http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080101/NEWS/80101016It's thousands and thousands and thousands of people, he said. We've found that phones just aren' working any more. Everyone's connection rate over the phone is really low. People are telling us they're getting 10 and 15 calls a night.
In one region of Iowa, Iowans who are undecided are getting back-to-back door knocks.
A Clinton person would go to the door and then a (Barack) Obama person would go to the door, Carson said.
Over 60 percent of the Clinton campaign's 1s and 2s have never caucused before. They believe their list of strong supporters is longer than the campaigns of Obama and John Edwards. As far as we can tell, it's way more than everyone else, Carson said.
The Clinton campaign has ideas for counteracting the flake rate - flaking means blowing off the caucus. They are arranging for rides and catering food at the sites. If they notice a supporter isn�t there, they'll go pick him or her up, officials said.
Clinton's campaign has rented SUVs to make sure volunteers can get through any snow that falls Thursday night.