Candidates, Blogs, and Apologies
Well, it seems we’ve dropped the ball this summer and haven’t been able to post regularly. We may be scattered across the country, but we haven’t forgotten about Iowa! I only have limited Internet access, but I ran across a few stories today that seem interesting, so I thought I’d put them up some links.
The Register commissioned a poll to find out which likely 2008 presidential candidates Iowans favor. The results are pretty interesting with Edwards taking the lead with 30% support, followed by Clinton with 26%, Kerry with 12%, and our own governor taking only 10%. Needless to say this probably comes as a blow to Vilsack, because if this is the kind of support he has in his own state it doesn’t bode well for gaining support elsewhere. Also, this is the first poll done that doesn’t give Clinton the lead, which could very well be related to the fact that she hasn’t campaigned here since 2003, whereas Edwards has already visited the state at least once this year. Clinton recently changed her position on ethanol, and she now supports funding for research and development, whereas before she was opposed to subsidies. I criticized McCain for this very about-face, and I still think it is an obvious ploy to win support in the caucuses that doesn’t necessarily reflect how a person would act in office. However, Edwards’s lead over Clinton is within the margin of error, and maybe if she actually campaigned in the state she could do really well. Basically this poll shows that Iowa would definitely not be a lock down for Vilsack in the caucuses, so it will be interesting to see how it changes the early campaigning techniques.
Also, there is an interesting article on how the Democrats are reacting to the influence of blogs on politics, and you guys should check it out. Apparently Vilsack doesn’t like being personally attacked by blogs, poor guy.
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