favors democrats two to one. but some watchers say it s election day swing votes that make the difference. and it s swing voters in these 21 swing counties that hold the keys. sprinkled across the state, iowa has 20% of all swing counties nation-wide. the state has long been pivotal. richard nixon traveled there as vice president when running for the white house. he won the state. as did ronald reagan. iowa was close to the beginngip well. he broadcast for university of iowa football this time 30s. bill clinton was the last democrat iowa picked up before obama. in the 90s he could be found sharing his home state s common rural roots on campaign stops. this year is no difference here, alex. campaigns have an eye on iowa, a state that s picked seven of the last ten presidents of the united states. so that is the common thread between those three we were talking about. richard nixon, ronald reagan, bill clinton. it s all about iowa. thank you for breaking it down.
lowering the cost of renewable energy. his plan is to do it by raising the cost of the fossil fuel energies. analysts say that in this struggling economy, shep, the best energy policy may be the cheapest and the market as it always does will determine that. shep? shepard: doug mckelway live in washington tonight. thanks. now the school bus driver who got caught driving drunk with kids on board. the school district fired her and now she goes before a judge. that tops the news on a fox trip across america. illinois. the 55-year-old former driver avoiding prison time at a court hearing northwest of chicago. this is police video of her sobriety test last march. after another driver smelled alcohol on her breath and reported her. her blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit. the judge giving her probation and community service. iowa. a medical mystery as a dozen university of iowa football
security situation that gets better and better every day. progress came with the surge of 30,000 additional coalition troops. if that s true, is there a concern on your part it s been suggested by a number of people that insurgent fighters are laying low in places like helmund during the election until u.s. forces begin their withdrawal in july? if that s the insurgent s strategy he s making a mistake. the battlefield won t remain static. when the american forces withdr withdraw, he will find a capable afghan security force facing him. thank you for being with us. thank you very much for the opportunity. 13 university of iowa football players hospitalized after complaining of brutal workouts. one player is quoted as saying, i m throwing up thinking about it. how could this happen? ever wish vegetables didn t taste so vegetably?