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Obama and Huckabee Win in Iowa Vote
By JOHN M. BRODER and ADAM NAGOURNEY

Senator Barack Obama won the Iowa Democratic caucuses tonight in a stunning show of strength by a young African-American candidate who was virtually unknown to America three years ago. He defeated Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former first lady, and former Senator John Edwards, the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee in 2004 by a substantial margin.

On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee, the folksy former Arkansas governor and Southern Baptist preacher, defeated the vastly better funded and organized Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, riding a wave of support by evangelical Christians who said they were drawn to Mr. Huckabee because they believed he shared their values. More

Date: 2008-01-04 03:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] neugotik.livejournal.com
hard to say so early - thanks for the post though - interesting read.

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