As someone corrected me elsewhere, I inadvertently listed Iowa as a "blue" state. Concerning the 2004 election it went red, as I'm sure you know. In 2000 it was blue, and I feel like it's blue from all the negative talk this election. :-)
Yep, in 2004 Bush carred Iowa by a whopping 0.67% In 2000, he lost Iowa by 0.31%. It is a very winnable state for McCain if the ethanol issue doesn’t hurt him too much and he gains a few points nationally in the polls. I don’t put much stock in Obama’s ground game in Iowa because the GOP operation (which the RNC runs, not the McCain campaign) is not exactly chopped liver.