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    Any thoughts on the candidates in this race?

    You can donate to Fallon through Paypal on his website.  Blouin and Culver accept donations by credit card at their websites.

    by Power on Tue Apr 04, 2006 at 11:48:07 AM PDT

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      ...for the summary.  I didn't have a chance to catch the debate.  I need to brush up on these candidates before the primary.

      Coralville, IA

      "Violence ends by defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -9.75 / -8.92

      by djwohls on Tue Apr 04, 2006 at 11:56:57 AM PDT

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      Actually, Blouin has been endorsed by 60 of the 74 Democratic state legislators, and I think that's the strongest reason to support him.  Culver has a few legislators and Fallon has one (himself).

      Blogger Drew Miller also has a writeup of this forum: blog link.

      by corncam on Tue Apr 04, 2006 at 12:04:21 PM PDT

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        I wasn't able to take notes there, so this was based solely on my own recollection.  Drew did a much more thorough job of transcribing the debate, I see, and came to similar conclusions.

        by Power on Tue Apr 04, 2006 at 04:28:33 PM PDT

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      It seems to me that Culver is one of those politicians that you either like or dislike, nothing in the middle.  I have heard some people say glowing things about him, and others just hate him.

      The perception I have is that Fallon has zero support outside the Des Moines metro area, but that's just basically conventional wisdon, nothing concrete

      "They're trying to fool you. They're trying to scare you. And they're not telling you the truth." Obama '08

      by bawbie on Tue Apr 04, 2006 at 12:11:45 PM PDT

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      I just moved to Iowa in January and somehow managed to miss this debate.  I've always been of the mind that Culver is the most electable because of his statewide name recognition, but am certainly willing to give Blouin and Fallon a look.  Does Blouin have much of a following in northeastern Iowa?  If he does, he could be useful in reducing Nussle's advantage in his home turf.

      The unfortunate reality is that whoever the Democratic candidate is will have to pull in huge margins in central Iowa to offset Nussle's advantage in traditional Democratic turf in Waterloo and Dubuque.  This geography problem is going to make winning a tall order, so I hope to see a clear sign in the coming six weeks of which candidate is best suited for that challenge.

      by Mark27 on Tue Apr 04, 2006 at 12:38:27 PM PDT

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