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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
He also took the women's vote, 35% versus 30% for Hillary. That hurt her bad, and was a surprise to the political pundits.
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I have lots of friends in Iowa, I don't know any of them that caucused for Hillary. Most were supporting either Obama, Edwards or Richardson.
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Originally Posted by PhiGam
Iowa almost always votes differently than the national polls show, I'll be shocked if it isn't Hillary vs. Huckabee or Giuliani based on the nationwide polls I've seen.
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Generally, the person who gets the nod from the party finishes in the top three (except '92 when IA Senator Tom Harkin ran). I found this on wikipedia in terms of how the caucuses have turned out and who got the nods:
Democrats:
January 19, 2004 -
John Kerry, John Edwards, Howard Dean, Dick Gephardt, and Dennis Kucinich
January 24, 2000 -
Al Gore and Bill Bradley
February 12, 1996 -
Bill Clinton (unopposed)
February 10, 1992 - Tom Harkin, "Uncommitted", Paul Tsongas,
Bill Clinton, Bob Kerrey, and Jerry Brown
February 8, 1988 - Dick Gephardt, Paul Simon,
Michael Dukakis, and Bruce Babbitt
February 20, 1984 -
Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, George McGovern, Alan Cranston, John Glenn, Reubin Askew, and Jesse Jackson
January 21, 1980 -
Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy
January 19, 1976 - "Uncommitted",
Jimmy Carter, Birch Bayh, Fred R. Harris, Morris Udall (6%), Sargent Shriver, and Henry M. Jackson
January 24, 1972 - "Uncommitted" (36%), Edmund Muskie,
George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, Shirley Chisholm, and Henry M. Jackson
Republicans:
2004-
George W. Bush (unopposed)
2000-
George W. Bush, Steve Forbes, Alan Keyes, Gary Bauer, John McCain, and Orrin Hatch
1996-
Bob Dole, Pat Buchanan, Lamar Alexander, Steve Forbes, Phil Gramm, Alan Keyes, Richard Lugar, and Morry Taylor
1992-
George H. W. Bush (unopposed)
1988- Bob Dole, Pat Robertson,
George H. W. Bush, Jack Kemp, and Pete DuPont
1984-
Ronald Reagan (unopposed)
1980- George H. W. Bush,
Ronald Reagan, Howard Baker, John Connally, Phil Crane, John B. Anderson, and Bob Dole
1976-
Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan