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Article: ANALYSIS: Brave new world in Iowa, where both presidential nomination fights are toss-ups
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- December 2, 2007
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It is a brave new world in Iowa presidential politics.
The races for both the Republican and Democratic nominations here are toss-ups as voting approaches. At the same time, the effect of winning _ or losing _ the Iowa caucuses in 2008 is anyone's guess.
Traditionally, Iowa is significant because it is the first vote for presidential nominees in the United States, and victory here can help give a candidate momentum in other states _ and a big loss can put the brakes on a campaign.
But, the future this year is unclear: Will Iowa christen the nominees and give them steam to run the table of rapid-fire state nominating primaries? Or will the state set the stage for upsets in ...