2004 Presidential Election
Coloradans are in Iowa to work for their Democratic nominee of choice, according to the Rocky Mountain News [January 17, 2004, "Coloradans go the distance"]. From the article, "For Democrats furious at President Bush, the Iraq war, tax cuts, White House environmental and education policies - and that seems to be every Democrat in Iowa this week - the pilgrimage begins here, in a state of silos and flagpoles."
"Most Coloradans in Iowa are working for Howard Dean. They have had epiphanies, too, and campaign staff say they all begin with some form of 'I'm frustrated.'" The home office, for (Deb) Olszonowicz, is adorned with two life-sized Dean cutouts, 75 or so blue "Dean for America" signs and so many workers from Colorado that other staffers joke about buying John Denver records just to fit in." No John Denver please. How about a little Sugarloaf? They were formed in Denver in 1969 out of the ashes of another Colorado band the Moonrakers. ... Green eyed lady, passions lady ...
If you're thinkin' of going to Iowa it's, 10 hours, 13 minutes and 671.81 miles away from Denver. Take I-25 to I76 to I-80 to I-235.
Coloradans are also trekking to New Hampshire and New Mexico, according to the Rocky [January 17, 2004, "Iowa barely scratches surface for itchy Colorado Democrats"]. New Hampshire is next week and New Mexico is one of the Super Seven states.
Taegan Goddard reports the Iowa is still a statistical tie between John Kerry, Howard Dean, Dick Gephardt, and John Edwards. He is citing the Zogby tracking poll. The Daily Kos is analyzing SurveyUSA's last Iowa poll and comes to the age old conclusion that the elections will turn on who can best get their supporters to participate in the caucuses. You gotta think Dean and Gephardt have the most people on the ground and that should translate to the most supporters at caucus.
Mike Littwin takes a look at the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in his column this week in the Rocky [January 14, 2004, "Littwin: Dean's got sticking power"]. Mr. Littwin's article details his observations on Howard Dean, Wesley Clark, John Edwards, and Joe Lieberman.
Juan Cole is looking at the war in Iraq and how it may effect the election this year and then offers up his views on Iowa. I can't find a permanent link so scroll down to, "Democratic Candidates in Iowa Differ on Iraq, and it Probably Doesn't Matter." Ouch.
Update: Here's an election app that allows you to research candidate positions and compare them against each other. Thanks to Dave Winer for the link.
Update: Josh Marshall is pointing to Bloggerstorm, a collection of RSS feeds from Bloggers on the ground in Iowa.
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