Article: ANALYSIS: Both Iowa Contests Tight

Call it a brave new world in Iowa presidential politics.

The races for both the Republican and Democratic nominations here are toss ups as voting approaches, a double-dose of fluidity unseen in decades. At the same time, the effect of winning _ or losing _ the leadoff Iowa caucuses in 2008 is anyone's guess.

Will Iowa christen the nominees and give them steam to run the table of rapid-fire primaries? Or will the state set the stage for upsets in next-up New Hampshire five days later?

Regardless of the answer, dogfights on both sides are certain in the five weeks until Iowans caucus.

A poll released Sunday by The Des Moines Register shows both races in dead heats.

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