would we see bush 43 today? bret: iowa steve kidd. it could be that the iowa caucus and the effort of bush 41 in 1980 turned the course of history in with the or three of the presidential races. after carter land slide defeat to reagan in 1980, the democratic establishment tried to temp down iowa influence, says pat goodell. i wanted to knock out the time necessary for an unknown to emerge in iowa and become well enough known to win contests. whatever the reason, the democrats shortened the time between iowa and new hampshire. from one month to one week. they rig the system and they left a hole in it. effectively allowed what i believe a chance to have a momentum campaign. a campaign strategy goodell employed with underdog gary heart who ran against former vice president walter mondale in 1984. it was simple.
win iowa? we ll talk then. bring it on, bring it on. fox news reporting. the fight for iowa from ames, iowa, here is bret baier. the author who described a sleepy iowa farm as a field of dreams, was writing about baseball. but he could have been talking about presidential politics. where the dreams are bigger. you heard it before, iowa caucus. always first in the nation. some people worry that iowa, mostly rural state with a relatively small population plays too big a role in the electoral process. the counter argument goes like this. in iowa, individual people still matter. citizen need to hash things out in firehouses and school gyms. and community centers. candidates can t make big tv buys. they earn their vote handshake by handshake. it s in iowa a well-funded, well known politician can learn he doesn t have what it takes and where a small campaign can catch a second wind. this election psychothe democrats choice should be formality. president obama. but this is a d
bring it on, bring it on. fox news reporting. the fight for iowa from ames, iowa, here is bret baier. the author who described a sleepy iowa farm as a field of dreams, was writing about baseball. but he could have been talking about presidential politics. where the dreams are bigger. you heard it before, iowa caucus. always first in the nation. some people worry that iowa, mostly rural state with a relatively small population plays too big a role in the electoral process. the counter argument goes like this. in iowa, individual people still matter. citizen need to hash things out in firehouses and school gyms. and community centers. candidates can t make big tv buys. they earn their vote handshake by handshake. it s in iowa a well-funded, well known politician can learn he doesn t have what it takes and where a small campaign can catch a second wind. this election psychothe democrats choice should be formality. president obama. but this is a different story for republican
would we see bush 43 today? bret: iowa steve kidd. it could be that the iowa caucus and the effort of bush 41 in 1980 turned the course of history in with the or three of the presidential races. after carter land slide defeat to reagan in 1980, the democratic establishment tried to temp down iowa influence, says pat goodell. i wanted to knock out the time necessary for an unknown to emerge in iowa and become well enough known to win contests. whatever the reason, the democrats shortened the time between iowa and new hampshire. from one month to one week. they rig the system and they left a hole in it. effectively allowed what i believe a chance to have a momentum campaign. a campaign strategy goodell employed with underdog gary heart who ran against former vice president walter mondale in 1984. it was simple.