VILSACK OUT OF THE RACE

Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack has dropped out of the 2008 run for the White House.

At a new conference, Vilsack cited trouble raising money early in the game as the underlying reason. He is the first drop out of the year (Evan Bayh dropped out in December).

This raises a lot of questions though. Although Vilsack didn't have an outpouring of support he had a core group of very loyal supporters, most of whom are in Iowa. Who will they support now?