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Unlike many of his conservative counterparts, Thompson chose to lash out at the Democrats instead of his Republican competition: “the Democrats will lead us to weaker national defense, to a welfare state, and to a weaker, more divided country. And that’s what Thursday is really all about. Somebody has got to stand in the way of that.”

Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack introduced Hillary Clinton to a packed gymnasium at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa yesterday. Vilsack told the crowd that the rapidly approaching caucuses made him think of a football analogy: “It’s the fourth quarter, we’re in the red zone, it’s first and goal, and I sure am glad that my QB is Hillary Clinton.”

Rush Limbaugh is not a fan of Mike Huckabee. In a recent show, Limbaugh noted Huckabee’s strong Christian faith, but criticized the former Arkansas governor for being too weak on conservative issues. Limbaugh’s comments echo a number of right wing voices who have called Huckabee’s record as governor into question.

John Edwards understands populism. Speaking to a packed room at a community college in northwestern Iowa, Edwards railed against the plight of the working class. His fiery speech lashed out against the greed of corporate America and influential lobbyists.

Only two of the 15 presidential hopefuls have placed campaign offices in Spencer, Iowa: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The town of 11,000 in rural northwestern Iowa is fairly removed from the beaten campaign trails of Des Moines and eastern Iowa.

If you didn’t know, Iowa is cold; and by cold I mean freezing. Yesterday was no exception with the late afternoon temperature hovering near 20 degrees and a thick layer of fog floating just above the ground. The inclement weather forced the plane carrying former President Bill Clinton to land in Omaha, Nebraska, and to make his way by ground to the packed gymnasium that awaited his arrival in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Connecticut Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd strolled into the Bunk House Café in Logan, Iowa yesterday. The Senator spent about 30 minutes shaking hands and speaking with the 20 people seated in the café as part of his campaign’s last push to make Dodd a viable option in the Iowa Caucuses.