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How Barack Obama swept to victory in Iowa

In three different Des Moines precincts, a vote-by-vote account of how the Obama wave built.
By Mike Madden, Walter Shapiro and Joan Walsh

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  • Thursday, January 3, 2008 11:39 PM

    Christ

    Congragulations to Barack- and you know what? The U.S. will never elect a female President. It's embarassing to me, but I bet anyone that it will not happen in the next 50 years. I was pre-pubescent when Ferarro lost in '84. Now, I'm edging on menopause, and it's exactly the same deal. I remember being so impressed by Benazir Bhutto as a teenager. I will never be so impressed by the states, because however liberated we proclaim ourselves, we will not allow ourselves to be led by women. Ever. Mark my words.

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