4 posts tagged “hillary clinton”

I would like to share my point of view and then I found this post. I would like to share it because I think it says it all and way better then I could.  Thanks to Scott-o-rama and his thoughts.

Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has won the Iowa caucuses while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) seemed headed for a third-place finish, a stunning affirmation of his message of hope and a stinging rebuke of the long-time national frontrunner.

Obama's win sends a shockwave through the Democratic field as a candidate who was elected to the Senate from Illinois just two years ago has toppled the first family of Democratic politics. Clinton's apparent inability to beat out Edwards is likely to send warning signals throughout her campaign. The former First Lady now almost certainly needs a win in New Hampshire to reassert her status as the likely nominee.

History also suggest that the winner of tonight's caucuses will be well positioned to wind up as the party's nominee. Of the eight contested Iowa Democratic caucuses since 1972, the winner has gone on to win the nomination five times. The same holds true for Republicans as the winner of three out of the five contested caucuses has become the eventual nominee.