Here’s an open thread to watch the first real vote of the 2016 season, the Iowa caucuses.
NBC News has a page to keep track of results as they come in: Iowa Caucus 2016: Election Results.
Here’s what it looks like with 1% of the vote reported…
CNN seems to have the fastest updates.
Cross has taken the lead from Trumpy Dumpy 1,290 to 1,245. Hillary’s up by six percent on the Democratic side.
In which Marco Rubio will declare himself a winner, for not ending up in the pack along with rest of the losers.
Pardon the redux from the previous thread, but this from a former Guantanamo chief prosecutor…
Note that Dem votes are being tallied faster … because Dems believe in education and can do math. @CNN #IowaCaucus #CNNelections
— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) February 2, 2016
re: #7 Brian J.
Trouble, but you knew that already.
I blame it on pool, which rhymes with school, with a capital P!
I feel pretty safe predicting Hillary’s going to win the Democratic vote. Cruz has made a better show of being a religious fanatic, so I think it’s possible he’ll edge out Trump in Iowa, not that it matters.
Remember… last election the winner of the Republican caucuses was Rick Santorum. Iowa’s not a good bellwether for the general election.
If you aren’t watching tonight’s X Files episode, you are missing out.
re: #9 Charles Johnson
I feel pretty safe predicting Hillary’s going to win the Democratic vote. Cruz has made a better show of being a religious fanatic, so I think it’s possible he’ll edge out Trump in Iowa, not that it matters.
Remember… last election the winner of the Republican caucuses was Rick Santorum. Iowa’s not a good bellwether for the general election.
No, but it has a way of clearing the deck of detritus. I maintain my prediction that we’ll see at least 1-2 “suspended campaigns” before week’s end.
GOP voters reported as their most important issue: government spending (31 percent), the economy (28 percent), terrorism (25 percent) and immigration (13 percent).
Maybe Trump mis-emphasized?
Is it too early to form a group Republicans for Hillary?
re: #12 freetoken
Maybe Trump mis-emphasized?
“Government spending,” which in GOP speak means too much money going to helping black people at home and not enough going to killing brown people overseas.
re: #13 PhillyPretzel
Is it too early to form a group Republicans for Hillary?
Oh no. A couple of years ago, I’d have been a member, I think. (Of course, now I don’t want Republicans in any other positions of authority over me, either.)
re: #9 Charles Johnson
Remember… last election the winner of the Republican caucuses was Rick Santorum. Iowa’s not a good bellwether for the general election.
However, with only one exception, every modern President has had to win either Iowa or New Hampshire in the nomination process.
Of the four possible victors (two in Iowa, two in NH), one of them almost certainly will be President.
What I’m most interested in right now is the voter breakdowns, i.e. just where is Bernie’s support coming from. I’m getting the strong suspicion that he’s big in liberal enclaves and virtually nowhere else.
re: #9 Charles Johnson
I feel pretty safe predicting Hillary’s going to win the Democratic vote. Cruz has made a better show of being a religious fanatic, so I think it’s possible he’ll edge out Trump in Iowa, not that it matters.
Remember… last election the winner of the Republican caucuses was Rick Santorum. Iowa’s not a good bellwether for the general election.
And Huckabee the election before that.
re: #10 Belafon
If you aren’t watching tonight’s X Files episode, you are missing out.
I’m DVR’ing it and can’t wait to watch it tomorrow. Remember that Charles was kind enough to give us a spoiler tag. :)
re: #9 Charles Johnson
I feel pretty safe predicting Hillary’s going to win the Democratic vote. Cruz has made a better show of being a religious fanatic, so I think it’s possible he’ll edge out Trump in Iowa, not that it matters.
Remember… last election the winner of the Republican caucuses was Rick Santorum. Iowa’s not a good bellwether for the general election.
Cruz has the better ground organization that has been in place for quite some time.
re: #13 PhillyPretzel
Is it too early to form a group Republicans for Hillary?
There already is one.
CNN’s map is here.
Not sure if that’s the case, but Hillary does seem to hold most of the countryside. The Democrats are really hauling ass given how Byzantine their procedure is.
re: #19 Targetpractice
What I’m most interested in right now is the voter breakdowns, i.e. just where is Bernie’s support coming from. I’m getting the strong suspicion that he’s big in liberal enclaves and virtually nowhere else.
Yeah that’s the ind of stuff that interests me too.
