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>> reporter: and more recently, senator barack obama staged a caucus upset that catapulted him to the front of the pack. recall that senator hillary clinton was considered all but a shoo-in until then. >> hi. this is michele bachmann calling. >> reporter: what the iowa caucuses are good at is winnowing down the field. >> who comes in second, who comes in third as well as who comes in first. if somebody else does surprisingly well, it could well launch their campaign. it's happened before. >> reporter: political upstarts have a chance here, because caucusgoers really do, as they say, kick the t...

>> reporter: and more recently, senator barack obama staged a caucus upset that catapulted him to the front of the pack. recall that senator hillary clinton was considered all but a shoo-in until then. >> hi. this is michele bachmann calling. >> reporter: what the iowa caucuses are good at is widowing down the field. >> who comes in second, who comes in third as well as who comes in first. if somebody else tuz surprisingly well, it could well launch their campaign. it's happened before. >> reporter: political upstarts have a chance here, because caucusgoers really do, as they say, kick the tir...

>> reporter: in 1984 walter monday dale went from iowa caucus winner to democratic party nominee. in 1988 iowa democrats chose dick gephardt over michael due caucus. later bill clinton was humbled with less than 3% of the votes. democratic nomineon kerry won the caucuses in 2004. >> thank you, iowa, for making me the comeback kerry. >> reporter: and more recently senator barak obama staged a caucus upset that catapulted him to the front of the pack. recall that senator hillary clinton was considered all but a show-in until then. >> hi, this is michele bachmann calling. >> reporter: what the io...

Went on to become the gop nominee. for the democrats, the original iowa upset went to jimmy carter in 1976 when the little known georgia governor made a surprisingly strong finish here, launching his political rise to the white house. >> we need to reorganize completely the executive branch of government. >> reporter: in 1984 walter mondale went from iowa caucus winner to democratic party nominee. in 1988 iowa democrats chose dick gephardt over eventual nominee michael dukakis. four years later bill clinton was humbled with less than 3% of the caucus vote. native son senator tom harkin won tha...

Mondale went from iowa caucus winner to democratic party nominee. in 1988, iowa democrats chose dick gephardt over eventual nominee michael dukakis and four years later bill clinton was humbled with less than 3% of the caucus vote. native son senator tom harkin won that year. democratic nominee john kerry won the caucuses in 2004. >> thank you, iowa, for making me the comeback kerry. >> reporter: and, more recently, senator barack obama staged a caucus upset that catapulted him to the front of the pack. recall that senator hillary clinton was considered all but a shoo-in until then. >> hi, thi...