Iowa state fair 2008 Democratic straw poll

[wyldwolf]

The dems:

Hillary Clinton 33% (Love her or hate her, Iowans know who she is)
John Edwards 33% (Still popular. And how many ladies told me he's hot?)
Tom Vilsack 13% (At least he did better than the Des Moines Register's Poll)
John Kerry 9% (2004 is a long time ago)
Evan Bayh 3% (One guy called him Birch)
Russ Feingold 2% (Who is he, many asked us)
Joe Biden 2% (1988 is really a long time ago)
Tom Daschle 2% (Will he really run?)
Wesley Clark 1% (The General could be in for a quite a battle)
Mark Warner 1% (The new democrat is a new name to many Iowans)

http://whoiapolitics.blogspot.com/

[Dinger]

1. Iowa Does Not = The Entire Country

I have relatives and friends from Iowa, who are strong Democrats, but they have told me that Iowa is such a repuke state, it's disgusting. I can't stand our primary system. When is California's primary - June? Sheesh!

[Totally Committed]

4. Looking at the results of that poll, Dinger...

I have to say I agree with you! Iowa Does Not = The Entire Country!

TC

[justgamma]

9. Just to defend Iowa

The western part of the state is pukish. The eastern half is very democratic. Our legislature is 25/25 and 49/51 (we had a dem switch parties). We only need a little push. lol

[dogman]

2. We can see who has been camapigning early in Iowa.

Looks like a name recognition poll. Will this signal the end for Vilsack?

[Ninja Jordan]

3. Edwards could win the whole thing if he is first in Iowa....

A win in Iowa, a strong showing in NV, plus a win in SC could propel him into super tuesday as the top guy.

[Totally Committed]

5. And, that... in a nutshell... is what's wrong with the whole process.

The momentum factor leading up to Super Tuesday from that first caucus in Iowa is ridiculous. It practically guarantees that if the same person wins the first two states, he or she goes on to be the nominee. That is just wrong. Sorry, it is.

TC

[Ninja Jordan]

6. I agree, however

I like the fact that Nevada has been added to the process. I think it gives a broader swath of voters the opportunity to vote for the nominee. NH (which used to come after Iowa) isn't as representative of the populcae as a whole.

[politicasista]

7. It's just too early to tell

I think these polls are meant to distract us from the fall elections.

[blm]

8. Wait till people realize that the only way Bush won was by rigging voting

machines. At some point in the next year, people in Iowa and all over America will realize that Kerry actually won by about 5 million votes