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...caucus voters of Iowa dealt a harsh blow to Republican Vice President George Bush's campaign, but did little to alter the Democratic nomination race, Harvard political experts said last night...
Although only 3 to 15 percent of Iowans participate in the caucus vote, the results are seen as an important measure ofeach campaign's organi zation and thepersuasiveness of its television and printedadvertisments...
...straight out of an antacid commercial. No candidate has much margin for error: one gaffe, one stumble, one strategic miscue could spell the difference between heartburn and heartthrob. With a tightly bunched field and estimates of turnout as low as 90,000 Democrats, the support of a few thousand caucus attendees may be all that separates the victor from also-ran status. The latest political tout sheets label Richard Gephardt as the freckle-faced favorite; he put on last week's most elaborately choreographed media event, importing 42 House colleagues to stand with him on the state capitol steps...
...merely first-take snapshots of how the candidates would perform as President. That is the one defense of the long and laborious campaign: the voters -- and, yes, the press -- keep on learning. And now the time has come to start winnowing the field as the all-too-fast caucus and primary season begins in earnest next week...
Lowballing. Some of Pat Robertson's organizers are employing a sly gambit to help their man in the Iowa expectations game. Supporters have been told to tell pollsters they might not attend a caucus. Since nearly all Iowa surveys , are discarding "unlikely attenders," Robertson will end up with an artificially low figure in the polls. Thus his finish on caucus night is more likely to produce a p.r. boost by being better than the polls indicated...