While many urged him to go on the attack against Hillary Clinton, he did not. Iowa rewarded him, and with a record turnout. Mr. Obama took 37.6% of the delegates' votes, While Mrs. Clinton had 27.5%. Compared to 2004, nearly twice as many Democrats turned out and they outnumbered Republican caucus voters by more than two to one.
After his win, Mr. Obama spoke at a packed Des Moines, Iowa rally:
"They said this country was too divided, too disillusioned to ever come together around a common purpose. But on this January night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn’t do."Mike Huckabee scored Iowa's GOP victory, carried largely by evangelical voters.
After receiving only very small percentages of the Iowa votes, Senators Biden and Dodd dropped out of the presidential race.
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