Detroit Free Press is Reporting with 4%:
Cruz 31%
Trump 30%
Rubio 16%
Clinton 53%
Sanders 47%
re: #24 Brian J.
CNN’s map is here. Not sure if that’s the case, but Hillary does seem to hold most of the countryside. The Democrats are really hauling ass given how Byzantine their procedure is.
Not suprirsed. I also expect she’s making a killing with older voters.
One comment from DK But it’s still early.
“Just 5% but Sanders getting absolutely creamed in Black Hawk County (75-25). That should be one of his strongholds. If he doesn’t end up winning there, he has no shot at the caucuses.”
re: #13 PhillyPretzel
Is it too early to form a group Republicans for Hillary?
She already got a vote.
Apparently it was Santorum’s…
re: #26 Eric The Fruit Bat
Detroit Free Press is Reporting with 4%:
Cruz 31%
Trump 30%
Rubio 160%Clinton 53%
Sanders 47%
Well damn, Rubio is CRUSHING IT!
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I think the Iowa caucuses will be very illustrative, and will indicate that Hillary Clinton will be our next President.
The Republicans have destroyed each other in their silliness.
re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth
She already got a vote.
Apparently it was Santorum’s…
GOP #60 Des Moines
Trump 18
Rubio 15
Bush 14
Cruz 9
Huck 2
Paul 7
Fiorina 4
Carson 4
Christie 7
Kasich 1
Santorum 0
Hillary 1 #iacaucus— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 2, 2016
re: #31 Eclectic Cyborg
Fat fingered. 16%
re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth
Cruz has the better ground organization that has been in place for quite some time.
No one expects the Cruz ground game.
re: #27 HappyWarrior
Not suprirsed. I also expect she’s making a killing with older voters.
In CNN’s entrance poll, she’s up 68-26 with voters over 65 (28 percent of the total, Iowa’s kind of an old state) and 56-37 among voters 45-64 (36 percent of the total).
Why is O’Malley still around?
@TheFix @CHueyBurnsRCP our precinct captain kept calling him Walter Omalley. No supporters were there to correct him.
— Daniel P. Fischer (@DanielPFischer) February 2, 2016
“Mr. Omallery, you are not viable,” precinct leader says, again referring to O’Malley
— Caitlin Huey-Burns (@CHueyBurnsRCP) February 2, 2016
re: #36 Brian J.
In CNN’s entrance poll, she’s up 68-26 with voters over 65 (28 percent of the total, Iowa’s kind of an old state) and 56-37 among voters 45-64 (36 percent of the total).
No suprirses there.
re: #21 b.d.
I’m DVR’ing it and can’t wait to watch it tomorrow. Remember that Charles was kind enough to give us a spoiler tag. :)
Not going to give anything real away. Just going to laugh.
re: #37 b.d.
Why is O’Malley still around?
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Damn it, O’Malley’s going ot move the Dodgers to LA.
One HUUUUUGE positive of a Trump loss tonight is that we’ll never have to see Sarah Palin again.
re: #9 Charles Johnson
I feel pretty safe predicting Hillary’s going to win the Democratic vote. Cruz has made a better show of being a religious fanatic, so I think it’s possible he’ll edge out Trump in Iowa, not that it matters.
Remember… last election the winner of the Republican caucuses was Rick Santorum. Iowa’s not a good bellwether for the general election.
President Huckabee agrees with you.
re: #28 Tigger2
One comment from DK But it’s still early.
“Just 5% but Sanders getting absolutely creamed in Black Hawk County (75-25). That should be one of his strongholds. If he doesn’t end up winning there, he has no shot at the caucuses.”
How many dozen hide rates has that guy picked up so far?
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re: #43 Skip Intro
One HUUUUUGE positive of a Trump loss tonight is that we’ll never have to see Sarah Palin again.
DId she promise to lock herself away forever if he lost?
I really don’t like the American political system for a lot of reasons. This long, drawn out nomination process is definitely one of them.
re: #24 Brian J.
CNN’s map is here.
Not sure if that’s the case, but Hillary does seem to hold most of the countryside. The Democrats are really hauling ass given how Byzantine their procedure is.
It has two exit poll questions, one breakdown by gender, but the other interests me more. It’s breakdown by those who’ve attended a caucus before, with Hillary leading those who have and Bernie those who haven’t. His supporters will argue that that means he’s bringing new people into the fold, but it says to me that the least reliable voters are the ones who Bernie is building his campaign on. Not the most stable of foundations.
