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With only 13 shopping days left until the Iowa Caucuses, a number of voters were out shopping for the candidate they want to caucus for Jan. 3. This was the case for some of the attendees at former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards’ campaign rally at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Coralville Saturday.

Kathleen Hession, [...]

With Sunday’s endorsement from Rep. Wayne Ford of Des Moines, Barack Obama takes the lead in endorsements from Iowa legislators with 20 to Hillary Clinton’s 19.

Clinton still leads the Iowa Senate with 10, while Joe Biden has the most House endorsements with 14.

Rumors had abounded that Ford was planning to endorse Clinton immediately after the [...]

At a stop at Iowa City’s Hamburg Inn, Chris Dodd told Iowa Independent that “third or fourth” would be a good showing in Iowa, but “first is best.”

David Osterberg and Jim Larew with Dodd

Dodd spent close to an hour at the politically famous diner, offering no speech but speaking with every one of about 50 [...]

Call it a testament to the seriousness of Iowa politics. Blame it on a field of so many acceptable candidates. Credit an Iowa caucus season that has now spanned two years. Regardless of reason, it’s the stuff that drives pollsters and campaigns crazy: supporters realizing they’re no longer sitting in a comfortable chair.
Nine Iowans have [...]

Update: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has agreed to withdraw the bill from the floor until the senate reconvenes in January. Dodd spent approximately eight hours on the floor for his filibuster. “Today we have scored a victory for American civil liberties and sent a message to President Bush that we will not [...]

And in Clinton-Obama matchup, Obama wins with superior spontaneity and authentic moment with Biden on race

With a command of details on China, foreign policy and education, U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, who also just seemed more alert, on the balls of his feet intellectually, this afternoon displayed a separating statemanship in The Des Moines Register Democratic [...]

The last Democratic debate prior to the Jan. 3 Iowa caucus has come to a close. The full liveblog of the event from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s headquarters in Cedar Rapids is located below the fold.
“I think Clinton was inspirational,” said supporter Susan Bremer. “I think she far out-shone the other Democrats on the stage. [...]

How close to Christmas is too close to campaign?  The Chris Dodd campaign has announced a Dec. 24 event:
Monday, December 24th
“CHRIS DODD’S 12 DAYS OF RESULTS” TOUR – Carroll
RESULTS FOR A NEW AMERICAN COMMUNITY
Details TBA

There’s no time listed on the Carroll event, the last stop listed on a just-released email outlining the Dodd campaign schedule.

Ned Lamont with Congressman Dave Loebsack

In the summer of 2006, Connecticut businessman Ned Lamont leaped from obscurity to internet stardom and defeated the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Joe Lieberman, in a home state Senate primary.  The victory was short-lived, as Lieberman filed as an independent candidate the day after the primary.  Republicans abandoned their [...]

The light sleet falling in eastern Iowa Saturday night wasn’t enough to deter nearly 10,000 people from driving to the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids to hear what Oprah Winfrey had to say on behalf of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Driving in inclement weather, waiting nearly an hour in a packed arena and then [...]