Biden bets on Iowa to boost candidacy
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, behind in polls and campaign money, is betting the farm on Iowa's leadoff caucuses, hoping a strong showing will rocket him to the top of the field.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa  - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was buoyed on Tuesday by some good news in an Iowa opinion poll but warned his backers they need to show up and vote this week if they want him to win.
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He may be Iowa's governor, but Tom Vilsack's home-field advantage isn't enough to force rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination to cede him the game &#151; far from it.
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DES MOINES, Sept. 6 -- Fred D. Thompson took his bid for the White House to the campaign trail Thursday, vowing to compete aggressively for the support of Iowans and pitching steady, experienced and conservative leadership.
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With just one week to go before the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates are focusing on the Hawkeye state, working to clearly define the choices they are offering.
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Sen. Joe Biden told South Carolina audiences on Sunday he expects to spend a lot of time campaigning in the state because the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination essentially will be determined by the first Southern primary.
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A tight race for governor is under way in Iowa, with both national parties intent on capturing the top job in a state that plays a major role in setting the country's political agenda during the presidential campaign season.
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Democratic presidential  candidate Barack Obama was buoyed on Tuesday by some good news  in an Iowa opinion poll but warned his backers they need to  show up and vote this week if they want him to win.
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Iowa Democrats will hold their presidential caucuses for Jan. 3, joining Republicans in holding the kickoff 2008 presidential contest on the earliest ever date for a White House nomination contest.
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IOWA CITY, July 3 -- Despite ongoing and determined attempts to spread the early nominating process across several states, the top Democratic presidential contenders are converging this week on a familiar patch of land: Iowa.
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Bloomberg - July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, seeking to mimic John Kerry&#39;s come-from-behind 2004 primary win, is predicting that a victory in the Iowa caucuses will trigger an ``avalanche&#39;&#39; of support and allow him to clinch the nomination.
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Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback is counting on his conservative credentials and a Midwest bond to lift his candidacy in Iowa.
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Thursday night's victories for  Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama in the Iowa  presidential caucuses will bring increased attention to the  candidates' trade proposals as they head off to New Hampshire  for round two of the primary season.
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John Edwards built his campaign strategy on the belief that a victory in the Iowa caucuses next January would propel him to front-runner status.
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Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware on Wednesday joined the crowded field of Democratic contenders in the 2008 White House race but his campaign quickly ran into controversy after his comments about a potential rival, Sen. Barack Obama.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton insisted on Tuesday the momentum is shifting to her in Iowa and rival Barack Obama fought back against Clinton's claims that he lacks experience.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said Monday that the race for the White House is more about ideas than the huge amounts of money being raised by many of the other candidates.