word is that Kerry is closing into a statistical heat with Dean and Gephardt in Iowa by using a large phonebanking organization aimed at negatively persuading current Dean supporters. Basically pushpolling the way Bush did against McCain in SC during the 2000 primary.
the fact that the Dean organization in Iowa is fairly disorganized and inept has exacerbated this problem, forcing Dean to rely on massive ad buys and non-grass roots methods of persuasion.
if kerry and gep pass dean in Iowa, it's a whole new ballgame heading into NH.