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- Two other front pages prepared for Tuesday night’s results had “Close Call” headlines.
The Des Moines Register was one of the few U.S. papers that had Mitt Romney’s slim caucus win on its front page. The Iowa news org says it “stopped the presses – just like in the movies – to update the story and headlines.” The paper also published the five front pages-in-progress that preceded the final version, which was sent to the plant at 1:36 a.m. More front pages after the jump. || Related: Register editorial responds to criticism that Iowa is “one, large culturally challenged cornfield.” | Decoding the Iowa Caucus Coverage (The New York Times) | Folkenflik: “Pundits can fit the Iowa caucuses to any storyline” (NPR) | Zurawik: “There was only one TV place to be: CNN” (The Baltimore Sun) | Bauder: “What will all the attention spent on Iowa by the networks Tuesday really mean in the long run?” (AP) | Best maps show closest-ever caucus results (Poynter.org)
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- The time difference helped the LA Times get Romney’s win on its front page.
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- In Chicago, where President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign is based, the Tribune had the final results…
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- …but the recently-sold Chicago Sun-Times did not. (Image courtesy of the Newseum)
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- The New York Times did not have the final results on the late edition front page published on its website and on the Newseum website. (Image courtesy of the Newseum)
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- The Washington Post headline had the candidates tied.
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- Former Governor Mitt Romney’s victory was not called in time to make the front page of Massachusetts’ largest paper.
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- Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum’s 8-vote loss didn’t make the front page of the Inquirer.
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- Texas Congressman Ron Paul’s third-place finish was a photo caption, while Gov. Rick Perry’s decision to reassess his presidential campaign made the headline.
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