Iowans are pretty good at getting the winners correct?
How many of those Iowa winners got elected POTUS or even the nomination?
Here is the Iowa record:
'72 uncommitted, (lost nomination), '76 (lost nomination), '80 Carter(lost general), '84 Mondale, (lost nomination), '88 Gephardt, (lost nomination), '92 Harkin, (lost nomination), '96 Clinton WON nomination & general, '00 Gore, (lost general), 04 Kerry, (lost general)
So Iowa has ONE WIN from 1972 on.
Personally I don't think that is a great record. I would like to see early primary and caucus states more representative of the general population. Any other thoughts about this record and possibly moving around the early states?
· IA-03: Former college wrestling coach to challenge Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· Tea Baggers Target Gore... (Cliff Schecter)
· Stimulus Watch (Jerome Armstrong)
· CREW seeks ethics inquiry of Bachmann (desmoinesdem)
· Did IRC help? (MN Campaign Report)
· 5 Worst cities for urban youth (desmoinesdem)
· "The Bishops' Huge Financial Stake in Stupak-Pitts" (desmoinesdem)
· Conservative group wants FEC to override state laws on robocalls (desmoinesdem)
· URGENT: Call these House Ds Saturday to oppose Stupak amendment (desmoinesdem)
· WI-08: Wingnut plans to run as "conservative independent" (desmoinesdem)
· 50 percent of southerners say Obama better president than Bush (desmoinesdem)
· What Yesterday Says About Young Voters (Mike Connery)
