Second votes could sway Iowa Democratic race
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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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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Iowa.
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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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Preparations are under way at the second precinct in Nevada, Iowa.
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The Democratic contest is more likely to be decisive.
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It's more than half a year &#151; and a few snowstorms &#151; until the first votes in Iowa, yet Democratic presidential hopefuls have already captured some of the delegates critical to winning the nomination.
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Democrats are trying to pull something funny with absentee ballots, the Republicans are telling Iowa voters. No, it's just the Republicans trying to scare people out of voting, the Democrats retort.
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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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Out of the turmoil facing the Republican field after the Iowa caucuses may rise yet another opportunity for Senator John McCain, whose candidacy all but collapsed last year.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a slim lead in Iowa over Barack Obama and a rising John Edwards, who are tied for second place three days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
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Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd will have a new pitch to Iowans: Vote for a neighbor.
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The Iowa caucuses are typically low-turnout affairs that are notoriously hard to predict, but this year, preelection polls accurately captured the underlying dynamics of both parties' contests. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois appealed to a change-oriented Democratic electorate, and former Arkansas ...
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa  - 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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Two years after this bellwether midwestern state helped decide the Presidential election, it is once again a key battleground in the race to control Congress
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An Iowa poll shows the former vice presidential candidate with a surprising lead among Democratic Presidential hopefuls. Is Hillary in trouble?
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Democrat John Edwards placed second in Iowa, third in New Hampshire and faces even longer odds of pulling off a win in upcoming states.
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Democrats have carried Iowa each of the past four presidential elections, a victory string matched by just eight other states and the District of Columbia.