Five Iowa Democrats in Search of a President

[illinoisprogressive]

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa voters often don’t reveal ahead of time which candidate they’ll support on the night of the Jan. 14 presidential caucuses.

Sometimes they’ll tell a reporter they’re impressed by one candidate they’ve seen, when they've already quietly committed to supporting another.

Sometimes they choose a candidate, but don’t want to alienate acquaintances in their town by declaring for him.

Sometimes they’re leaning to one, but want more ardent wooing from their suitor.

Cosseted and courted by the presidential contenders, Iowans are more important than voters in any other state, due to the front-loading of the primary and caucus schedule — and due to the news media’s intense focus on the first contest.

We interviewed five voters from across Iowa who are likely to take part in the Democratic presidential caucuses and interviewed them in mid-September. (They weren't a statistically valid sample of all Iowa Democrats; they simply showed up at campaign events where we interviewed them.) We’ll keep tracking their views periodically up to the night of the caucuses.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20889930/

[Colobo]

1. With Obama we all win.

[sandnsea]

2. They sum it up well

This is why Iowa deserves to be first. They take their responsibility very seriously and have a good grasp of the particulars of each candidate, pro and con. I'm sure other states would too, but Iowa has been doing it for a while so they've seen a lot and won't be as easily fooled. They did get it right in 2004, no question.

[illinoisprogressive]

3. i hope many who read this focus on the beginning about Iowa voters.

minds are not made up and they don't tell who they will vote for so, being polled, ect is useless.

[DURHAM D]

4. Oh the irony.

Tonight was the Iowa debate. Your guy had something better to do. It was the most informative debate to date. I hope you watched it.

In the words of Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman - Mistake. Big mistake.

[IndianaGreen]

5. I am sure Iowa will give us another winning gem, like they did in 2004!

"I'm an ethanol man!"

-- George W. Bush
Iowa, 2000