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In a Des Moines Register interview, Sen. Tom Harkin said that Hillary Clinton's statements criticizing the Iowa caucuses would weigh on his decision of whom to endorse. Harkin also referred to Obama strength among independents.
... the candidates' views on keeping the caucuses in their traditional leadoff position and their performance among independent voters are especially important to him.
Clinton and some of her campaign aides sought to diminish the impact of the caucuses after her close third-place finish in January behind Obama and former Sen. John Edwards.
"Iowa doesn't have the best track record in determining whom the party nominates," Clinton said. She also referred to the contests as having "disenfranchised" voters who could not attend."I was not happy with those statements," Harkin said. "I happen to think there's a great value in caucuses for organizing."
3 comments:
This time I agree with Hillary and not Harkin.
Caucuses are great for organizing, but that doesn't outweigh the many, many disadvantages of caucuses.
Also, a lot of the states that hold caucuses don't get the benefit from campaigns organizing over a period of many months. They are just trying to save money, and in the process far fewer voters participate in selecting our nominee.
I would like to see caucuses banned for presidential selection purposes.
Sen. Joe Bolkcom introduced a bill that would allow workers to leave work for up to 4 hours (I think) to attend a caucus.
Nation For Change Rally
Saturday, April 19th
A nationwide rally of Obama supporters - United for Change
The Nation For Change Rallies will be held in all 50 states on April 19th
Participants will attend the rally to show their support for Senator Barack Obama in advance of the upcoming primaries (Pennsylvania on April 22nd and North Carolina & Indiana on May 6th) and the Iowa District Conventions scheduled for April 26th.
The Nation for Change Rally is sponsored by grassroots supporters of Senator Barack Obama
Date/Time:
Saturday, April 19th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location:
West Side of Iowa State Capitol Building
E. 10th & E. Grand Ave.
Des Moines
Nation for Change Website:
http://www.nationforchange.com
Statewide Organizer:
Cheryl Fasano
288-4526
angelswings51@hotmail.com
Local Contacts:
Nancy Bobo
419-7167
nancylbobo@yahoo.com
Mitch Henry
282-0547
tlcboss@aol.com
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