Dems hit TV for final Iowa pitches
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The leading Democratic candidates capped months of expensive advertising Wednesday with evening news appeals to Iowa voters as Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on change and John Edwards relied on a laid-off worker to make his case.
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In the final days of a close campaign, likely caucus-goers in Iowa report receiving phone calls providing unflattering information about all three major Democratic presidential hopefuls.
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John Edwards willed himself through a 36-hour marathon, Barack Obama dispatched canvassers onto frigid streets and Hillary Rodham Clinton hand-carried bagels and coffee to volunteers Wednesday, vying for victory in the Iowa caucuses and priceless momentum in the race for the White House. Leading Republicans exchanged routine unpleasantries on a final day of campaigning.
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Under pressure, the Democratic Party will air television ads in Missouri and Colorado starting this weekend after dropping the states from its first round of post-Labor Day commercials.
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DES MOINES, Jan. 1 It was the quintessential Iowa caucus scene: Supporters of Republican and Democratic candidates sat at Buzzard Billy's bar, holding campaign signs and chatting amiably. Democratic hopeful Bill Richardson shook hands, giving the Iowa voters the one-on-one attention they expect.
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Democrats were up in arms over a broadcast company's plans to air a documentary critical of the party's presidential challenger, John Kerry, just weeks before the election.
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There are few better places to witness the messiness of democracy than at the Iowa caucuses. After months of campaign stops and ad wars, after millions of dollars spent, Thursday night will come down to the tiniest of details:
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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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A gift of free air time to GOP candidates from a Fresno-area broadcaster drew challenges on several fronts Thursday, as Democrats tried to stop the ads from running in key areas before Tuesday's election.
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Democracy proved a prime-time hit on ABC on Saturday, particularly for the Democratic candidates for president.
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Decorum dominated the final Democratic presidential debate in Iowa before the January 3 caucuses there, but contenders sought to distinguish themselves on questions of trade and economic growth. But there was a a light moment, too, when a candidate joked about getting advice from Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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Here was a chance for voters to ask the Democratic presidential hopefuls a question, get on TV while doing it &#151; and never have to leave home.
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On the eve of the long-awaited and too-close-to-call first voting in 2008 White House nominating contests, top candidates will Wednesday zigzag across Iowa to plead for every last vote.
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The Democratic Party and 18 senators are seeking a pair of federal investigations into Sinclair Broadcast Group's plans to preempt network primetime programing on its 62 TV stations nationwide later this month to air a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's antiwar activities.
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The Democratic Party and 18 senators are seeking a pair of federal investigations into Sinclair Broadcast Group's plans to preempt network primetime programming on its 62 TV stations nationwide later this month to air a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's antiwar activities.
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With just days to make last-minute pitches to voters in two dozen states, the presidential candidates are pouring millions into television advertising before Super Tuesday.
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Changing course, Democrats have decided to run television ads in Missouri and Colorado, states that earlier this week appeared to have fallen to second-tier status in the party's strategy to win the White House.