Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Sen. Barack Obama, bidding to become the nation’s first black president, captured the Iowa caucuses Thursday night, opening test in the race for the 2008 Democratic nomination. Mike Huckabee rode a wave of support from evangelical Christians to victory in the Republican caucuses.
Obama, 46 and a first-term senator [...]
January 3, 2008
Obama, Huckabee Wins Iowa Caucuses| Post No. 010308-2
January 3, 2008
The Iowa Caucus Process| Post No. 010308-1
The Iowa caucus operates very differently from the more common primary election used by most other states. The caucus is generally defined as a “gathering of neighbors.” Rather than going to polls and casting ballots, Iowans gather at a set location in each of Iowa’s 1784 precincts. Typically, these meetings occur in schools, churches, or [...]
