Barack Obama won Iowa in a Republican blowout in 2008 ; this year it could go either way . Democrats enjoyed a numbers advantage in 2008 , this year there is parity . Iowa 's Republican governor says people feel betrayed by Obama . You do n't need to visit the fair or a campaign office to understand 2012 is different from 2008 . Obama strategist David Axelrod says the campaign wo n't be ` ` outhustled '' in Iowa .
Barack Obama won Iowa in a Republican blowout in 2008 ; this year it could go either way . Democrats enjoyed a numbers advantage in 2008 , this year there is parity . Iowa 's Republican governor says people feel betrayed by Obama . Obama strategist David Axelrod says the campaign wo n't be ` ` outhustled '' in Iowa .