1.   Although he has not announced another bid, Alexander has been paying careful attention to the state that holds the first primary caucus in the nation.

2.   And the same is true of Iowans when they contend that their state should always hold the first presidential caucuses.

3.   At the first Republican caucus, conservatives refused to curtail the trial in any way.

4.   Even more attention was lavished on the delegates from Iowa, which traditionally holds the first presidential caucuses.

5.   Forget the old saying that the presidential campaign does not begin in earnest until the snow falls in Iowa, site of the first caucuses.

6.   Hardly anybody knows him despite his campaigning in Iowa, which holds the first caucuses, for more than two years.

7.   He came to the rally with his brother-in-law, a former Democrat who will go to his first Republican caucus next Monday to support Buchanan.

8.   He has virtually ignored Iowa, home of the first party caucuses in January.

9.   He has spent considerable time this summer in Iowa, which holds the first caucuses in the nation every four years.

10.   He is presiding over the state that traditionally holds the first presidential caucuses.