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Iowa Caucuses Exceeding Expectations Shape 1980s Lesson
Senator Kennedy’s remark on finishing second in 1980 and its impact echoes this year as polls show Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney and Ron Paul as Republican front runners. A candidate's fate hinges on meeting or beating expectations, with past Iowa results illustrating how under or over performance alters primaries. The piece cites Dukakis 1988 Muskie 1972 and campaign tours in Fort Madison.
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John Skipper
Mason City Globe Gazette
Ted Kennedy
Iowa
Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Dukakis
U.S
Richard Gephardt
Paul Simon
Missouri
Illinois
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Sen
George
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Consolidated Packaging Plant
Fort Madison