Obama Hopes to Surprise Clinton in Iowa

[Omaha Steve]

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20071005/D8S30U2G0.html

Oct 5, 6:14 AM (ET)

By NEDRA PICKLER

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama's hopes for the Democratic nomination hinge on getting hundreds of thousands of new voters fired up enough to actually turn out - and on spending a good chunk of his $80 million at the very end of a front-loaded campaign.

Other candidates - usually trailing, like Obama - have tried similar plans in the past and failed. But none of them had nearly the money Obama has. And the scheduling conditions of the 2008 campaign have never existed before.

Obama's plan is all about the Iowa caucuses.


Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a foreign policy town hall meeting, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Obama's hopes for the Democratic nomination hinge on getting hundreds of thousands of new voters fired up enough to actually turn out. Obama's plan is all about the Iowa caucuses. His wife said recently, "If Barack doesn't win Iowa, it is just a dream." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)


His wife said recently, "If Barack doesn't win Iowa, it is just a dream." And his advisers agree that it will be nearly impossible to stop Hillary Rodham Clinton from steamrolling to the nomination if she wins in Iowa, although some still argue he could remain in the race if he comes in a close second.

They see hope in the fact that although she is surging ahead elsewhere in the country, Iowa remains a tight race between Clinton, Obama and 2004 vice presidential nominee John Edwards.

"She's run a great campaign, and she's still at 30 percent," says Steve Hildebrand, who is responsible for Obama's early state strategy.

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[Grandrose]

1. K&R

Thanks for posting...we must keep hope alive!:thumbsup: :kick:

[Bullet1987]

2. I've never thought politicians running for President should show

their hand like that. It let's the opponents know what you're thinking. But it's not like they're saying something we don't already know. Edwards or Obama have to win Iowa to prevent Clinton from running away with the whole damned thing.

[Hippo_Tron]

3. I didn't need a process story to tell me the obvious

Clinton is up pretty much everywhere but Iowa.

[TwilightGardener]

4. SHHHH! It won't be a surprise if you tell everybody! Geez.

[zanne]

5. GO IOWA! nt

[Apollo11]

6. Message for Michelle: "you're off message, honey"

His wife said recently, "If Barack doesn't win Iowa, it is just a dream."

What if Obama comes a close second to Edwards in Iowa, and then comes second to Hillary in NH.

Then I would think Obama's campaign would be in very good shape.