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Reply #137: C-Span filmed 2 Iowa caucus locations
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karynnj
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Wed Oct-05-05 08:43 AM
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137. C-Span filmed 2 Iowa caucus locations |
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Never having seen a caucus before, it was fascinating. Dean did not get the most people out - Kerry did. The process was surprisingly civil and very Democratic. At the smaller location - it had almost a block party type feel - neighbors greeting each other and exchanging pleasantries before choosing up groups.
In NH, Kerry gained support after he won Iowa. This happens every election. The polls showed him gradually moving up - the results weren't a surprise.
The truth is that as the primaries heated up - Dean imploded. His "I don't like being a pin cushion" whine in response to Gepheart's tough but not unfair ads questioning Dean's positions belies all the arguments here that he could have taken the heat better than Kerry. His angry, "Shut up and sit down" (quote may be off) statement to an elderly Iowan was shown on tv in the same as Kerry's reunion with the man he saved in Vietnam. The justaposition of a slightly shy Kerry saying that anyone in his position would have done so and an angry Dean on TV hurt Dean in Iowa.
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