DM-73 #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/jZTLIyRCjX
— Chad Webb (@WebbChad) February 2, 2016
7 for O’Malley at West Des Moines’ precinct 113 pic.twitter.com/QIz1J8Q5xY
— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) February 2, 2016
re: #18 freetoken
However, with only one exception, every modern President has had to win either Iowa or New Hampshire in the nomination process.
Of the four possible victors (two in Iowa, two in NH), one of them almost certainly will be President.
Seeing that everything about this election cycle is batshit insane, I’m not placing bets on regression analysis right now. :-)
Moderator asks room for a surrogate speaker for @JebBush. In room of 700, no one raised their hand. Audible gasps. #IaCaucus
— Kevin Barry (@KevinBarryCBS2) February 2, 2016
re: #50 Backwoods_Sleuth
Thing about caucuses is, if your friends and family live in the same precinct, you can sort of gang up and go together and vote together, if you want to.
With 5% of the vote in, it’s Cruz 30%, Trump 29%. This is gonna be really close.
re: #54 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Remember back in early 2015, when it was definitely gonna be Jeb vs Hillary?
Trump and Cruz seem almost equally disgusting, but which one do we want to see nominated? I think either would lose comfortably to Hilary, not too sure about the Bernie vs Trump scenario, though.
And they’re both absolutely horrible people who should never be president.
We are ready to shock the world. Make sure you tweet your support tonight! #iacaucus #RandRally
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 2, 2016
bless his heart…
re: #43 Skip Intro
One HUUUUUGE positive of a Trump loss tonight is that we’ll never have to see Sarah Palin again.
Wishful thinking, my friend.
re: #49 Targetpractice
It has two exit poll questions, one breakdown by gender, but the other interests me more. It’s breakdown by those who’ve attended a caucus before, with Hillary leading those who have and Bernie those who haven’t. His supporters will argue that that means he’s bringing new people into the fold, but it says to me that the least reliable voters are the ones who Bernie is building his campaign on. Not the most stable of foundations.
The trick is to set the kids down gently. We’ll need them in the next election, if not this. Pot and college loan relief would help.
re: #47 HappyWarrior
DId she promise to lock herself away forever if he lost?
I think she’ll have the appeal of Jeb Bush as a political endorser if he loses. That doesn’t mean she won’t appear on Bristol’s new TLC show “Who’s the Daddy?”.
re: #60 Aye Pod
Trump and Cruz seem almost equally disgusting, but which one do we want to see nominated? I think either would lose comfortably to Hilary, not too sure about the Bernie vs Trump scenario, though.
You know, I’m not really comfortable with either one being nominated.
re: #59 Blind Frog Belly White
Remember back in early 2015, when it was definitely gonna be Jeb vs Hillary?
and Jeb! scared Romney out of entering the race because he was inevitable?
memories
re: #57 Charles Johnson
With 5% of the vote in, it’s Cruz 30%, Trump 29%. This is gonna be really close.
Good. Want them both bled white by May.
re: #63 Patricia Kayden
Wishful thinking, my friend.
She’s harder to get rid of than bedbugs. Or herpes.
re: #57 Charles Johnson
With 5% of the vote in, it’s Cruz 30%, Trump 29%. This is gonna be really
close.
YUUUUUUUUUUUGGEE.
re: #62 Backwoods_Sleuth
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bless his heart…
Is that really Rand? He didn’t ask for any money.
re: #57 Charles Johnson
With 5% of the vote in, it’s Cruz 30%, Trump 29%. This is gonna be really close.
Rinsed Prius must be sweating bucket right now, watching those returns and praying for a Rubio surge.
.@tedcruz continues to widen his lead over Trump. 14% of votes are in. #wfaavote #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/9wjVYy7jXi
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) February 2, 2016
re: #57 Charles Johnson
With 5% of the vote in, it’s Cruz 30%, Trump 29%. This is gonna be really close.
awwww.
I wanted Trump to dispatch Cruz tonight and start pummeling Rubio tomorrow.
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Cross seems to be catching a wave, he’s now up by 3.
At 7% in, CNN is showing on 115 vote difference between Trump and Cruz.
They’ll probably end up so close that they get the same number of delegates out of this.
re: #48 Eclectic Cyborg
I really don’t like the American political system for a lot of reasons. This long, drawn out nomination process is definitely one of them.
Canadians have nice short elections. So civilized, eh? Like the British.
