After-caucus picture round-up
Here’s a round-up of some of the bloggers who have posted Caucus-related photos:
Cindy got some ‘celebrity pictures’ from inside the reporting center at the Convention Complex downtown
Here are all my photos of the reporting center
The Mostly Reverend rode his bicycle to the caucus… which is more than can be said for any of the candidates!
Joe [...]
Iowa caucus reporting center a triumph for both parties
Iowa Caucus Results: Republicans - Huckabee, Romney, McCain/Thompson; Democrats - Obama, Edwards/Clinton, Richardson. Boy did I get it wrong! Ah well, perhaps my punditry career is over before it gets started!
Did you watch any of the reporting of caucus results from downtown Des Moines? Man, it looked like Election Night - it looked absolutely fabulous, [...]
My caucus predictions
I mentioned I’d been doing some political blogging, and was thinking about moving some of those posts over here. Below is a post from October 8, in which I made some predictions about the outcome of the Iowa Caucuses. (Claire Celsi has posted her predictions as well - take a look!) Obviously, some of my predictions about [...]
Link Round-Up, January 3
In honor of Caucus Day, I decided to round up some of the thought-provoking and entertaining posts I’ve been reading lately related to the caucus process.
Conservative polit-blogger Ted Sporer gives a snapshot account of the “Raucus before the Caucus” New Year’s Eve party…
Des Moines Girl resorts to puppetry to explain the political process…
Jim Lindberg, guest-posting [...]
Iowa Caucuses: an opportunity to showcase the state
Over at my day job, we are taking a lot of calls this week from reporters who are interested in the Iowa Caucuses coming up January 3. In particular, they are interested this week in the “economic impact” of the caucuses. What they are asking is, “How much money comes into Iowa as a result [...]
US Mayors coming to Iowa to lobby candidates
This is an interesting idea, but I’m not sure how it’s going to play out: The US Conference of Mayors (USCM) issued a news release on Thursday stating that they are coming to Iowa in early December to present their legislative agenda to the Presidential candidates prior to the Iowa Caucuses.
“We believe that the issues of Iowa and [...]
A quickie political news round-up, November 1
Look for books of matches to soon be kept behind pharmacy counters along with the cold medicine, obtainable only with written permission of the Attorney General and the Fire Marshall. Where’s Irwin Mainway when you need him??
Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson effectively ended their presidential campaigns during this week’s Democratic debate.
John Edwards, meanwhile, managed to [...]
Republican Caucuses moved to January 3, 2008
The Republican Party of Iowa has officially moved its caucuses to January 3, 2008. The Democratic Caucuses remain on January 14. I don’t know how this will affect the media reporting center that the two parties were planning to share; I do think the Iowa GOP is going to have its work cut out for [...]
Caucus Iowa interactive exhibit to open at the State Historical Museum October 5
Updated: Exhibit photos on Webshots - this thing is COOL!
The State Historical Museum will put Iowa’s unique brand of citizen-democracy on display beginning October 5 when it opens “Caucus Iowa,” a new 10,000-square-foot exhibit that explores the history of the Iowa caucuses. (CaucusIowa Exhibit website)
Open through January 2009, the exhibit offers museum visitors a first-hand [...]
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