Fred does have foot soldiers there. Many counties are more organized than mine because I became the county chair by default (no one else popped up to take it) and my schedule went crazy right after that. Some things have fell thru and now I can actually do it justice.
The last ‘pulse’ I took was at our county GOP Christmas party. Lots of Romney and Huckabee, but everyone likes Thompson. After a month of those two cutting each other’s throat, things may not be so firm.
I will know more over the next few days.
Almost like someone expected that to happen...
Heh heh..
Thanks for the update in your Post #87.
There are a SEVERAL MAJOR dynamics at work in Iowa that everyone in the media is missing...
1) The Universities will be CLOSED on Election Day, so there will be no ready pool of “New, Young Voters” and volunteers for any of the campaigns to rely on...
This was FINALLY mentioned TODAY:
Student break makes Christmas tough for U.S. campaignshttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2532747420071225?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
2) This will be the FIRST Election coming DIRECTLY on the heels of large family gatherings.
How much are those “Family Arguments” at Holiday time going to influence the voters?
3) Many Iowans will be on the road, and away from home during the runup and decision phase of this campaign. How is being OUTSIDE of the Iowa Media bubble going to affect thier opinions?
4) It’s DEEP WINTER...
How will the weather affect the older, “Boomer” Democrats and Republicans abilities to get to the polls?
5) I’ve only seen ONE poll that has taken SECOND CHOICES, a critical element of the Iowa Caucus’s...