SNEAK PEEK: 'God Love Her'
As we draw closer to the Iowa caucuses, a recent poll has Obama in the lead
January, 1 2008— -- 2 Days Until the Iowa Caucuses
New Year's Day 2008 was a sweet one for Barack Obama.
At a time when some thought he was slipping in Iowa, the Des Moines Register's poll showed him widening his lead under its "unprecedented" turnout model. LINK
John Edwards paid a small but symbolic price for being caught on tape acting "imperial" with Hillary Clinton. LINK
And it was Clinton -- not Obama -- who had Joe Biden questioning her foreign-policy chops. LINK
On Wednesday, four Democratic '08ers -- Clinton, Obama, Edwards, and Biden -- are planning to air their closing arguments in lengthy ads: The Clinton and Obama ads, which are two minutes long, air throughout the state during 6:00 pm CT newscasts. The Edwards ad is 90 second and airs during 5 pm CT newscasts. Biden's 60-second ad airs in Cedar Rapids.
On the Republican side, Joe Lieberman makes it possible for John McCain to return to the Hawkeye State while Mike Huckabee heads to Burbank, Calif., to grace Jay Leno's couch.
Tuesday TiVo alert:
Tune into Nightline at 11:35 pm ET on Tuesday evening for wall-to-wall political coverage: Jake Tapper looks at the Republicans, David Wright looks at the Democrats, and George Stephanopoulos looks ahead.
In Tapper's piece, Mitt Romney defends himself against John McCain's new web video questioning his foreign-policy chops by saying that Ronald Reagan had only been a governor before he was elected.
Watch the video here.
Read the story here.
McCain acidly shot back, saying: "Apparently those credentials were not good enough for Governor Romney to vote for him," referring to Romney's one-time coolness to the Reagan-Bush brand.
Here's what's on tap for Caucus Eve:
On the campaign trail. . . .
BARACK OBAMA
-- 10:00 am ET: Attends event with voters, Davenport, IA
-- 2:30 pm ET: Attends rally with voters, Coralville, IA
-- 5:00 pm ET: Attends rally with voters, Cedar Rapids, IA
-- Airs caucus eve campaign ads during the evening news, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Quad Cities, Sioux City, and Rochester, IA
-- 8:00 pm ET: Attends rally with voters, Waterloo, IA
-- 11:00 pm ET: Attends rally with voters, Des Moines, IA
MICHELLE OBAMA
-- 10:45 am ET: Attends event with voters, Bellevue, IA
-- 1:00 pm ET: Attends even with voters, Camanche, IA
-- 3:30 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Muscatine, IA
HILLARY CLINTON
-- 10:15 am ET: Attends event with voters, Indianola, IA
-- 1:45 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Cedar Rapids, IA
-- 4:30 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Davenport, IA
-- Airs caucus eve campaign ads during the evening news, IA
-- 7:30 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Ottumwa, IA
-- 10:30 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Des Moines, IA
JOHN EDWARDS
-- 1:00 am ET: Attends event with supporters, Atlantic, IA
-- 3:15 am ET: Visits local supporters, Creston, IA
-- 6:15 am ET: Attends event with supporters, Centerville, IA
-- 8:00 am ET: Attends event with voters, Ottumwa, IA
-- 9:30 am ET: Holds discussion with voters, Fairfield, IA
-- 10:45 am ET: Attends event with voters, Mount Pleasant, IA
-- 12:30 pm ET: Holds discussion with voters, Fort Madison, IA
-- 2:00 pm ET: Visits local campaign office, Burlington, IA
-- 4:30 pm ET: Meets with voters at event, Iowa City, IA
-- 6:00 pm ET: Holds event with voters, Cedar Rapids, IA
-- Airs caucus eve campaign ads during the evening news, IA
-- 8:35 pm ET: Holds discussion with voters, Grinnell, IA
-- 10:00 pm ET: Attends rally with John Mellencamp, West Des Moines, IA
JOE BIDEN
-- 10:00 am ET: Speaks to voters at event, Burlington, IA
-- 1:00 pm ET: Speaks to voters at event, Ottumwa, IA
-- 3:30 pm ET: Speaks to voters at event, Oskaloosa, IA
-- 6:00 pm ET: Speaks to voters at event, Coralville, IA
-- Airs caucus eve campaign ads, Cedar Rapids, IA
-- 8:30 pm ET: Speaks to voters at event, Cedar Rapids, IA
BILL RICHARDSON
-- 9:00 am ET: Meets with voters at event, Muscatine, IA
-- 11:00 am ET: Attends event with voters, Dubuque, IA
-- 1:15 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Decorah, IA
-- 3:15 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Mason City, IA
-- 7:30 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Centerville, IA
-- 9:30 pm ET: Attends rally with voters, Iowa City, IA
CHRIS DODD
-- 10:00 am ET: Attends event with voters, Ames, IA
-- 2:30 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Indianola, IA
-- 5:30 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Ottumwa, IA
-- 9:00 pm ET: Attends event with voters, Burlington, IA
As for the Republicans. . .
