OCU,
Hey, they have slim pickens in this primary season ;))
Their record is nothing to brag about.
Past Register Endorsements
The Register began endorsing candidates during the 1988 election. Here's a look at the paper's endorsement record:
2008: In 2008, the Des Moines Register endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democratic caucus candidate and John McCain as the Republican caucus candidate.
Clinton lost the caucus to Barack Obama, while McCain lost to Mike Huckabee.
2004: During the 2004 election, the Register endorsed John Edwards for the Democratic caucus. Edwards lost to eventual nominee John Kerry by a mere 6 percent of the vote. President George W. Bush ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.
2000: In 2000, the Register endorsed Bill Bradley as the Democratic caucus nominee. Bradley went on to lose to eventual nominee Al Gore.
On the Republican side of things, the Register endorsed John McCain. McCain lost to eventual nominee George W. Bush, with Bush taking 41 percent of the caucus vote, to McCain's 5 percent.
1996: In 1996, the Register endorsed Bob Dole as the Republican caucus nominee. Dole went on to win the Iowa Caucus and presidential nomination.
President Bill Clinton ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Clinton went on to win the general election.
1992: In 1992, Iowa's Sen. Tom Harkin ran for president, leaving many other Democratic nominees to bypass the state. Harkin won the Iowa Caucus with 77 percent. Eventual Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton came in fourth at the Iowa Caucus with 2 percent.
President George H.W. Bush ran opposed for the republican nomination.
1988: In 1988, the Register endorsed Paul Simon before the Democratic caucus. Simon lost the caucus to Dick Gephardt. Michael Dukakis, who finished third in the Iowa Caucus, eventually won the party's nomination for president.
On the Republican side of the election, Bob Dole won the Register's endorsement. He went on to win the Iowa Caucus with 37 percent, only to lose the eventual nomination to George H.W. Bush, who came in third in the Iowa Caucus. Bush later won the presidency.
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