The Obama campaign has 67 Iowa field offices and an estimated 250 paid staffers. The Romney campaign has 13 Iowa offices and about one third as many paid staffers as the Obama operation. - ".'I’m sorry to admit that the Democrats do a better job at absentee voting,' says Marlys Popma, the former executive director of the state Republican Party."

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"In 2008, John McCain narrowly defeated Obama by 1,600 votes in Iowa on Election Day. But it did not matter, because the Obama campaign had banked so many early ballots (by a 148,000-vote margin) that the Illinois senator romped home with a 10-percentage-point victory.!"

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In Iowa, it’s already Election Day. Who’s winning?
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

By Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro's Yahoo! News column examines what we know about the character and personalities of the 2012 candidates. Shapiro, who is covering his ninth presidential campaign, is also a special correspondent for the New Republic.

In Iowa, it’s already Election Day. Who’s winning?



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