One might be the strong grassroot activities of the far left groups in the last 4 years.

McCain has never been a friend of ethanol and farm subsidies, part of his attacks on “pork”. I’m suprised it hasn’t hurt a little more in other farming states.

Senator McCain did not contest the Iowa caucuses. Senator Obama practically lived there for a few months (unlike Chris Dodd, who actually DID live there and enrolled his daughter in an Iowa school. That threw me for at least one loop).

Iowa vaulted Obama forward during the primaries. He spent a lot of time there. I suspect his prolongued presence and McCain’s prolongued absence has something to do with it.

And, of course, the ethanol thing. This is one of the few issues on which I side with Senator McCain.

Iowa has many urban centers that are liberal and unionized (Des Moines, Iowa City, Sioux City, Davenport etc.) The bureaucrat classes in Des Moines are heavily Democrat. The universities are bastions of liberalism. Many of the farmers are getting ethanol subisides from Democrats. Small towns now get cable TV and can be as influenced by Kouric, Olbermann and MTV as anyone anywhere else. And if a rural girl gets pregnant, along come the Democrats with bags-full of taxpayer cash, buying another vote.

Is a funny state (I should know, I’m an Iowa Farmboy). I believe that residents are more conservative by nature, but there is a lot of duality going on. For example, my grandfather was extremely conservative and a solid Republican, but he gladly took CRP money every year.

The Ag lobby is the strongest in the State. It is also interesting that 75% of my High School class left the State after college. Iowa is one of those places that is generally losing population. Jobs are hard to come by and there is little white collar work outside of Des Moines and Iowa City.

Why does this put them in the tank for Obama? I don’t think that anybody knows… other than all of their media is left and ignorance reigns.

go to college in nearby states and recruit on their campus’s. We saw this in the primaries. Add that to the corn crop subsidies and that’s a boost. Also there are transplant companies that are Democrat supporters.

go to college in nearby states and recruit on their campus’s. We saw this in the primaries. Add that to the corn crop subsidies and that’s a boost. Also there are transplant companies that are Democrat supporters.

go to college in nearby states and recruit on their campus’s. We saw this in the primaries. Add that to the corn crop subsidies and that’s a boost. Also there are transplant companies that are Democrat supporters.

1. McCain has never really campaigned in state and has skipped their caucus which I think some people may take as a snub

2. Iowa still tilts Dem sadly; I mean it even voted for Dukasis

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and I never come up with an answer