An interesting article that appeared in the Des Moines Register 2 Days ago. Worth the read! [View All]

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Published October 16, 2007

Yepsen: A host of horrors might yet haunt front-runners

David Yepsen


To hear some in the political community talk, Hillary Clinton has the Democratic nomination for president all locked up, and Rudy Giuliani has a commanding lead on the Republican side.

Uh, people who want to place big bets on those two right now should ask President Howard Dean for some counseling.

To be sure, Clinton and Giuliani lead in national polls. Both would like to have people believe they're the inevitable nominees in order to increase fundraising and discourage contributions to others.

But early leads in national polls reflect only name recognition, and these two are well known. If others start winning, or beating expectations in places like Iowa and New Hampshire, those national surveys will shift overnight, thanks to the free media those candidates will receive.




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Nothing in this race is inevitable.