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Coming down to the wire in Iowa.

CJR's Campaign Desk is proving to be one place online that cuts through the crap in the reporting on the 2004 campaign. Today, Thomas Lang points to some nice reporting by the Washington Post's Dan Balz on how close the race to win the Iowa caucuses may be.

"I'm going to tell you how tight this is," [Iowa Governor Tom] Vilsack said in an interview with Balz Friday evening. "Ever been to Pella, Iowa? There are eight Democrats in Pella, on a good day. But Dean was there [Monday]. I drove through there today, and Gephardt's bus was there. If those guys are scouring the hills in Pella, Iowa, for Democrats, this thing is close. Anybody who tells you how this is going to turn out -- they're crazy."