Primary decision makers: Project budget
PRIMARY DECISIONMAKERS: Look at how Iowa and New Hampshire match up to America, in all kinds of demographics. And why Iowans take such pride in voting first. And why New Hampshire voters are ferociously independent. Use census data to compare Iowa and New Hampshire to Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Missouri. Talk to folks in Iowa and New Hampshire for their take on elections. Looking at making this a very specific comparison for our big states, and census data is available for every town to do its own comparison. FITZPATRICK
NOTE: There are six versions of this story, each with its own chart. Link to the pdf of the chart is attached to each story.
NATIONAL VERSION For national version, click here.
ILLINOIS VERSION For Illinois version, click here.
MASSACHUSETTS VERSION For Massachusetts version, click here.
MISSOURI VERSION For Missouri version, click here.
NEW YORK VERSION For New York version, click here.
OHIO VERSION For Ohio version, click here.
ART: pics of Iowa (by Scott Morgan, Rockford), New Hampshire folks (by Greg Derr, Patriot Ledger); video
WITH: zoned graphic, showing census comparisons
BREAKOUT: What is a caucus? For What's a Caucus breakout, click here.
RUN DATE: Before Jan. 3 (Iowa caucus)
ALSO FOR USE ANYTIME:
ELECTION LOVE HATE: Blogs and YouTube let everyone play pundit this election, and clearly campaigns are listening to the ground. But what about the haters who are sick of all the hoopla? A look at how ordinary folks are jumping onto campaign bandwagons ¬ and other folks who are totally opting out. Then www.stoppoliticalcalls.org <http://www.stoppoliticalcalls.org> hosts a political Do Not Call Registry to keep Rudy G¹s ringing from ruining another family dinner. FITZ
ART: illustration
WITH: short breakout on how to opt in and opt out