Morning Thoughts: Brevity
Happy 2008. If anyone got the license plate of that truck, kindly send it over. Before a full day of events, here's what Iowans are bombarded with this morning:
-- Today On The Trail: Hillary Clinton holds rallies in Ames, Sioux City, Council Bluffs and Iowa City, John Edwards is in Ames, Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Council Bluffs, and Barack Obama makes stops in Des Moines, Sioux City, Council Bluffs and Dubuque. Joe Biden is in Des Moines, Indianola, Knoxville, and Davenport, while Chris Dodd has events planned for Clinton, Davenport, Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown. Bill Richardson, meanwhile, watches football in Pella before holding events in Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Fairfield, Mount Pleasant and West Burlington.
-- On the GOP side, Mike Huckabee is in Sergeant Bluff, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines while Mitt Romney watches football at supporters' houses all around the Des Moines area. Fred Thompson has afternoon events. John McCain will stop in Tilton, Bridgewater and Laconia, New Hampshire, and Rudy Giuliani is off today.
-- The story everyone's talking about: The Des Moines Register poll, which has Obama leading Clinton by seven and Edwards by eight, while Huckabee leads on the GOP side by six. The poll was in the field Thursday through Sunday, and before anyone criticizes it, the pollster, Ann Selzer, is considered one of the top in her field. Two other polls out yesterday have Clinton up by 2 points (CNN) and 4 points (Zogby), underlining the difficulty of polling a caucus-going population.
-- That's it for now. Hitting the trail with John Edwards, Joe Biden, Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris today. Check in with Politics Nation for continuous updates.


