Gephardt inches ahead in Iowa

[Blitz]

.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt has overtaken former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as the Democratic presidential front-runner in a new Des Moines Register poll of Iowans likely to take part in the Jan. 19 caucuses.

However, Gephardt's 7-percentage-point lead over Dean in the Iowa Poll appears a little wobbly. More of Dean's supporters say their minds are made up and they are certain of their participation in the Democratic caucuses, which launch the presidential nominating season for the nation.

The Iowa Poll, taken last week, shows Gephardt is the first choice of 27 percent of Iowans who say they definitely or probably will attend the precinct caucuses. Dean is the favorite of 20 percent. That's a gain of 6 percentage points for Gephardt and a 3-point drop for Dean since late July, when the last Iowa Poll on the race was taken.

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http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/22685215.html

[spooked]

1. I have to say Gephardt is looking more attractive to me too.

As a Clark fan, Gephardt is my second favorite candidate.
I'm actually happy about this.

[madrchsod]

2. it`s iowa folks

and gephardt is from missouri ,which is right next to iowa,so why would`nt he poll well. if he didn`t he shouldn`t think about running.

[CMT]

3. going to go right down to the wire

and a lot will have to do with who turns out their supporters.

[Voltaire99]

4. Gephardt is a dead end

He'll neither inspire voters nor be able to combat Bush effectively after a lifetime of cozy political accomodation of Republicans.

I'm sure Dick's a nice enough fella with his heart in the right place. But as a presence he's cut from Mondale-Dukakis cloth, and would fare just as well.

[IndianaGreen]

12. Gephardt will never be able to get past his picture in the Rose Garden

and some of us will make sure that no one forgets!

President, House Leadership Agree on Iraq Resolution

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021002-7.html

[Hobarticus]

14. OUCH...that's gonna leave a mark!

I agree, I think Dick's a pleasant enough fellow, but he's been knocking around DC for quite awhile...if he was going to set the world on fire, when was he planning to get started?

[ibegurpard]

16. Hey Gep!

Were you thinking what a "miserable failure" Bush was while you were standing there basking in his limelight?

[Eloriel]

13. Yeah, but he can lie about Dean, which is exactly what he's

been doing.

I heard him out and out lie about Dean's positions, several of them incuding Medicare, on one of the morning talk shows. Blatant, bald-faced lies.

Eloriel

[Racenut20]

5. However

Governor/Doctor Dean could never carry Missouri or Iowa in November, which would be critical to winning the White House.

[robbedvoter]

6. But, but - the media said the primary is over! I don't get it.

You mean there are other candidates running? NYT, Wash Post, CNN all but called the nomination. You mean, we have a voice in it too? :shrug:

[Gephard]

11. Really

Gephardt's been around the track a time or two and he will be tough to beat. I expect Kerry to flame up again too.

My feeling is that the more people look at Dean as the front runner, the less they like him as the front runner. He's an "insurgent" candidate who has now become the "non-insurgent". That's my 2 cents anyway.

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

7. It'll be interesting to see

what the poll numbers are after the thousands of handwritten letters by Dean supporters take effect. I myself wrote 10, and I hope it wasn't in vain.

[Gephard]

10. Do you think there may be some overkill?

I mean with all the "hand written" letters. Sometimes people are put off by too much of a push.

[Gephard]

8. Hmmmmm, interesting.

We may have a race after all don't ya know?

[jenk]

9. imho, gephardt squeeks it out.

He's my #2 guy as well.

[kodi]

15. hope he does well his voice is needed.

of all the major candidates, gep is the one who always touches the traditional themes of the democratic party and the blue collar worker

since he has been in congress for years, i think that he could handle congress as good as any president since lbj.

he took a tough stance to take in the fall of 2002 to back bush, but had he as the house minority leader attacked bush, the congress would likely have even less democrats then it does now.

gep knows how to be a good president, but can he get us to believe him?