Obama won Iowa 's caucuses in 2008 ; now he 's seeing some frustration from his base . This year , it could be former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum , who has been surging since the recent CNN/Time/ORC International poll put him in a strong third place behind Romney and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul , but moving up . Says 5 dismayed citizen : `` I 'm not going to vote at 2008 . '' Iowa Republican are mounting an aggressive effort to energize voters for the morning of January 4 . Democrats candidates continue to pummel the president on the economy , health care .
Obama won Iowa 's caucuses in 2008 ; now he 's seeing some frustration from his base . Says 5 dismayed citizen : `` I 'm not going to vote at 2008 . '' Iowa Republican are mounting an aggressive effort to energize voters for the morning of January 4 . Democrats candidates continue to pummel the president on the economy , health care .