Presidential Campaigns at the County Committee Level
While many will debate about the wisdom of starting the presidential nominating process in Iowa, this diary will bypass that issue to look at the actual process in one medium sized Iowa county. This...
View ArticleObama At Cedar Rapids, Iowa
I am finally getting time to put this together from the notes I took Saturday at Senator Obama's appearance in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Direct quotes are in quotation marks. I have done my best to...
View ArticleJohn Edwards' Health Care Event in Dubuque
Yesterday, Sunday Feb.18, Senator Edwards appeared in Dubuque, Iowa to hold a "town hall" type event on health care issues. I have put this together from my notes. Direct quotes are in quotation...
View ArticleGiuliani Snubs Jones County Farm Couple: Not Rich Enough
The Giuliani campaign is bringing it to Iowa and they want to bring it good and hard. They were in the planning stage for a farm visit in Jones County. The couple whose farm was to host the visit were...
View ArticleLocal Paper Asks: Where are the Democrats? (w/poll)
In the editor's personal column in the weekly Anamosa Journal Eureka, she lamented that although two of the Republican also rans had put in appearances in Jones County (Iowa), none of the Democrats had...
View ArticleHow is that going to help? (Changing the nomination calendar or process)
Cross-posted from Diatribune.As more states move their primary dates up, presumably to attract more attention from the candidates and to have more of a say in the nomination, the effect of such...
View ArticlePersonal Remembrance on Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day, I remember two uncles: a great uncle I hardly knew, and another uncle I thought I knew well. Both were American soldiers in France during the XX Century, a little over 25 years...
View ArticleDem Presidential Roundup - The Rest of the Candidates
After the CNN forum (I hesitate to call it a "debate"), there has been much talk about how the early favorites are framed, (such as in this diary on framing from earlier today) how much TV time they...
View ArticleHow My Iowa Precinct Caucus Works
With all the talk about Presidential Campaigns, debates, etc., I thought DailyKos could stand yet another diary about how the caucus process works in Iowa.Other folks can fill you in on how the larger...
View ArticleFraming the Nomination: It's Not a 3-way Race Yet
The MSM and many in Democratic circles (including right here on DailyKos) are framing the process for the nomination of a Democratic Presidential candidate as a three way contest among Hillary Clinton,...
View ArticleViews From a Real Citizen-Soldier, Citizen-Legislator
A certain blowhard with a big megaphone on right wing talk radio recently caused another stir by criticizing soldiers returning from Iraq for opposing the continued occupation.It would seem, though,...
View ArticleAl Gore and Iowa Caucuses (w/poll)
The efforts of the grassroots movement supporting Al Gore for the presidential nomination will land him a ballot spot in New York (as diaried here).There may be a problem in other states, which may...
View ArticleCaucus Results - Tactical Errors
One of the things I noticed about the various campaigns this year was the relative level of understanding they exhibited about the actual caucus process. Edwards, of course, has been running in Iowa...
View ArticleA Diary on the Federal Holiday in Recognition of Washington's Birthday
In recognition of the federal holiday for the observance or commemoration of President George Washington's Birthday, and in recognition of the fact that it is more commonly, but inaccurately, referred...
View ArticleA Documentary Film Review: "Our Brand is Crisis"
Our Brand is Crisis (2005) is a documentary film exploring the 2002 campaign for the presidency of Bolivia of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada. Sanchez de Lozada, or "Goni" as he is commonly known, was born...
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Breaking: Mothman Fails to Deliver Mason County [Update X 3]
Mason County, home of the Mothman, is now at 97% reporting. The Mothman clearly supports Obama, as shown here:.However, even with Mothman's support, as shown in this diary, his support was not enough...
View ArticleAgriprocessors Raid: Supervisors Scam Workers on Auto Sales
On Monday, May 12, as diaried here by isucyclones94, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided the Agriprocessors packing plant in Postville, Iowa, arresting hundreds of workers...
View ArticleIowa Democratic Party Convention Postponed Due to Flooding
It is not yet up on the IDP Website, but an email just came out from First District Chair Jean Pardee announcing that the state convention scheduled for this Saturday is being postponed.Since the...
View ArticleThe Election Starts Today
According to the countdown clocks, there are 45 days to election day. But in reality, the election starts today. Yes, today, September 19, 2008, some Virginia voters can cast absentee ballots,...
View ArticleIA-04 R2B Candidate Becky Greenwald Outraised Latham in 3rd Quarter
Out here in Iowa, the polls are looking good for the top of the ticket. Senator Harkin and our three incumbents Democrats in the House (Braley, Loebsack and Boswell) look like they will sail through...
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