Videos

Gov. Chester Culver talked about the processes of the Iowa caucuses and explained the factors that impacted the date of them. He talked about the effect of South Carolina, Nevada, and New Ha…

David Bonior talked about the John Edwards campaign, including events that he had in Iowa and the strategy of Edwards in competing with Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton. He also referenced the mo…

Participating by remote connection from Des Moines, Michael McKoy shared his perspective on the Iowa caucuses and campaign 2008. He is the host of “Mac’s World” on KWQW-FM, Des Moines. Since…

John Harwood talked about the rational of undecided voters in Iowa. He also talked about the strategies of several candidates in swaying the undecided voters to their favor. Democrats and Re…

John Zogby talked about the first Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby daily tracking poll of Iowa voters. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

Telephone lines were opened for viewer comments on the topic, “Countdown to the Iowa caucuses.” Participating by telephone, Chase Martyn, managing editor of the Iowa Independent, reported…

Campaign ads from Rudy Giuliani, Gov. Mitt Romney, Sen. John McCain, and Gov. Huckabee were shown. Viewers called in and talked about the Republican races for the Iowa caucus.

Former Governor Mike Huckabee talked about his presidential campagin aboard the C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus. Topics included his responses to attacks from other campaigns. He reacted specifical…

Telephone lines were open for comments on the news of the day.

Jennifer Donahue talked by satellite uplink from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, about the influence of independent voters in New Hampshire politics, and the role they are…

Dennis Goldford talked by satellite uplink from Des Moines, Iowa, about the role and influence of social and religious conservatives in the Iowa politics and the 2008 Iowa caucuses. He respo…

Meredith McGehee talked about the proposed House Ethics Board. Wednesday, December 19, 2007, the House Special Task Force on Ethics Enforcement recommended the establishment of an independen…

Gene Karpinski talked about the issue of the environment in the campaigns for the 2008 presidential nominations. On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, the League of Conservation Voters issued the…

Telephone lines were open for comments on the topic “Secretary Rice: No Permanent U.S. Enemies,” based on her comments to this effect the previous day. A video clip was shown of Secretary Ri…

Telephone lines were open for comments on the news of the day.

Tom Schatz talked about congressional earmarks. Members of the 110th Congress allocated more than 7 billion dollars to earmarks in the 2008 spending bills enacted during the week, with a tot…

Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the applicability of federal criminal laws to the interrogation of detainees. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia h…

The Department of Defense released its final report on Thursday on the future of military health care for wounded soldiers and their families returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Gail Wilens…

Telephone lines were open for Republicans only to comment on the topic “Religion and the Republican Party.” The ad for Governor Mike Huckabee’s 2008 presidential nomination campaign released…

Des Moines Register editor and debate moderator Carolyn Washburn talked about the presidential campaigns in Iowa. She explained why the Register endorsed Senators Clinton and McCain and talk…