And he spent a lot of time. I was on that campaign. Winning Iowa was a big deal. Who came in second there that year? Steve Forbes. That's right. So Bush wins Iowa with 41%, Steve Forbes, 31%, Allen Keys 14%, Gary Bauer, 9%, John McCain, 5%. And John McCain basically wrote Iowa. He said, I'm not competing there. And Orrin Hatch, 1%. 2008. Next open seat. The winner of Iowa was Mike Huckabee. Yep, that's the. 2008 is where you started to see the sort of evangelical conservative winning. (07:45–08:02)
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Asserts the specific percentages of votes received by candidates in the Iowa caucus, including Bush's 41% and McCain's decision not to compete.
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