Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry won
the Iowa caucuses, the first vote in the Democratic presidential
nomination campaign, with John Edwards finishing second and
Howard Dean third.
With most of the 1,993 precincts reporting, Kerry was
leading with 37.6 percent support followed by Edwards with 32
percent, Dean with 17.8 percent and U.S. Rep. Richard
Gephardt with 10.8 percent. The results were a disappointing
turnabout for Dean and Gephardt, who had been leading in polls of
Iowa Democrats since last October.
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“The positive message put forward by John Kerry and John
Edwards trumped the so-called organizational muscle of
Dean and Gephardt,” said Joe Lockhart, who served as press
secretary to President Bill Clinton. “Organization is important,
but what is more important in politics is having a message.”
Gephardt indicated to supporters that he will end his
presidential campaign.
Kerry and Edwards will gain momentum — and campaign
contributions — for the next stages of the contest, New
Hampshire on Jan. 27 and an eight-state round of primaries and
caucuses Feb. 3. The Democrats are vying to become the party’s
nominee to face Republican President George W. Bush in November’s
election.
Bloomberg News
