Caucus Updates

Here are some links with the latest information and stories.

The big picture...

• Bleeding Heartland's DesMoinesDem has been writing a lot about how the caucuses work .
• Chris Bowers at Open Left looks at Iowa's impact on New Hampshire.

Candidates...

• Hillary Clinton was using Barack Obama's signature lines at events yesterday by saying she is fired up and ready to go.
  
• Chase Martyn at Iowa Independent has news of a side agreement between Obama and Richardson about sending caucus goers each others way. The Washington Post is saying there may be a similar agreement between Obama and Biden that could benefit both sides.
  
• Tom Vilsack is playing the expectations game by saying Clinton has already won because, "Clinton has shown that she can appeal to a wide swath of Democrats, which is what she came to Iowa to do."
• On the Republican side, Fred Thompson will probably drop out when he fails to finish in the top 3 in Iowa.
• Here's video from the John Edwards rally with John Mellencamp in West Des Moines last night.

On the lighter side...

• John Deeth has an interesting look at the music the candidates have played at campaign events.