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But the real story isn't that horse-race snapshot: It's how few Iowa caucus-goers have committed to a candidate with less than two months to go before the main event.

What Iowa Voters Want in a Republican Nominee Heather R. Higgins 2011

"People in the horse-race industry are largely individual business people who will go where they have the best economic proposition," said Joseph Weinert, senior vice president of Spectrum Gaming Group LLC, a casino-gambling consulting firm.

Kentucky Trots Toward a Vote on Casinos Timothy W. Martin 2012

But because it has a negligible -- or, really, an unmeasurable effect on the horse-race politics -- it is of limited interest to the media.

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010

Somebody like Steven Rothblum , a 60-year-old horse-race manager looking to move to Santa Monica from Duarte, a small city in the San Gabriel Valley around 35 miles 56 kilometers away.

For Rent: Charming 2BR, With Holes in Wall for Cash Tamara Audi 2011

It is a very good point that often gets ignored in our “horse-race” political culture.

Matthew Yglesias » The New Federalism 2009

Lost in cacophony of the horse-race press coverage are the policies that the Republicans are pushing.

Joseph A. Palermo: Civic-Minded Plutocrats Joseph A. Palermo 2010

Lost in cacophony of the horse-race press coverage are the policies that the Republicans are pushing.

Joseph A. Palermo: Civic-Minded Plutocrats Joseph A. Palermo 2010

Lost in cacophony of the horse-race press coverage are the policies that the Republicans are pushing.

Joseph A. Palermo: Civic-Minded Plutocrats Joseph A. Palermo 2010

Lost in cacophony of the horse-race press coverage are the policies that the Republicans are pushing.

Joseph A. Palermo: Civic-Minded Plutocrats Joseph A. Palermo 2010

I just wrote about that Politico quote and the horse-race style of analysis.

Matthew Yglesias » Hank Paulson on Cantor 2010