John Deeth covered former Sen. John Edwards’s “major foreign policy address” in Iowa City today for Iowa Independent, and he spoke briefly with Joe Trippi at the beginning. Here’s what Trippi had to say about Clinton and, perhaps more interestingly, about Obama having missed his chance to make a dent in the race:
The focus [...]

When the Iowa Democratic Party started selling tickets to its 2008 Jefferson Jackson Dinner, the state party’s largest fundraiser — and candidate cattle call — of the year, it kicked off something of an arms race between the three top Democratic candidates for president. Each scrambled to buy up as many tickets as possible, [...]

Former Michigan Congressman David Bonior, who is former Sen. John Edwards’s national campaign manager, wrote an op-ed for Iowa Independent on why he supported Edwards taking his name off the Michigan ballot:
John Edwards’ decision has generated a lot of controversy, especially in Michigan - a state that I had the honor of representing in Congress [...]

Since last night’s Democratic debate (I wrote my analysis here), I have been in a thinking mood. I had a really interesting discussion (some might say “argument”) with Taylor Marsh on her show this afternoon, and I have been watching the political coverage online and on TV, but mostly I have been trying to [...]

Two weeks ago, it was Iran. Sen. Barack Obama and former Sen. John Edwards started attacking Sen. Hillary Clinton very directly on her vote in favor of a resolution classifying Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group. The Clinton campaign, perhaps sensing that the attacks were catching on, sent an uncharacteristically defensive mailing [...]

University of Iowa Professor, pollster, and caucuses guru David Redlawsk released the results of his latest Hawkeye Poll today, eliciting mixed reactions from the national media. Every blog entry I have read that covers the poll has linked to Pollster.com’s analysis of the Hawkeye Poll and their explanation of why its results are not [...]

The conference call just ended. This is the quick results post, which I’ve crossposted from Iowa Independent:
The Iowa Democratic Party’s State Central Committee has finished its conference call and voted to accept Chair Scott Brennan’s recommendation of a January 3, 2008, date for its precinct caucuses, sources tell Iowa Independent.
“This date maintains the important [...]

When Sen. Hillary Clinton announced her presidential bid, she did so by “beginning a conversation” with voters. “So let’s talk. Let’s have a chat. Let’s start a dialogue,” she said. “I have a feeling it’s going to be very interesting.”
And she was right. This year’s primary season has been very [...]

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid and South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn penned an opinion piece for the Politico today on the chaotic primary calendar. South Carolina, Nevada, and Iowa have set their dates, leaving New Hampshire, “which has approached setting its primary date as if it were as inconsequential as the date of a high school [...]

One part of presidential politics that fascinates me is how certain national news stories permeate campaign narratives in Iowa and others do not. Generally, I think the Iowa press does a good job filtering out the real stories from the dumb stuff. Former Sen. John Edwards’s $400 haircut did not make nearly the [...]