'The early states are critical,' Obama said before pivotal Iowa win in 2008
January 7, 2024
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as posted by the channelIn 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) won the Democratic Iowa caucuses in a major victory for his insurgent campaign, pushing the early favorite, then-Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) to a third-place finish. "The early states are critical to us because, you know, I am not as well-known as Senator Clinton and some of the other candidates in this race," Obama told Meet the Press ahead of the contest.
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