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Iowa on Obama - No regrets, a few worries
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Apr 25, 2009 05:13pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, April 25, 2009 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | DES MOINES — En route here for a nearby event, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said earlier this week, “Iowa will always be a special place for the president.”
It ought to be. It’s no stretch to say that were it not for Iowa, which set him on a path to win the Democratic nomination and ultimately the White House, President Obama wouldn’t have the title.
But is Obama still special to Iowa? Nearly 100 days into his presidency, the answer is a qualified yes.
From waitresses to governors, Iowans want him to succeed and think he’s off to a good start despite tough circumstances. They’re patient about the country’s recovery – a reminder that Iowa has been less hard-hit than some other states.
But Republicans, and even some Democrats, are concerned about the amount of spending he’s piling up and the liberal wing of his party that helped lift his anti-war candidacy here is beginning to worry about his plans for Afghanistan.
While few in the state are ready to render a verdict on the man who just over two years ago introduced himself as “the skinny guy with a funny name,” there is one telling statistic: Obama is still enjoying favorable approval ratings in Iowa – 64 percent, according to a Des Moines Register Iowa Poll earlier this month. |
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