Iowa Democratic caucuses 2004
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The Iowa Democratic caucuses of 2004 were the first major contest of the 2004 U.S. presidential primary season, where Democratic voters in Iowa gathered in local meetings to select delegates and signal early support for their preferred candidate.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Iowa caucuses | 2 |
| 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses | 1 |
| Iowa Democratic caucuses 2008 | 1 |
| Iowa caucuses 2004 | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Democratic Party caucus
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United States presidential primary election ⓘ |
| campaignActivity |
extensive retail politics and town hall meetings
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television advertising in Iowa media markets ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| date | 2004-01-19 ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeStage | primary season ⓘ |
| electoralOutcome | helped determine front-runner for Democratic nomination ⓘ |
| electoralProcess | caucus ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFeature | viability threshold at precinct level ⓘ |
| electorateType | party members and registered Democrats ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Iowa Democratic caucuses 2004
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Iowa Democratic caucuses 2008
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| fourthPlace | Richard Gephardt ⓘ |
| governmentalLevel | state-level contest ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iowa ⓘ |
| mainTypeOfDelegates | pledged delegates ⓘ |
| majorCandidate |
Al Sharpton
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Dennis Kucinich ⓘ Howard Dean ⓘ John Edwards ⓘ John Kerry ⓘ Richard Gephardt ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national media attention ⓘ |
| mediaDescription | first major test of Democratic presidential contenders in 2004 ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
decline of Howard Dean’s support before caucus day
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unexpected strength of John Edwards ⓘ |
| organizer | Iowa Democratic Party ⓘ |
| partOf |
2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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2004 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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Democratic Party (United States)
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| precededBy | Iowa Democratic caucuses 2000 ⓘ |
| processFeature | realignment of supporters of non-viable candidates ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | New Hampshire Democratic primary 2004 ⓘ |
| resultImpact |
boosted John Kerry’s national campaign momentum
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damaged Howard Dean’s front-runner status ⓘ led Richard Gephardt to withdraw from the race ⓘ |
| secondPlace | John Edwards ⓘ |
| sequenceInPrimaryCalendar | first major contest ⓘ |
| significance | indicator of early support for Democratic presidential candidates ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Howard Dean ⓘ |
| ultimatelyNominatedCandidate | John Kerry ⓘ |
| viabilityThreshold | 15 percent ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | registered Democrats in Iowa ⓘ |
| votingMethod | in-person caucus meetings ⓘ |
| winner | John Kerry ⓘ |
| year | 2004 ⓘ |
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