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==Primaries and Caucuses==

==Primaries and Caucuses==

===Iowa Caucus: January 3, 2008===

===Iowa Caucus: January 3, 2008===

The first caucus in the 2008 presidential election cycle was the [[Iowa Caucus]].  The Democratic winner of the Iowa caucus was [[Barrack Obama]], who managed to beat national frontrunner [[Hillary Clinton]] and former [[North Carolina]] Senator, [[John Edwards]].  The official results were:

The first caucus in the 2008 presidential election cycle was the [[Iowa Caucus]].  The Democratic winner of the Iowa caucus was [[Barack Obama]], who managed to beat national frontrunner [[Hillary Clinton]] and former [[North Carolina]] Senator, [[John Edwards]].  The official results were:

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{| style="backround:white; color:blue" border="1" class="wikitable"

|+ Dem. Iowa caucus results

|+ Dem. Iowa caucus results

! percentage

! percentage

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| Barrack Obama

| Barack Obama

| 38%

| 38%

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Other candidates such as, [[Chris Dodd]], [[Dennis Kucinich]] and [[Mike Gravel]] did not gain a significant percentage.  Because of the Iowa results, [[Barrack Obama]] was expected now to beat [[Hillary Clinton]] in the upcoming [[New Hampshire]] primary.  Also, [[Joe Biden]] and [[Chris Dodd]] both withdrew from the race because of their low showings in the Iowa caucus.   

Other candidates such as, [[Chris Dodd]], [[Dennis Kucinich]] and [[Mike Gravel]] did not gain a significant percentage.  Because of the Iowa results, [[Barack Obama]] was expected now to beat [[Hillary Clinton]] in the upcoming [[New Hampshire]] primary.  Also, [[Joe Biden]] and [[Chris Dodd]] both withdrew from the race because of their low showings in the Iowa caucus.   

On the Republican side, [[Mike Huckabee]] defeated [[Mitt Romney]] by an even closer margin.  The results were:

On the Republican side, [[Mike Huckabee]] defeated [[Mitt Romney]] by an even closer margin.  The results were:

| 39%

| 39%

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| Barrack Obama

| Barack Obama

| 36%

| 36%

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| 51%

| 51%

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| Barrack Obama

| Barack Obama

| 45%

| 45%

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|-

| 50%

| 50%

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|-

| Barrack Obama

| Barack Obama

| 33%

| 33%

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