John McCaslin Recommend this article  Terry McAuliffe left
Washington yesterday, bound for Iowa — again.  "I'm always in
Iowa, I'm living in Iowa," the chairman of Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton's presidential campaign tells Inside the Beltway. "And
I'll be in Iowa from here on out: 35 more days."  Until the Jan.
3 Iowa Caucus, that is, the first major contest of the 2008
presidential election. Mr. McAuliffe remains "upbeat" about Mrs.
Clinton's chances for what would be her first primary victory
over her closest Democratic rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama,
whose candidacy is suddenly further illuminated by the star
power of Oprah Winfrey. Whatever support in Iowa Mrs. Clinton
can't muster for herself, the New York senator will rely on her
husband, former President Clinton, to counter Miss Winfrey's
cheerleading.  Then there's the continuous presence in the
Hawkeye state of Mr. McAuliffe, no stranger to stumping, having
spent several years as chairman of the Democratic National
Committee.  Meanwhile, the statew