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...take one more step and you'll be sorry," Jimmy Hogan, a precinct caucus captain for Jimmy Carter in Monticello, Iowa, bellowed across his living room at his daughter. And with her prompt pirouette, all hopes of seeing Ted Kennedy elected President died. The year was 1980 and Joe Trippi, a Democratic strategist for Ted Kennedy, had learned a crucial lesson: The Iowa caucuses are as much about group psychology - and sometimes the deference of a child to her parent - as they are about politics...
...fresh out of college and eager to tackle his first presidential race, Trippi - who has worked on every contested race in Iowa since 1980 - had organized all of Monticello's youngsters to caucus for Kennedy. His rival, Hogan, host of the county's largest caucus, had likewise organized the precinct's parents to caucus for Carter. When none of the kids dared defy their parents' wishes, Kennedy lost the precinct - and the county. "I remember being in the kitchen a few weeks before that when Ethel Kennedy came to visit our house, campaigning for Ted," James Hogan, Jr., Jimmy...
...addition to the large crowds, Biden yesterday signed up more than 100 precinct captains - people who will stand up and argue for him in the individual caucuses - in a single day and has raised $750,000 online in the last month. And while he hasn't budged much in recent Iowa polls, Biden has gained most in the category of experience. Of the 33% of likely Iowa caucus-goers polled by ABC News/The Washington Post who said experience was the most important quality in a candidate, nearly half said they favored Clinton, 15% said Edwards, 10% chose Biden...
Ultimately, Biden thinks enough Iowans will make a late decision to throw their support behind him that he'll be able to go to New Hampshire with a fighting chance. "People are coming up handing me their Hillary buttons, handing me their Edwards buttons. Last night two Obama precinct captains walked up to me and said 'You know, we're switching...
Romney's organization has been the most visible, busily mobilizing campaign supporters among Wyoming's Mormons, who make up about 10% of the state's population. Precinct delegates headed for the Jan. 5 nominating conventions have also received mailings from Paul and Thompson...