Barack Obama's early state strategist Steve Hildebrand today outlines his plan to win in Iowa in an interview with the Associated Press
For a likely three-way race it certainly covers all the bases - bring down competitor one (Clinton), hold back competitor two (Edwards) and get more people to support competitor three (Obama). You get the impression it is the close state polls - far closer than the nationwide figures - that give him his optimism.
Roger Simon yesterday picked up on the Obama campaign's willingness to do the unglamorous drudge work that gives a candidate an edge in the state. But even if Obama wins in Iowa, is that enough?
