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Carroll County as a bellwether

By Douglas Burns 11/4/08

CARROLL — With rich Catholic and Democratic traditions, but growing social conservative and evangelical demographics, Carroll County, the economic hub of west-central Iowa, can be considered something of a bellwether for the Hawkeye State in today’s election.
As of last Friday, Carroll County had 14,969 registered voters: 5,310 Democrats, 3,155 Republicans, 6,499 no party voters, and [...]

Welcome to 1964?

By John Deeth 10/21/08

Is it feeling like 1964 out there? Richard Cohen of the Washington Post thinks so: “Powell walked away, and others will follow — the second time that a senator from Arizona has led the GOP into the political wilderness.”

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