Flashback news: Dean leading Gephardt in Iowa with 2 weeks to caucus

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This news was posted on Sun, Jan. 11, 2004. Dean was well ahead in Iowa and Gephardt was beginning to lose numbers. Kerry couldn't get a break by being upstaged by Dean and his powerful endorser Al Gore in Dubuque. Edwards was well behind Dean by 19 points. The election was about two weeks away with Dean as the apparent winner of Iowa.

Dean leads Gephardt in Iowa poll

WASHINGTON — Howard Dean has established a narrow advantage in the Iowa caucuses by amassing a solid lead among upscale voters while cutting into Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt’s support among blue-collar and union families, a new Los Angeles Times Poll found.

Barely a week before the Jan. 19 voting, Dean led Gephardt 30 percent to 23 percent, a difference just within the poll’s margin of error. Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, with 18 percent, remained within reach of Gephardt, while North Carolina Sen. John Edwards attracted 11 percent.

The survey also showed likely caucus voters were surprisingly fluid in their commitments to the candidates, even after months of intensive campaigning.

• Kerry upstaged by front-runner

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Sometimes, it seems like John Kerry can’t catch a break.

Seeking a big bounce nine days before the Iowa caucuses, Kerry toured eastern Iowa Saturday with help from a Democratic icon and scion of a legendary political family, fellow Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy.

But Howard Dean, not to be outdone, changed his schedule Saturday. He dropped into Dubuque within hours of the Kerry-Kennedy show, joining Iowa-bred icon Tom Harkin and claiming an endorsement that makes Kerry’s comeback attempt in the Hawkeye State even tougher.

Dean — also appearing with another prominent endorser, former Vice President Al Gore — told a crowd at Dubuque University that he felt “a little intimidated” by his company.

http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/2004/01/11/news/local/7682966.htm

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1. Mohoho

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[Capn Sunshine]

2. AND THEN THE CORPORATE MEDIA WOKE UP...

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[mzmolly]

3. AND THEN THE PUSH POLLING AND ROBO CALLS BEGAN

Following your lead Cap'n! ;) :toast:

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