Last December 31, 2007, the political world was focused on Iowa. The Iowa Caucuses were only days
away. Most polls showed a three-way tie between Edwards, Clinton and Obama. Then came the
Des Moines Register poll....
That poll finally showed a decisive lead for Barack Obama:
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has widened his lead in Iowa over Hillary Clinton and John Edwards heading into Thursday's nominating caucuses, according to The Des Moines Register's final Iowa Poll before the 2008 nominating contests.
Obama's rise is the result in part of a dramatic influx of first-time caucusgoers, including a sizable bloc of political independents. Both groups prefer the Illinois senator in what has been a very competitive campaign.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/...
It was at that moment when Obama supporters no longer feared the same fate as Dean in 2004. Of course we still feared it was an outlier but the Obama movement was real. A few days later, Iowa helped change the face of American politics with Obama's big win in the caucuses.
I remember vividly the excitement of that New Year's Eve when the poll was published and discussed widely here and everywhere.
Care to share your thoughts on what you were thinking last year as the caucuses approached and the DMR poll showed the changing race.