Clinton Crime Family Nose Rubbed in Dogshit by Entire State of Iowa!

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Rejected in Iowa, Hillary Exaggerated

Thursday, January 3, 2008

For all her celebrity, connections and cash, the people of Iowa made sure

Hillary Rodham Clinton would not have an easy road to the presidential

nomination.

The state's voters have a history of looking past front-runners and

rejecting women candidates, and they gave a close look at two other

Democrats who offered something the former first lady couldn't-a new start

in the White House.

With tough competition from Barack Obama and John Edwards, Clinton struggled

to get a leg up in the nation's first caucus state even though she dominated

polls of Democratic voters elsewhere across the country.

It wasn't for a lack of trying-Clinton put massive resources into the state

over an objection from one of her top advisers who warned early on it would

be tough for her. In pursuit of the Iowa prize, the world-famous senator ate

locally popular "loose meat" sandwiches while cameras recorded every bite,

examined the famed life-size cow carved out of butter at the Iowa State Fair

and jokingly offered to let farmers examine the inside of her mouth if

that's what it took to get their vote.

The final push was a family affair, with contributions from daughter Chelsea

and mother Dorothy Rodham, who usually shy away from political appearances,

and husband Bill, who is never reluctant to campaign.

But for all the Clintons' star power among Democrats, Obama and Edwards drew

their own large followings by arguing it's time for a new direction in

Washington. Voters clearly were interested in moving past the Bush

presidency, with even underdog candidates Joe Biden and Bill Richardson

drawing crowds that in previous years would have been impressive for a

front-runner.

But voters were divided over who would be the best nominee for the party

after suffering narrow losses to Bush in the last two presidential

elections.

Edwards began with a strong following after his second-place finish in and

his supporters did not abandon him even as his campaign suffered over the

summer amid negative publicity over his expensive haircuts and lavish new

home. But at the time when Edwards was down, he saw Clinton and Obama close

his lead in Iowa.

Obama made his most significant advances in closing weeks, beginning with a

roof-raising speech at the Iowa Democratic Party's fundraising dinner in

November. Obama and Clinton were flush with campaign contributions and used

them to build unprecedented Iowa campaign organizations aimed at bringing

new voters out to caucus, along with courting the reliable and experienced

attendees.

As it became clear in the closing days that Clinton was not running away

with the state, her campaign began to lower expectations. Edwards had the

benefit of long-standing relationships with loyal Iowans, her advisers said.

Obama has the advantage of being from a neighboring state, they pointed out.

Clinton even exaggerated in the past week by saying she had come a long way

considering she started out in single digits in Iowa polls, even though no

public surveys ever had her below the teens.

The benefit of arguing rivals have a stronger campaign? If Clinton would

win, her victory would seem more impressive. If she were to lose, it would

seem expected.