http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/20/politics/campaigns/20IOWA.html?pagewanted=1&hp>>"Two prominent Democratic presidential candidates, Gen. Wesley K. Clark and Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, have decided to bypass Iowa's presidential caucuses, angering some party leaders there and signaling what could be a very different nomination battle next year.
Mr. Lieberman's advisers said on Sunday that they would pull out all but one of his 17 staff members in Iowa and send them to states considered more receptive to his appeal, like Arizona. General Clark's aides said he would maintain a minimal presence in the state, which has the nation's earliest presidential selection contest. Last week, the general hired the former Iowa coordinator for Senator Bob Graham of Florida, who quit the race two weeks ago, and dispatched her to other states."<<
Clark plans to focus on New Hampshire and the Feb. 3rd states. Lieberman's staff says that the candidate's stance on the issues (read support of the war) don't appeal to Iowa voters. "...Iowa is not now, and never will be, Lieberman country," one adviser said.
The news drew "sharp reactions" from Iowa Democratic leaders. Some pointed out that candidates who have eschewed Iowa have never won the nomination. Some worried that the withdrawal might diminish the power of Iowa's Dem voters in choosing a nominee.
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