Does Iowa matter?

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We’re talking Kenya and the race to the White House today…

Popping the caucus

The only story really challenging Kenya at the moment is the Iowa caucuses  and the wins for Messrs Obama and Huckabee – though it has to be said some of the coverage here is critical of the number of BBC people there to report on the story.  A cursory perusal of the Democrat blogs suggests that -unsurprisingly- a good few see this as a very big step to getting Mr Obama to the White House, and the prospects look a little gloomier for Ms. Clinton.  As for the Republicans, is Mr Huckabee a serious contender ?