The Great American Tamasha

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The cycle for the US Presidential elections starts in January with the Iowa caucus. So, there we were in Des Moines, the State's capital on New Year's Day, 2008. It was lovely day if you enjoy frostbite weather. The temperature was perhaps around - 12 degree Celsius. That's minus. Around midday, I found myself standing on the sidewalk opposite the campaign office of Mike Huckabee looking for Iowans to interviews on their views on the election. Just one woman was visible on the streets. So, I stopped her. She laughed and said she was a journalist too, from Texas. And stated the obvious, that only journalists would be stupid enough to be out in this weather. She was wrong because minutes later two more women walked towards us. They turned out to be Huckabee's sister and niece. So, add political workers to the list of those dumb enough to....