Update: Barack Obama of Democratic and d Mike Huckabee of Republican will Iowa Caucuses. Excerpts from CNN:
With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had the support of 37 percent of voters, compared to 30 percent for Edwards and 30 percent for Clinton.
With 78 percent of Republican precincts reporting, Huckabee had the support of 34 percent of voters, compared to 25 percent for Mitt Romney. Fred Thompson had 14 percent, John McCain had 13 percent and Ron Paul had 10 percent.
Senator Hillary Clinton congratulated Obama on his victory in Iowa and at the same time she expressed her confidence to win the following New Hampshire primary and other caucues:
Sen. Hillary Clinton congratulated her rivals in the Iowa Democratic caucuses on Thursday after losing to Sen. Barack Obama and said, "Together we have made the case for change."
With supporters chanting, "Hillary, Hillary," Clinton sounded upbeat and voiced confidence she would rebound in the upcoming string of primaries, saying, "I am so ready for the rest of this campaign and I am so ready to lead."
While Mike Huckabee's surprising victory in Iowa turned the Republican race for U.S. president upside down, and his path to the party's presidential nomination was far from certain. :-(
Final Iowa Caucuses results
Democratic
940..38%..1st Obama
744..30%..2nd Edwards
737..29%..Clinton
53..2%..3rd Richardson
23..1%..4th Biden
1..0%..5th Dodd
0..0% ..6th Gravel
0..0%..7th Kucinich
Republican
39,814..34%..1st Huckabee
29,405..25%..2nd Romney
15,521..13%..3rd Thompson
15,248..13%..4th McCain
11,598...10%..5th Paul
4013....4%..6th Giuliani
515......1%..7th Hunter
Christopher C. Hull, Former majority staff director of the Iowa Senate, previewed the Iowa Caucuses in a collaboration with Washingtonpost.com, below is his estimated results
For Democratic Candidates
Obama 35%
Clinton 25%
Edwards 23%
Richardson 6%
Biden 4%
Kucinich 0%
For Republic Candidates
Romney 39%
Huckabee 32%
Paul 11%
McCain 9%
Thompson 5%
Giuliani 0%
The real Iowa caucus results for both Republican and Democratic results would come out as early as the mid-night. Apparently, the Iowa caucuses won't outrank shuteye for President Bush. To the time, he has already gone to the bed.
Anyway we favour Hillary Clinton to be the next USA's president, and best wishes for her always! #Tags: iowa caucus, hillary clinton, iowa caucus results