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From the random asides department: Is it telling that Sen. Clinton’s thank you email to Iowa supporters went out on today (as in this afternoon) rather than the night of or the day after the completion of the Caucuses? I got my email tonight at 5:54 PM.

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So, Oprah Winfrey’s in town and going to be campaigning for Barack Obama today.
To bracket Oprah’s visit, Hillary Clinton and her campaign have brought her mother, Dorothy, and daughter, Chelsea, out on the campaign trail.
What does all of this mean?
Well, it seems to say that the campaign is looking to celebrities (or pseudo-celebrities like former […]

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Just as a quick disclaimer, I’m going to start perusing the other blogs in Iowa and covering the 2008 race soon–I just haven’t checked them in a few months which means my reader is going to be swamped.
Anyway, Clinton Campaign Manager Patti Solis Doyle sent out an email last night detailing “dirty campaign tactics” that […]

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Lately, I haven’t been hearing as many folks on the netroots or out here in the real world calling for Retired General Wes Clark to get into the 2008 race. There were a lot of calls back in mid-to-late 2006 but Clark’s campaign apparatus and PAC never really took the steps and many folks […]

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DesMoinesDem has the details over at Bleeding Heartland; Sen. Harkin is remaining neutral. Make sure to check out the comments for my take on the endorsement, as well as what I see developing over at Harkin Re-Election Campaign HQ.

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According the Register and a multitude of other sources, former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack will be endorsing Hillary Clinton on Monday at a major campaign announcement in Des Moines.
I’ll openly admit that I was warming up to Gov. Vilsack’s presidential run because of the amazing leadership steps he was taking on both Iraq and energy […]

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Clearly, Leonard Boswell is running for re-election if he’s got a top tier like Hillary Clinton coming in to campaign for him. Essential Estrogen first reported about the fundraiser a few days ago and now its confirmed. From a Polk County Democratic Party email:

Congressman Leonard Boswell
With Special Guest
Senator Hillary Clinton
Invites You To A
RALLY […]

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Kudos to Chris Hayler, Sen. Evan Bayh’s former Iowa State Director who has now signed on to a similar position with Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaing. Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post has the news here. I had the privilege of meeting Chris a couple of times when Sen. Bayh was in town and […]

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Ben Weyl at Iowa Progress says is best and explains why later on his post:
“Here’s a prediction: Hillary Clinton is going to lose the Iowa caucuses. Perhaps very badly. And it’s because she is still fumbling on Iraq.”
At last month’s Polk County Democrats Central Committee Meeting, you could tell both before and after that Iraq […]

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This is what Bleeding Heartland is all about: An in-depth and interactive discussion about candidates and their perceived weaknesses or strengths. Don’t get me wrong, BH will go beyond simply talking about candidates and their pluses or minuses, but this is the first step in a strong and interactive progressive community online in Iowa.

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