[Graymatter]

Note the word "after" here: "Mr. Kerry won the caucuses this year after Howard Dean faltered and Representative Richard A. Gephardt's broad labor support proved insufficient..."

I've always wondered if there was something fishy in how Kerry won Iowa. Dean hadn't yet faltered and Gephardt hadn't proved anything when Kerry suddenly turned out the winner.

[COEXERJ145]

If you remember, the polls before the Hawkeye-"Cacueye" showed that Dean's support was falling and that Gephardt and Kerry were moving ahead. It wasn't a real surprise that Dean didn't win. He imploded in the days before the caucuses, especially when he told the old guy to "Sit".