The Democratic field has shrunk dramatically, with the announcements tonight by senators Joe Biden and Chris Dodd that they are pulling out.
Both veteran senators performed disappointingly, crushed by the Obama-Edwards-Clinton triple play and the huge turnout that threw their support below the crucial 15% level in precincts across Iowa. Biden gathered just 23 delegates, 1% of the state total, while Dodd - who moved his family to Iowa to campaign - got exactly one delegate, a poor return for his year-long effort.
Oh, and Mike Gravel, the eccentric former senator, also announced he was dropping out is still running, but it's been a long time since anyone cared. Why he was ever allowed anywhere near the Democratic debates earlier this year is a mystery.
