Photo: #Volunteer Robert Lark of Pennsylvania knocks on a door while canvassing a neighborhood with campaign material Dec. 31, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa. Lark was part of a number of volunteers urging Iowans to caucus for Democratic presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. John Edwards during Thursday's Iowa caucus.
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Volunteer Robert Lark of Pennsylvania knocks on a door while canvassing a neighborhood with campaign material Dec. 31, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa. Lark was part of a number of volunteers urging Iowans to caucus for Democratic presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. John Edwards during Thursday's Iowa caucus. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

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Campaign 2008

It's caucus day in Iowa

Broadcast: Midmorning, 01/03/2008, 10:06 a.m.

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The Iowa caucuses are earlier than ever this year, and some say Iowa's significance in the presidential race is greater than ever. But will a win in Iowa really propel to the nomination? Midmorning looks at the Iowa caucuses, and beyond, live from Des Moines.

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  • Lawrence Jacobs: Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. He also is a political science professor at the University of Minnesota.
  • Dianne Bystrom: Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University.
  • Anne Kornblut: Covers politics for the Washington Post. She's been covering the Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa.
  • Stephen Hayes: Senior writer for the Weekly Standard. He's been covering the Republican candidates in Iowa.

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