Produced By Iowa

By William F. Buckley

It's wonderful what a mere American presidential caucus contest can do. Gov. Bill Richardson, interviewed after the Iowa caucuses, said that his ranking in the vote must be understood in the light of the parsimony of his campaign. "I didn't come here, like some of my brothers, just loaded with cash." What did he come loaded with? Enough appeal to entice the caucus voters to give him 53 delegates to the Iowa state convention

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