Iowa results since 1972:

[JackBeck]

January 19, 2004 - John Kerry (38%), John Edwards (32%), Howard Dean (18%), Richard Gephardt (11%) and Dennis Kucinich (1%)

January 24, 2000 - Al Gore (63%), Bill Bradley (37%)

February 12, 1996 - Bill Clinton (unopposed)

February 10, 1992 - Tom Harkin (76%), "Uncommitted" (12%), Paul Tsongas (4%), Bill Clinton (3%), Bob Kerrey (2%) and Jerry Brown (2%)

February 8, 1988 - Richard Gephardt (31%), Paul Simon (27%), Michael Dukakis (22%) and Bruce Babbitt (6%)

February 20, 1984 - Walter Mondale (49%), Gary Hart (17%), George McGovern (10%), Alan Cranston (7%), John Glenn (4%), Reubin Askew (3%) and Jesse Jackson (2%)

January 21, 1980 - Jimmy Carter (59%), Ted Kennedy (31%)

January 19, 1976 - "Uncommitted" (37%), Jimmy Carter (28%) Birch Bayh (13%), Fred R. Harris (10%), Morris Udall (6%), Sargent Shriver (3%) and Henry M. Jackson (1%)

January 24, 1972 - "Uncommitted" (36%) and Edmund Muskie (36%), George McGovern (23%), Hubert Humphrey (2%), Eugene McCarthy (1%), Shirley Chisholm (1%) and Henry M. Jackson (1%)

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Our country truly prospered during Uncommitted's 8 year administration.

[Quixote1818]

1. Uncommitted won it twice!

:D

[JackBeck]

4. I enjoyed their Presidency.

Well, at least in '76. Wasn't on this mortal coil in '72.

[JVS]

5. and ran for a third term later!

[kurth]

2. Yep, 100% correlation

to victory in the general election...

[JackBeck]

8. Gotta love how Iowa anoints the ultimate victor. n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

3. With the new front loading phenomenon it's a different ballgame

[JackBeck]

11. Frontloading?

As in Edwards coming in second? In between both so-called frontrunners?

[Zorra]

6. Al Gore is the only non-incumbent Democrat to win Iowa and be elected

President since 1972? And he didn't even get to serve as President?

Wow.

[rufus dog]

7. I hope you are trying to be funny!

[AZBlue]

16. Funny? No, there's nothing funny about that.

Just sad and disastrous.

[JackBeck]

9. Wow, indeed.

We've witnessed the foul side of history.

[Imagevision]

10. George H.W. Bush came in third in Iowa...

[JackBeck]

12. This is the tightest it has been in a long time.

Doesn't anyone else find that significant?

[Spiffarino]

14. Yes, but this number is MORE significant

200,000.

That's how many Democrats came out to caucus for their candidates. The previous turnout record was about 125,000, which is still probably a higher number than the Republicans who turned out to caucus for theirs. Keep in mind that Dems had to stick around for hours, whereas Republicans could cast a single vote and leave.

The Democrats are mad and they are energized. This could - I hope - spell doom for the GOP.

[JackBeck]

15. I am very inspired by the massive turnout.

[progressoid]

13. Would like too compare this to NewH and S Carolina stats

[JackBeck]

18. As far as the circle jerk goes

Iowa is only the beginning.

[progressive_realist]

17. Totally off-topic, but...

I notice that Henry "Scoop" Jackson not only lost to "None of the Above" twice, but he came in dead last behind five others who also lost to "None of the Above". No wonder the neocons switched to the Republican Party.

(For those unaware, Henry "Scoop" Jackson was one of the founding members of neoconservatism.)