Obama campaign expects HUGE Iowa turnout - 200,000-230,000
Senior Obama advisor David Axelrod is hearing from his agents in the field that the turnout could be as high as 200-230,000 at today’s all-important Iowa caucuses. To put this in perspective - in 2004, 124,000 Iowans caucused.
All the political pundits predict that the bigger the turnout, the better the news is for team Obama. So the mood is high among Obama staffers here at Hyvee Hall in Des Moines, where the press is gathered in preparation for a 10pm rally.
The candidate spent his day doing local Iowa and New Hampshire television and radio interviews, playing basketball with staff and friends, and, of course, wooing voters. Obama popped into a crowded Des Moines food court to shake hands this afternoon, called a few undecided voters himself, and spoke with about 50 caucus goers at an Ankeny caucus site.
Obama is expected to take the stage here at 10pm to deliver a short 10-minute speech to about 3,000 supporters. The voice-weary candidate will then return to his West Des Moines hotel to say goodbye to his family before hopping his jet to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Here’s what Axelrod had to say about the mood of the campaign, the importance of the Iowa caucuses, and a little about the senator’s day:
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I’ll take Obama over Hillary any day of the week…. congrats Obama.. your not my candidate but you are OK with me. Liberal but OK.
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I am a firm progressive and I am thrilled that Barack is winning (latest news with Barack at 37% and Hilary and Edwards at 30 each with all precincts). Hilary would be OK but we need new blood and the number one reason I don’t want her to win the primary is because I want the next four years to be less divided. I dont want day one to start out with 50% of people hating her, just like 50% of the country has (myself inc) hated George Bush for the past 8 years. Let’s make some progress!
Even if you disagree with Obama, you can admit that he is a good man. Same with Huckabee on the other side, who I mainly disagree with. Romney is like a plastic creation.
[...] Click here to hear Axelrod’s comments. [...]
obama wins iowa is not a supprise.the country is sick of clinton and don,t want anymore!change is what the american people want and tonight they showed it.huckabee a noname 6 momths ago with little money also proves this. kenneth setser
Hello I am just wondering how the the Clinton campaign is going to handle the utter defeat (third is worst than last) it is a huge insult. After all this is the dems “canidate of destiny”..LOL…LOL
Hello I am just wondering how the the Clinton campaign is going to handle the utter defeat (third is worst than last) it is a huge insult. After all this is the dems “canidate of destiny”..LOL…LOL.
Yeah. I knew Obama could do it. Congratulations. You had a wonderful speech as well.
[...] Senior Obama adviser David Axelrod said to put the massive turnout in perspective, in 2004, 124,000 Democrats came to the caucuses. Click here to watch Axelrod’s comments. [...]
Iowa has shown us that the American people can see through the Clintons’ 2-for-1 strategy, which we first heard from Bill back in 1992. At President Bush’s first inauguration, Bill said, “We’ll be back.” It’s part of Bill and Hillary’s life-long plan. Fortunately, it’s been rejected, and we can only hope the rest of the country follows suit.
I did not ask for 2-for-1 then, nor do I ask for it now. That’s just the life-long Clinton strategy that moves Hillary into a position for which she is not qualified.
Every time Bill moves up (Gov of Arkansas), Hillary moves up with him (Attorney General of Arkansas). Bill moves up again (President of the US); Hillary moves up with him (US Senate). See the pattern, women?
Consider what America got with the first Clinton co-Presidency:
• Abuse of the powers of the office of the President
• Granting Presidential pardons to buy Hillary’s election to the Senate. As a woman who made it on my own, Hillary’s need to ride Bill’s coattails and her sense of entitlement (as in “it’s my turn and Obama should wait his turn”) makes me doubt her capabilities.
• Hillary’s long-suffering marriage to Bill, enabling a lifetime of sexual trysts and trying to contain the Bimbo eruptions, gives me a President without the backbone to stand up to a man. Hillary claims to be tough enough to play with the boys when, in fact, she is unable to leave a cheating husband. How will she stand up to other male leaders who see this in “Mrs.” Clinton and walk all over her?
• Being married to a former President does not make one qualified to be President.
Hillary has less experience in elected office than Barack. She’s held elected office for one Senate term plus one year and has introduced no major legislation during that time. She showed us in the interview about Pakistani elections the extent of her foreign policy experience–she did not know what office the election was for or who was on the ballot! Is this the kind of experience we want in the Oval Office?
I am not a “Hillary hater;” I am an America lover. Please consider very carefully which candidate the Democratic Party puts on the ballot. The future of this country absolutely depends on it.