Will Hillary Clinton Ignore the Iowa Caucus?

According to Clinton's spokesman, Howard Wolfson, Clinton is 110% committed to Iowa.

Clinton is currently scheduled to travel to Iowa at least 3 times in the nest 2 months. The Clinton campaign currently has ten offices in the state and the staff is rapidly expanding.

The rumor that the Iowa caucus would be avoided was apparently the musings of one lone staffer.

According to Wolfson, the memo was written by one staffer and only represents the thinking of one staff member.

The thoughts of this staff member are apparently not shared with the candidate or much of the campaign committee.

The memo has, of course, prompted comments from other campaigns and candidates who will undoubtedly use this slip to their own advantage. Claims that Clinton is not committed to Iowa and that she chooses not to campaign fully in Iowa are drifting throughout the media headlines.

The overall suggestion made by the staff member was for Clinton to avoid the Iowa contest and focus more on campaigning in states where the nomination is held later in 2008. The memo also implied that Clinton would be better off overall if more time was devoted to New Hampshire and other states who hold later primaries.

Former President Bill Clinton also used a similar strategy in the 1992 campaign. Hillary Clinton, however, has appeared to be in full support of Iowa and has seemed to embrace the state thus far in her campaign. In fact, Iowa was her first campaign stop after announcing her presidential campaign.

Hillary Clinton also brought on former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack for support in her campaign and efforts throughout the Hawkeye state.

Vilsack dropped out of the presidential campaign early in 2007. The reason was mainly financial. Vilsack was unable to raise adequate funding to continue in the campaign. Vilsack and his wife Christie then endorsed Senator Clinton's bid for the White House. Vilsack is campaigning for Clinton in New Hampshire.