The candidates were brought to the stage before the debate to test the microphones and get video shots, but absent from the parade of candidates was Senator Hillary Clinton who did not enter Sheslow Auditorium for several minutes this morning for the Iowa Debates hosted by ABC, the Iowa Democratic Party, and Drake University.
Still no word on why she was delayed, but it was certainly a large question amongst those in the crowd.
The order of the candidates on stage left to right was Congressman Kucinich (OH), Senator Obama (IL), Senator Biden (DE), Governor Richardson (NM), frm. Senator Gravel (AK), frm. Senator Edwards (NC), Senator Dodd (CT), and Senator Clinton (NY).
The debate started as the GOP debate did with the reading of a poll results from ABC and the Washington Post. The polling was conducted between July 26-31, so its not exactly the most current data. Below are the numbers:
Barack Obama 27
Hillary Clinton 26
John Edwards 26
Bill Richardson 11
Joe Biden 2
Dennis Kucinich 2
Chris Dodd 1
None of these (vol.) 2
No opinion 4
The poll shows and Obama lead, but this poll does not seem too similar to much of the polling of the Iowa race which has shown him in 3rd place and around 15-18 in the polls.
Senator Gravel did not register in the poll...
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