Just a thought. Even if the Iowa Caucus date stays at January 14, 2008, most college students will still be on Winter Break. If it moves to the first week of January, they will definitely be on break.
How will this affect the race? Who does it help? Who does it hurt?
I believe John Kerry won every single college campus precinct in 2004. Will Iowa college campuses matter in 2008?
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hurts Obama, obviously
But it’s better for him if the date is January 14. I could see students coming back a week early to caucus.
But if we go the first week in January, it’s hard to see large numbers of students coming back that early from their vacations.
Can it be true that Kerry won every college campus precinct? I thought Dean did very well in Iowa City in particular.
desmoinesdem Thu 13 Sep 12:50 AM
campus precincts
Kucinich won lots of delegates from campus precincts in Iowa City. According the the Johnson County auditor’s office, Kucinich tied with Kerry in five precincts, and beat him in one (IC21).
corncam Thu 13 Sep 4:33 PM
oops, early send key
Dean and Edwards both ran roughly even with Kerry in Iowa City, although there are only a few precincts that they won.
corncam Thu 13 Sep 4:37 PM
Hurts Richardson
Richardson’s been doing huge outreach at Drake and I’ve seen a lot of native Iowan freshmen who are already supporters and are lining up paid jobs with the campaign (up to $13/hour). Not sure where they’re getting the money, but they’re locking up youth support via paying jobs, something which the other campaigns can’t provide.
chris-woods Thu 13 Sep 2:19 PM