Iowa Caucus Results

This week I read an editorial from the Los Angeles Times about the results of the Iowa Caucuses and how they may affect the election of the next president of the United States. The leading candidates were Barrack Obama and Mike Huckabee. This article pointed out that while the caucus had some unexpected winners, it made evident that there were some clear losers. The most evident was Hilary Clinton who came in third, which was very surprising, considering all the time and money she spent campaigning in Iowa. On the Republican side, the caucuses resulted in a big defeat for Guiliani. The surprising thing about Huckabee’s victory was that he did not do as much preparation for Iowa as many of his fellow candidates. Although it is not likely that Huckabee will be successful in New Hampshire, the author of this article made the point that the voters of Iowa seemed to be more concerned with the personality of the candidates, rather than their reputation of being a “front runner”. The fact that the winners were unexpected definitely leaves the door for president open and the race is not over yet. Although its just a bunch of people from Iowa’s opinion, this caucus definitely plays a big part in the opinions of voters across the country and how they will cast their ballot.
I believe that the author of this article makes a valid point that while this caucus will not necessarily reveal the results of the next presidential election, they always seem to have interesting turnouts. Whether than declaring a definite winner, it displays who will really struggle in the election, because national polls can only show so much and people can change their minds frequently.