Last night in Iowa was a great night for the Democratic Party and the country in general.
In 2000, Iowa Republicans turned out 87,000 voters out of about 550,000 registered Republicans. The Dems produced 59,000 out of about 600,000 registered Democrats. Last night, 115,000 Republicans turned out to caucus. Great numbers. But the Democrats turned out 236,000. Wow. What an increase in numbers. Lots of independents voted with the Dems. That's a good sign. :lol:
Obama apparently has tapped into the "new leadership" theme and people in Iowa responded. One TV pundit said if he could win in the "whitest state in the country", he could win anywhere. Half the people at the caucuses last night were caucusing for the first time. Maybe we'll get half the eligible voters to the polls this election. That would be good.