Psyching Out the Caucuses
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Big decisions will be made in Iowa on Thursday. Caucus-goers will vote based on politics, leadership, group psychology -- and sometimes just 'cause Daddy told them so
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Some questions and answers about the Iowa caucuses this Thursday:
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Jim Bunning stepped up to a Rotary Club lectern here Thursday to notch a save in a campaign that was on no one's lineup card of competitive Senate races a few weeks ago. But thanks to growing speculation about his mental fitness, Kentucky now has one of the more interesting campaigns in the country.
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Caucus results shake up the race for the White House in both parties.
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Quotes from the candidates on Thursday's Iowa caucuses.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- As the November election draws closer, the candidates are pulling off the gloves to win the battleground states.
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All eyes may be on Iowa and New Hampshire, but many of them are rolling.
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F you&#39;re worried about the nation&#39;s energy future, you can take heart in the positions of both major parties&#39; presidential candidates.
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Preliminary results of a survey conducted for The Associated Press among voters arriving at the Iowa caucuses Thursday night:
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Candidates from both parties are getting help from their family members on the presidential campaign trail. A sampling:
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - With the presidential race tightening and little time before the first party nomination contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, candidates are trying to woo voters without trampling on their holidays.
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The emotions are as jumbled as the campaign posters are clear. There is fear over the vote, hope for the future, disdain at the parties, and resilience among the people.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - With the U.S. presidential race tightening and little time before the first party nomination contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, candidates are trying to woo voters without trampling on their holidays.
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It's all about turning out voters now. After a year of stump speeches, TV ads and face-to-face politicking, presidential get-out-the-vote operations are in overdrive in the final hours before Iowa's caucuses. Campaigns largely are relying on traditional methods, what one operative terms the "knock-and-drag" approach Â knock on doors and drag voters to the caucuses.
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The Christian Science Monitor - As the Democratic presidential contest grinds its way through primary states and caucuses, the quest for "superdelegates" â a fifth of the total number of delegates available in the nominating process â is picking up intensity.
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With caucus and primary season right around the corner, right now is a perfect time to watch a time honored ritual among presidential hopefuls: Lowering expectations.  The idea is that in the current spin-crazy campaign season, if a candidate can lower expectations enough, than any result will be a positive for their campaign.  Lets take a look at some examples from this campaign and see who is doing the best job of it.
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DES MOINES -- The Iowa caucuses, stripped bare, are all about numbers. Let's start with 99, the number of counties in the state. Then 1,781, the number of precincts where caucusing takes place. Followed by 230,000, the estimated number of caucusgoers (some 150,000 Democrats and 80,000 Republicans)....