DES MOINES -- Members of the media have long complained at Hillary Clinton's unwillingness to answer their questions. Now, Clinton is curtailing the questions she takes from Iowa audiences as well. Top Of The Ticket reports Clinton has not taken questions during campaign stops for the last two days, from either the media or potential caucus-goers.

In response, John Edwards today launched "Ask John," a new program in which Iowa voters can call or email the campaign and receive a response auspiciously from the candidate. Elizabeth Edwards and top campaign aides will also answer questions Iowa voters have.

Edwards is the only Democratic candidate to have visited, and, says his campaign, answered questions in, all of Iowa's 99 counties. His current bus tour will hit 38 counties. The campaign promises to answer each questioner, in some form or another, by caucus night.

Iowa and New Hampshire voters are both notoriously prideful of their unique access to candidates. Whether their hackles are raised by Clinton's refusal to answer questions could determine the flow of the next week. To be fair, not every candidate answers questions at every event. Barack Obama did not take questions yesterday as he debuted his new stump speech in Des Moines.