2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses occurred on January 24, and was the state caucuses of the Iowa Democratic Party. It was the first election for the Democrats of the 2000 presidential election. == Campaign == Vice President Al Gore was seen as the frontrunner for the nomination, and successfully painted Bill Bradley as aloof and indifferent to rural issues. The Vice President received the endorsement from the Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack and Senator Tom Harkin and had a tremendous lead over Senator Bradley, though Bradley got the endorsement of the Des Moines Register. Bradley started to gain momentum and the race become close. A week before the caucus polls had it 40% to 49% in Gore’s favor. On January 23, 2000, a day before the primary polls had Al Gore winning by 2 or 3 points. == Results == === Caucus results === Caucus date: January 24, 2000 National pledged delegates determined: 47 (of 57) Al Gore won 91 of Iowa's 99 counties. Bill Bradley lost the rest of the primaries by large margins and Al Gore would eventually lose the general election to Governor of Texas George W. Bush. == See also == Iowa caucuses 2000 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses 2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries == References == == Notes ==