◼ President Obama’s campaign will be ramping up its grassroots machine in Iowa this weekend as it prepares for the rival it has long expected in 2012: Mitt Romney. - The Hill via Drudge
Obama’s campaign with its eight offices throughout Iowa — from Sioux City to Waterloo — is using the Republican caucus as an “organizing opportunity” and a practice run of sorts for the general election. While Obama, who spent months courting voters in the Hawkeye State back in 2007, is not in a competitive primary race this time around, campaign aides say they hope to get thousands to turnout on Tuesday, while they court likely voters for November.