MITT ROMNEY
-- 12:40 pm ET: Holds event with voters, Bettendorf, IA
-- 3:40 pm ET: Holds event with voters, Cedar Rapids, IA
-- 5:45 pm ET: Holds event with voters, Clear Lake, IA
-- 9:00 pm ET: Holds event with voters, West Des Moines, IA
MIKE HUCKABEE
-- 9:00 am ET: Meets with voters at event, Fort Dodge, IA
-- 11:30 am ET: Meets with voters at event, Mason City, IA
-- 11:30 pm ET: Appears as a guest on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno
JOHN MCCAIN
-- 8:30 am ET: Holds town hall meeting with voters, Pembroke, NH
-- 10:00 am ET: Holds media availability, Pembroke, NH
-- 10:45 am ET: Attends town hall meeting with voters, Londonderry, NH
-- 12:00 pm ET: Attends event with Senator Joe Lieberman, Derry, NH
-- 5:00 pm ET: Attends rally with voters, Dubuque, IA
-- 5:45 pm ET: Holds media availability, Dubuque, IA
-- 6:40 pm ET: Attends rally with voters, Davenport, IA
-- 7:30 pm ET: Holds media availability, Davenport, IA
-- 9:00 pm ET: Attends rally with voters, Urbandale, IA
-- 9:30 pm ET: Holds media availability, Urbandale, IA
SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN
-- 3:30 pm ET: Campaigns for John McCain, Keene, NH
RUDY GIULIANI
-- 10:30 am ET: Speaks to voters at event, Wolfeboro, NH
-- 1:30 pm ET: Visits with local supporters, Somersworth, NH
-- 5:30 pm ET: Holds town hall meeting, Hooksett, NH
FRED THOMPSON
-- 11:00 am ET: Meets with voters at event, Mason City, IA
-- 1:45 pm ET: Meets with voters at event, Waterloo, IA
-- 4:00 pm ET: Meets with voters at event, Cedar Rapids, IA
-- 6:45 pm ET: Meets with voters at event, Davenport, IA
RON PAUL
-- 8:00 pm ET: Attends rally with voters, Des Moines, IA
POLITICAL NEWS STORIES ON ABCNEWS.COM
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Richard Coolidge Report: Romney Says He Doesn't 'Have to Win' in Iowa LINK
ABC News' David Wright and Andy Fies Report: John Edwards, Marathon Man LINK
ABC News' Ron Claiborne Reports: Is There a 'McSurge' for John McCain? LINK
ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Clinton Mum on Iowa Polls LINK
ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: Paul's $20 Million Haul LINK
ABC News' Matthew Dowd Reports: Rollercoaster of Emotions LINK
ABC News' John Berman Reports: Romney's Millions Continue to Fund Campaign LINK
ABC News' Kate McCarthy and Ed O'Keefe Report: Bloomberg Denies Presidential Run… to Ryan Seacrest? LINK
ABC News' David Chalian and Teddy Davis Report: Kucinich to Iowans: If Not Me, Then Obama LINK
ABC News' Jake Tapper Reports: College Kids LINK
ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: McCain and Romney Argue Over 'Experience' LINK
ABC News' Brian Wheeler and Teddy Davis Report: Biden Jabs at Clinton, if Not in Name LINK
ABC News' Donna Hunter Reports: Sixth Place is Not a Ticket a Ticket Out of Iowa for Dodd LINK
POLITICAL VIDEO ON ABCNEWS.COM
Negatives Rise on Campaign TrailA look at the increase in negative campaign ads. LINK
Showdown for Democrats in IowaAfter 14 months of campaigning, the end game has begun in Iowa. LINK
Huckabee: Doin' 'The Right Thing'Insisting he was being transparent, not calculating, candidate shows "pulled" ad LINK
Will Bloomberg Run in '08?George Stephanopoulos weighs in on new rumors surrounding New York City's mayor. LINK
Student PoliticsThe youth vote is a major player in coming elections. LINK