HRC shakes up Iowa campaign; Giuliani to skip Ames straw poll

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==une 06, 2007
Clinton Shakes Up Iowa Campaign
Sen. Hillary Clinton's "shake-up of her Iowa campaign reflects an acknowledgement that she needs to make a serious effort in the leadoff caucuses," the Des Moines Register reports.

"Clinton named longtime Iowa campaign operative and national party organizer Teresa Vilmain as the campaign's Iowa director, replacing JoDee Winterhof. The move comes as the U.S. senator from New York leads the Democratic presidential field in most national polls but has consistently come in second or third in polls of Iowa caucusgoers."==

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2007/06/06/clinton_shakes_up_iowa_campaign.html

==June 06, 2007
Giuliani Plans to Skip Ames Straw Poll

Rudy Giuliani "plans to skip the Ames straw poll in August, but compete to win the leadoff Iowa caucuses," reports the Des Moines Register.

"Although most national polls show Giuliani ahead of his GOP rivals, recent Iowa surveys of likely GOP caucusgoers show he has slipped from the top spot in Iowa."

"The straw poll is expected to draw tens of thousands of Iowa GOP activists to Hilton Coliseum at Iowa State University on Aug. 11, and serve as an organizational dry run for candidates competing in the January caucuses."==

http://politicalinsider.com/2007/06/giuliani_plans_to_skip_ames_st.html