Second votes could sway Iowa Democratic race
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ANKENY, Iowa  - In Iowa's unpredictable Democratic presidential scramble, a voter's second choice can be as important as the first -- and ultimately could make the difference in a tight race.
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Analysis: Once portrayed as a shoo-in for the Democratic nomination, the former First Lady faces an uphill battle in Iowa, and beyond
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DES MOINES, Jan. 1 -- With two days before Iowans go to the polls, significant support for Sen. Barack Obama from political independents has put rival Democratic campaigns on edge, challenging the traditional model of the state's caucuses as a low-turnout exercise dominated by partisan insiders.
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Winning the 2008 Democratic Nomination will require taking down a giant, but the Iowa governor is eager to take the challenge
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Voters in Iowa begin the process of choosing the next president on Thursday, with Democrats Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards in a frantic scramble for the top spot in the campaign's first nominating contest.
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Democratic presidential  candidate Barack Obama was buoyed on Tuesday by some good news  in an Iowa opinion poll but warned his backers they need to  show up and vote this week if they want him to win.
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The latest Iowa Hawkeye poll shows a tight Democratic race and a Romney blowout on the GOP side
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The level of interest, if it is matched by turnout at the polls on Tuesday, could make the results more important for Democrats than they had assumed.
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Uplifting appeals largely replaced stinging insults Tuesday as Democratic and Republican candidates did the only thing left to do in Iowa races that are too close to call Â encourage supporters to vote for them.
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Uplifting appeals largely replaced stinging insults Tuesday as Democratic and Republican candidates did the only thing left to do in Iowa races that are too close to call  -  encourage supporters to vote for them.
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Iowans are about to become the first in the nation to pick candidates for the 2008 presidential election. The would-be nominees are busy today trying to sway the undecided. A poll shows three Democrats and two Republicans tied at the top.
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Heavy turnout was slowing Iowa's precinct caucuses Thursday night and could delay the process taking place at nearly 1,800 spots across the state.
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With Iowa just three weeks away, the end of indignities is near for third-tier candidates. And not a moment too soon
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As the campaign for the Iowa caucuses neared its climax, we rated the candidates based on how plausible their aspirations for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations appeared. The results of Thursday's caucus voting suggest that those ratings weren't bad for a first read on the nominating contests.
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Presidential candidate John Kerry was a double winner Thursday when two Iowans &#151; both young Democratic Party activists &#151; cast the state's first votes of the 2004 election.
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White House hopefuls dashed  across Iowa in a hunt for votes on Wednesday, with Hillary  Clinton and her two top rivals scrambling to avoid third place  in a tight opening round of voting for the U.S. Democratic  presidential nomination.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Voters in Iowa begin the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday with two close nominating races, as a new poll showed Barack Obama leading John Edwards among Democrats -- with Hillary Clinton falling to a potentially damaging third.