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If it comes down to those two.. you know Obama is going to absolutely destroy Huckabee...
What would the world think of us if we had a president with that name? Might as well be Huckleberry Finn...
Barack Obama is the kind of name that would bring Africa together all by itself... lol.
Haha. Its too early in the process... so I vote based on whos name I like best...
Candidates in bold eventually won their party's nomination. Candidates in italics subsequently won the general election.
DemocratsThere is a debate over the effectiveness and usefulness of caucuses in Iowa. One criticism is that the caucuses, especially the Democratic caucus, are a step backwards from the right to a secret ballot. Democratic caucus participants (though not Republicans, whose caucuses vote by secret ballot) must publicly state their opinion and vote, leading to natural problems such as peer pressure from fellow neighbors and embarrassment over who his/her real pick might be. Another criticism involves the sheer amount of participants' time these events consume. The Iowa caucus lasts two hours, preventing people who must work, who are sick, or must take care of their children from casting their vote. Absentee voting is also barred, so soldiers who come from Iowa, but must serve in the military lose their vote. The final criticism is the complexity of the rules in terms of how one's vote counts, as it is not a simple popular vote. Each precinct's vote may be weighed differently due to its past voting record. Ties can be solved by picking a name out of a hat or a simple coin toss, leading to anger over the true democratic nature of these caucuses. [2] Additionally, the representation of the caucus has been questioned due to traditionally low turnout.[3] Others question the permanent feature of having caucuses in certain states, while perpetually ignoring the rest of the country.
