Obama's Iowa Weekend

It looks like Obama is hot in Iowa:

Barack Obama is off to a stellar start in Iowa.

The Illinois senator had what is likely to be the largest kickoff ever seen for any candidate in the history of the caucuses.

His crowds in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo were huge - two or three thousand per event. In Ames, about 5,000 people were at the Hilton Coliseum. Even a lowly house party in Iowa Falls attracted 200.

Even though Edwards had a strong early showing in Iowa, I think the lead will change hands many times before it is all said and done. After all, the latest polls had Hillary up after her announcement, and I expect Obama to take the lead there after his big media weekend. Also, don't forget that Obama is from a neighboring state, and that eastern Iowa gets Illinois television. So, he is in a really good position right now in Iowa.