During the last day of campaigning in Iowa, candidates were touting their impressive achievements and why Caucus goers should support them.The polls are all over the place in Iowa, one poll shows that Senator Clinton and Mitt Romney are ahead while another says that Senator Obama and Huckabee are tomorrow's favorites.
At least 130,000 Democrats and 80,000 Republicans are expected to caucus tomorrow in Iowa in 1,781 neighborhood meetings across the state located at schools, fire houses and community centers.
Barack Obama who claims that his 2 years of experience in the U.S. Senate qualifies him as the candidate for real change saying, "You can't afford to settle for the same old politics..."
About 1 year ago, Senator Obama was quoted in the Des Moines Register saying that, "Nobody is suffering more than the Palestinian People..."
Jewish voters going to the Iowa Caucuses tomorrow are being reminded about the statement that Senator Obama has made and note that the Palestinian people democratically elected their leadership, Hamas which is recognized as a Terrorist Organization in the United States and throughout the world. Hamas fails to recognize the existence of Israel and encourages Terrorist attacks against our best friend in the Middle East, Israel.
Senator Obama who has repeatedly made comments which he has found himself back tracking, may want to realize that voters in the Hawkeye State may over look his missteps and lack of political experience---in 1980 Democratic Caucuses goers gave the nod to Jimmy Carter who was later defeated in a land slide by Ronald Reagan.
In 1988 Democratic Caucus goers in Iowa gave the nod to Richard Gephardt but it was Michael Dukakis who went on to win the nomination. 4 years later Bill Clinton came in 4th in Iowa with just 3% far behind Tom Harkin that won the support of 76% of Causcus goers but of course Bill Clinton later won the nomination and the Presidency.
On January 19, 2004 the Iowa Democratic Caucuses resulted in a turn out of 124,000---the county convention held two months later, the district convention one month subsequently and the state convention was held on June 26, 2004---Delegates could and they did change their votes based upon developments in other races, for example, Delegates that had pledged support for Dick Gephardt who left the race by June, 2004 pledged their support for a different candidate.
Iowa sends 56 Delegates to the Democratic National Convention out of 4,366 while Republicans will cast secret ballots, the non-binding results are reported to the state party which will release them to the media. While the Caucuses are the first step in the long road in nominating Presidential Candidates---much is destined to happen between tomorrow and the political conventions, more promises, more mud and all the sludge which candidates will gladly step into as they dutifully chase votes across the country.
