In the beginning of 2007, Barack Obama entered this race as a little known Junior Senator of Illinois. While considered a superstar in Democratic circles, he was untested on the national level of politics and his senate race was considered a gimme due to his opposition being Alan Keys and his other opposition being shamed out of a race due to a swinger party in Paris.
When he was entering the race he was entering against seasoned faces who have done the dance before. Edwards, Biden, and Clinton were people who had experience in actual national politics. They believed they knew Iowa enough to win it. Edwards even camped his family there so he could come up with the win. Obama had tough competition and an even tougher nut to crack than he does now.
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