Dems turn Iowa backers into caucus goers
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Mary Beth Dolecki walked briskly toward the home of Joyce and Lee Davidson, ice crunching beneath her feet. Dolecki's mission: to persuade the couple to attend their local precinct caucus Jan. 3 and vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, a declared candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, is not yet familiar to most voters outside his home state. But the candidate has enjoyed some early success raising money from Democrats residing in other places.
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The Des Moines Register's editorial board is endorsing Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton ahead of the state's Jan. 3 presidential caucuses, contending they top the field in competence and readiness to lead in a time of dissension at home and distrust and peril abroad.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton claimed on Tuesday the momentum is shifting to her in Iowa, as rival Barack Obama fought back against her claims that he lacks experience.
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Hillary Clinton relegated to third place in Democratic presidential caucuses
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Shortly after securing first place in Iowa's Democratic caucuses and giving an impassioned victory speech, Barack Obama dialed up some of his rivals' top financial backers. "The game plan . . . was to try to use the great victory we had last night to get new donors," said Mark Gilbert, a member o...
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, claiming to be unbowed by a third-place finish in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, hailed a "great night for Democrats" and said the strong turnout pointed to the sure election of a Democratic president in November. She said she would "keep pushing as hard as we can."
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Iowa Democrats declared on Saturday the party would remain neutral in the state's leadoff presidential caucuses in 2008 even though popular Gov. Tom Vilsack is seeking the nomination.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton made one thing very clear to Iowa voters Friday: She's serious about campaigning in their state. "I'm going to be in Iowa so often I'm going to be able to caucus for myself," Clinton told attendees at town meetings here.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton may have shot herself in the foot trying to get Iowa voters to pledge support to her -- she is encouraging them to go caucus on January 14, 11 days too late.
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Would-be US presidential nominees see in 2008 on the stump in Iowa as the first caucuses beckon.
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TOLEDO, Iowa  - While presidential hopefuls were trying to butter up supporters ahead of the January 3 Iowa caucus, one would-be voter was literally buttering up her favorite candidate, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton touted her experience and rival Barack Obama made his case for change on Thursday as White House hopefuls scoured Iowa for support one week before the U.S. state's too-close-to-call nominating contest.
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Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd will have a new pitch to Iowans: Vote for a neighbor.
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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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Iowa Democrats voted Sunday to move their leadoff precinct caucuses to Jan. 3, the same date Republicans picked earlier this month, letting both parties continue the tradition of meeting on the same night.
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As the race tightens in the crucial caucus state, Obama's supporters think their organization will carry the day