• Iowa Caucus,  President 2008

    Iowa Caucus – Let’s Get Ready to Rock and Roll Caucus

    The Results Timeline (PST):

    4:57: From First Iowa Dem Twitter: Obama is crushing this precinct: Crowded conditions at precincts statewide. @nathantwright writes: “based on my unofficial headcount, Obama crushes this precinct.”

    5:00: NBC – Westridge elementary school in West Des Moines: Democratic caucus site is packed. Huge turnout here. This favors Obama

    5:11 CNN Entrance Poll – Tight race between Hillary and Obama; Romney and Huckabee lead GOP

    5:17:

    Senator Hillary Clinton : 35.52%
    Senator John Edwards : 35.15%
    Senator Barack Obama : 27.12%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 2.21%
    Precincts Reporting: 7 of 1781

    5:20:

    Senator John Edwards : 39.24%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 32.43%
    Senator Barack Obama : 26.14%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 2.19%
    Precincts Reporting: 13 of 1781

    5:23:

    Senator John Edwards : 39.24%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 32.43%
    Senator Barack Obama : 26.14%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 2.19%
    Precincts Reporting: 13 of 1781

    5:30

    Senator John Edwards : 37.01%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 30.46%
    Senator Barack Obama : 28.07%
    Senator Joe Biden : 2.10%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 1.57%
    Senator Chris Dodd : 0.45%
    Uncommitted : 0.34%
    Precincts Reporting: 76 of 1781

    5:33

    Senator John Edwards : 36.65%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 30.96%
    Senator Barack Obama : 28.37%
    Senator Joe Biden : 2.08%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 1.29%
    Senator Chris Dodd : 0.37%
    Uncommitted : 0.28%
    Precincts Reporting: 91 of 1781

    5:35 GOP

    CNN 2% Reporting:

    Huckabee – 33%

    Romney -24%

    Thompson – 17%

    McCain – 11%

    5:39

    CNN: Dem 10% reporting
    Edwards – 34

    Clinton – 32

    Obama – 31

    5:44

    Senator John Edwards : 34.05%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 32.09%
    Senator Barack Obama : 30.86%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 1.81%
    Senator Joe Biden : 0.98%
    Senator Chris Dodd : 0.12%
    Uncommitted : 0.09%
    Precincts Reporting: 237 of 1781

    Fox News entrance poll has it Huckabee, Romney,Thompson and McCain

    5:48:

    Iowa Caucus Twitter with 16% reporting:

    Huckabee – 32

    Romney – 24

    Thompson -18

    McCain -16

    Looks good for Huckabee and Thompson is surprising.

    Twitter GOP reports coming in with substantial Huckabee leads

    5:54

    Senator John Edwards : 34.05%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 32.09%
    Senator Barack Obama : 30.86%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 1.81%
    Senator Joe Biden : 0.98%
    Senator Chris Dodd : 0.12%
    Uncommitted : 0.09%
    Precincts Reporting: 237 of 1781

    Biden throws support behind Richardson

    5:57

    Fox News Projects a win for Mike Huckabee

    Looks like a blow out

    6:00

    Here comes Obama

    Senator Barack Obama : 33.08%
    Senator John Edwards : 32.16%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 31.86%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 1.79%
    Senator Joe Biden : 0.98%
    Senator Chris Dodd : 0.08%
    Uncommitted : 0.05%
    Precincts Reporting: 607 of 1781

    6:08 Hillary now entrenched in 3rd place

    Senator Barack Obama : 33.65%
    Senator John Edwards : 31.99%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 31.63%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 1.69%
    Senator Joe Biden : 0.94%
    Senator Chris Dodd : 0.05%
    Uncommitted : 0.04%
    Precincts Reporting: 809 of 1781

    6:13

    Senator Barack Obama : 34.09%
    Senator John Edwards : 31.66%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 31.43%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 1.75%
    Senator Joe Biden : 1.00%
    Senator Chris Dodd : 0.04%
    Uncommitted : 0.03%
    Precincts Reporting: 943 of 1781

    6:20

    Will Hillary finish second?

    Senator Barack Obama : 34.81%
    Senator John Edwards : 31.34%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 31.04%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 1.69%
    Senator Joe Biden : 1.00%
    Uncommitted : 0.07%
    Senator Chris Dodd : 0.04%
    Precincts Reporting: 1108 of 1781

    6:30

    Fox News and NBC call Dem for Obama

    Senator Barack Obama : 35.26%
    Senator John Edwards : 30.99%
    Senator Hillary Clinton : 30.78%
    Governor Bill Richardson : 1.82%
    Senator Joe Biden : 1.02%
    Uncommitted : 0.11%
    Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
    Precincts Reporting: 1316 of 1781

    David Ypsen says Romney hurt badly.