 | twansalem (41)
08/14/2008 | I would say that Iowa is pretty much a toss up. Other than family members, the majority of people I interact with on a daily basis heavily favor Obama, but that doesn't mean a whole lot when you consider that I work at a university, and I live near Iowa City, which doesn't really resemble the rest of the state at all. This Iowan will definitely not be voting for Obama, but I have trouble voting for McCain as well, due to his stance on ethanol and the fact that he's like 157 years old. I expect a lack of excitement about either candidate, leading to a low voter turnout, and a completely unpredictable outcome.
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 | abichara (63)
08/13/2008 | iowa is a traditional farm state that should technically go republican, but the state has some democratic pockets that make it competitive. mccain's lack of support for ethanol and corn subsidies hurts him here too. in fact, he barely campaigned there in his two primary runs for the presidency because of his principled stand on the issue. it is culturally conservatives, which helps the republicans here, but the ethanol issue might be enough to swing the farm vote there to obama.
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 | Drummond (60)
08/12/2008 | Obama is favored, but Iowa went to Bush in 2004. He can't take it for granted. Of course, it's where he first kicked Clinton butt and he's got deep roots here despite a very low black population.
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