Iowa Democratic caucuses, 1992
- Iowa Democratic caucuses, 1992
Harkin ran for President in 1992 as a populist with labor union support who criticized George H.W. Bush for being out of touch with working class Americans. [Miller, Judith: [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4D71E31F93AA35751C0A964958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=5 "Tom Harkin's Old-Time Religion"] , "New York Times Magazine", February 9, 1992] Harkin was an early favorite in a small field of five candidates, but manywho? felt that Harkin's style was too shrill and old fashioned and that he would not translate well to a national campaign.Fact|date=January 2008 Harkin won the Iowa caucus with 76% of the vote.
campaign
Harkin was from Iowa and had been a senator there since 1985 so almost none of the candidates campaigned there knowing they would lose.
results
Tom Harkin easily won the caucus with 76% of the vote uncommited got second place with 11% and in third was Senator Paul Tsongas with 4% in 4th was Governor Bill Clinton with 2%.
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