Interesting fact:
Iowans who say they are likely to take part in the Jan. 3 presidential caucuses would rather grab a seat in the political arena than sit at home on caucus night watching the Orange Bowl.
The latest Iowa Poll shows that just 5 percent of likely Republican caucus participants and 4 percent of likely Democratic caucusgoers are very tempted to instead stay home on the night of Jan. 3 to watch the prime-time football game.
An additional 17 percent in the Republican camp and 13 percent on the Democratic side are tempted to a lesser degree to opt for football instead of presidential politics.
The caucuses normally are held after the last bowl game, but Iowa party leaders decided to move up the date of the 2008 caucuses from Jan. 14 to ensure other states wouldn’t leapfrog Iowa on the nominating calendar. They landed on Jan. 3, a date shared with the Orange Bowl.
The date change brought the caucuses close to the New Year’s holiday. But the poll shows less than 10 percent of likely caucus participants for each party changed travel or vacation plans in order to be able too take part in the political competition.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071202/NEWS09/312020007/-1/iowapoll07
