, they cut him off.

He was PO'ed wanting to talk to the 'manager'.

[woofie]

Dam... Ive been watching what I thought was CSpan for an hour and it turned out my daughter had switched channels ...Ive been watching MTV all this time

[McGavin999]

This is the ticket the dem establishement wanted from the start. I don't know why everyone is so surprised. Neither man was damaged much during the run-up as they all piled on Gephardt and Dean and left those two pretty much free and clearn.

The unions no longer rule the dem party, they're over as power brokers, it's now the trial lawyers.

[TexasNative2000]

Dean has money and the rest don't.

Good point.

[deport]

Jan. national numbers.... don't despair.......

2004 Democrat Presidential Race
Latest National Polls

Poll	Dean	Clark	Gephardt	Kerry	Lieberman	Edwards	Braun	Sharpton	Kucinich
RCP Average (1/7 -14)	22.8%	16.0%	9.3%	9.0%	8.0%	5.8%	3.5%	3.5%	2.3%
Rasmussen Tracking (1/12-14)	21%	19%	11%	9%	8%	7%	3%	5%	2%
CNN/USAT/Gallup (1/9-11)	26%	20%	7%	9%	9%	7%	4%	3%	1%
Newsweek (1/8-9)	24%	12%	12%	11%	7%	5%	3%	4%	3%
Fox /Opn Dyn (1/7-8)	20%	13%	7%	7%	8%	4%	4%	2%	3%
CNN/USAT/Gallup (1/2-5)	24%	20%	9%	11%	10%	6%	3%	2%	2%
CNN/Time (12/30/03-1/1/04)	22%	8%	7%	10%	9%	5%	2%	6%	5%

[Indy Pendance]

I'm appalled. How can the democrats have a caucus without the UN present. Where Kofi? Think Dean will ask for a resolution?

[KQQL]

The DOOM OF DEAN

[what's up]

Kerry is not good-looking, but he does have those craggy looks that the uneducated think go with being President.

(We know different, but most don't.)

[mylife]

Hippi dood is comin' back...


He's got his own fan thread on DU !! Im series this is hugh!!

[Lady Jag]

They're coming to take me away
Ha-ha
They're coming to take me away
Ho-ho
to the Funny Farm

Where Things are beautiful
all the time...
and I'll be happy
to see those nice young men...

[Howlin]

Believe me, all these people want is to beat Bush; they're selling their souls to do it.

75 percent of the caucus goers are agains the war. Go figure.

[CurlyBill]

Iowa is rejecting the far left wing as pushed by Dean and his youngsters.......

How can that be? Where were the flash mobs? Didn't Gore, Braun, and a host of other heavyweights endorse him? What gives? I guess the Dems prefer the French!

[austingirl]

Edwards will do well with women, which embarrasses me as a woman, but he is short and that ruins his appeal, IMHO.

[Republican Wildcat]

I think this damages Clark in NH more than it does Dean. We'll have to see. Dean has a lot of cash to spend.