Election Night HQ

The Washington Post has a very detailed breakdown of Mitt Romney’s highly upscale Ames operation in a story - bluntly titled - “Romney’s Cash Beckons Iowans to Straw Poll”.  Here are some key excerpts from the Post’s story:

By Michael D. Shear and Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A01
DES MOINES, Aug. 9 […]

While the rest of the GOP field (except Rudy Giuliani, also not contesting the Straw Poll) campaigns in Ames, Iowa, Senator McCain has been hitting the stump in New Hampshire.
It also helps that reports are surfacing, noting that Senator Sam Brownback has been calling McCain’s already-ID’d voters.  The purpose of the calls is Brownback’s offer […]