on john kerry there were 1.5 million votes cast in iowa. george bush won iowa that year by only 10,000 votes. the slimmest of margins. auto% to 49%. come four years later, in the year 2008, barack obama not much of a problem with john mccain that year. solidly democratic for iowa that year. 54% to 45%. that takes us up to tonight. and how do you win a caucus? mike huckabee did just that four years ago in iowa. we wanted to find out how he did that? where did he go in the state and where did he find his strength to beat mitt romney finish 1 and 2 in 2008. huckabee 1 and romney second. 99 counties in iowa. deep red is where huckabee did so well right here in the center part of the state. he almost ran the table in that part of iowa. romney won the ends, the sides. he won the western part which tends to be more conservative. he won the eastern part which tends to be more liberal.
and we reference what s happening with iowa, where it s still cain on top, and it s romney second. 23 to 22. i once served on a corporate board with herman cain, reader s digest association. and he s actually a very sensible, fun, funny guy. very focused. it s odd what happens when you go on the campaign trail. you become sort of a character. you have to sort of play more theatrically. but i do think what he s introduced is a the idea, which is a core philosophical idea, simplify the tax rates, lower taxes,ake things radically simpler, and you are beginning to see, you know, a serious debate on some of these issues. tom? well, i think he s indisputably charming. there s no question about that. and he s very articulate when he s on that stage. and it s one more manifestation of how the republicans are crashing around. but before we get too far down the road with the des moines register debate, i mean, the poll, we have to remember that going into the final weekend in 04, howard
still cain on top, and it s romney second. 23 to 22. i once served on a corporate board with herman cain, reader s digest association. and he s actually a very sensible, fun, funny guy. very focused. it s odd what happens when you go on the campaign trail. you become sort of a character. you have to sort of play more theatrically. but i do think what he s introduced is a the idea, which is a core philosophical idea, simplify the tax rates, lower taxes,ake things radically simpler, and you are beginning to see, you know, a serious debate on some of these issues. tom? well, i think he s indisputably charming. there s no question about that. and he s very articulate when he s on that stage. and it s one more manifestation of how the republicans are crashing around. but before we get too far down the road with the des moines register debate, i mean, the poll, we have to remember that going into the final weekend in 04, howard dean was the leading candidate. everybody thought that
looked at new information or done anything is vulnerable to 9 flip-flop attack. certainly romney is but it s unfair to make that a character assault. let me introduce, we talked about what s going on in iowa right now, walter isaacson you look at the new presidential field poll among republicans, and it s still herman cain on top. he s this is the new york times. this is the national number that shows cain at 25, romney at 21. and we reference what s happening with iowa, where it s still cain on top, and it s romney second. 23 to 22. i once served on a corporate board with herman cain, reader s digest association. and he s actually a very sensible, fun, funny guy. very focused. it s odd what happens when you go on the campaign trail. you become sort of a character. you have to sort of play more theatrically. but i do think what he s introduced is a the idea, which is a core philosophical idea, simplify the tax rates, lower taxes, make things radically simpler, and you are beg