Keep an eye on Warren County tonight

[Adelante]

So says Jeffrey Toobin

(CNN) — There's a lot to watch in Iowa, of course, but I'm going to be keeping an eye on the results from tiny Warren County (pop. 44,000), which includes several suburbs south of Des Moines. Since 1980, Warren has been an uncanny bellwether for the results statewide, and this hold true for both Democratic and Republican races. In 1980, George H.W. Bush won Warren with 32 percent of the vote — the same as his winning statewide total. In 1988, Bob Dole won 36 percent in both Warren and the state. On the Democratic side, Al Gore won 64 percent in 2000, one percent more than his statewide total. In 2004, John Kerry won 37 percent in Warren, 38 percent in the state. It's almost bizarre. We should be getting the results in Warren, and the rest of Iowa, starting a little after 8 p.m. EST.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/03/toobin-keep-an-eye-on-warren-county/

[gateley]

1. Thanks! This is so exciting! nt

[Adelante]

2. Don't you want to be there?

I love the Iowa Caucus. There's nothing like it.

[stillcool]

3. whoa...scared me for a minute...

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/11/05/loc_warrenvote05.html
Friday, November 5, 2004
Warren's vote tally walled off
Alone in Ohio, officials cited homeland security

By Erica Solvig
Enquirer staff writer

LEBANON - Citing concerns about potential terrorism, Warren County officials locked down the county administration building on election night and blocked anyone from observing the vote count as the nation awaited Ohio's returns.