Thursday, January 03, 2008

Super Hype

For the record spending in Iowa this year (estimates of $50 million, or $200 per voter), if past stats are any measure, it seems more like a pageant than a purchase.

While they have been a financial boon to the state, the political value of the Iowa caucuses has gone up and down over the years. In 1988, for example, the candidates who eventually won the nominations of both parties came in third in Iowa. In elections without a sitting President or Vice President, the Iowa winner has gone on to the nomination only about half the time .

  Wikipedia


....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.


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