By next January, the election cycle gears up again for the mid term elections. It just never ends here.
re: #72 Targetpractice
Rinsed Prius must be sweating bucket right now, watching those returns and praying for a Rubio surge.
cnn says 15% in
Cruz 30%
Trump 27%
Rubio 19%
re: #73 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Fiorina 1.8%
So apparently shitting all over her Alma Mater didn’t impress the Iowans, eh?
Want Cruz and Trump within a point, just for the howls of red-on-red voter fraud.
re: #60 Aye Pod
Trump and Cruz seem almost equally disgusting, but which one do we want to see nominated? I think either would lose comfortably to Hilary, not too sure about the Bernie vs Trump scenario, though.
bernie consistently polls noticeably better than hillary against gop candidates
strange but true
re: #61 Charles Johnson
And they’re both absolutely horrible people who should never be president.
They really are.
re: #80 Blind Frog Belly White
Fiorina 1.8%
So apparently shitting all over her Alma Mater didn’t impress the Iowans, eh?
I bet that Carly never roots for Iowa ever again.
re: #79 danarchy
Rubio will be declared the “winner” by the talking heads.
re: #78 Patricia Kayden
Canadians have nice short elections. So civilized, eh? Like the British.
By next January, the election cycle gears up again for the mid term elections. It just never ends here.
The TPGOP side of this is sort of a Canadian election.
re: #80 Blind Frog Belly White
Fiorina 1.8%
So apparently shitting all over her Alma Mater didn’t impress the Iowans, eh?
She cursed their team by doing that. She’s a witch!
re: #82 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
bernie consistently polls noticeably better than hillary against gop candidates
strange but true
Because he hasn’t had 25+ years of deranged right wing bullshit aimed at him.
;)
re: #82 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
bernie consistently polls noticeably better than hillary against gop candidates
strange but true
Male vs Male.
BREAKING — Trump promises caucus supporters that his superdelegates will be a million times more super than Cruz’s superdelegates.
re: #82 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
bernie consistently polls noticeably better than hillary against gop candidates
strange but true
I think some of that might be republicans trying to tip the scales.
re: #85 freetoken
Rubio will be declared the “winner” by the talking heads.
YEah I expect that to be the spin. Rubio is the establishment’s golden boy. The best description I read of Rubio is he’s an older person’s idea what a young person should be.
Nope. Time to rethink and regroup. @CognizantOne
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
re: #82 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
bernie consistently polls noticeably better than hillary against gop candidates
strange but true
Not in most polls. Besides, one candidate has thousands of people who make their living by libeling here morning, noon and night. The other is conspicuously supported by the Republicans in ads. Makes a difference that wouldn’t continue if the Democrats were fools enough to nominate Sanders.
Well, I attended my first #IAcaucus and then proceeded to get stuck in the snowy, muddy parking lot. It’s been interesting, politics.
— Megan Joy Vollstedt (@meganjoyv) February 2, 2016
re: #84 b.d.
I bet that Carly never roots for Iowa ever again.
Probably imagines seeing Iowa on the table, heart beating, and legs moving, while she plots how to harvest its brain….
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So, Trump and Cruz will end up with, say, 9 delegates each.
On to New Hampshire…
re: #90 De Kolta Chair
And if you believe that I have a bridge I want you to buy. /// …
re: #85 freetoken
Rubio will be declared the “winner” by the talking heads.
The story will be that he did “better than expected,” and thus will be seen as the viable “establishment candidate.” Look for a lot of pressure on guys like Bush and Kasich to call it quits after tonight in order to lend their support to a Rubio ticket.
re: #81 Decatur Deb
Want Cruz and Trump within a point, just for the howls of red-on-red voter fraud.
How could a Cuban Canadian beat a red blooded American manly man like Trump? This is an outrage!!
re: #97 freetoken
So, Trump and Cruz will end up with, say, 9 delegates each.
On to New Hampshire…
I think Trump would have the advantage there. Not as Evangelical.
re: #82 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
bernie consistently polls noticeably better than hillary against gop candidates
strange but true
He hasn’t had as much negative coverage. Should he win it will be ad after ad and news story after news story redefining him. Clinton is already nationally defined it will be harder to take her down
It doesn’t seem like an Iowa caucus without hearing that John Edwards’ father worked in a mill
Was just in a room of 500 caucus goers and it took 5 minutes to find a speaker for Donald Trump😳 #iacaucus
— Jamie Barker (@JBarker1776) February 2, 2016
re: #101 HappyWarrior
In a perfect world, come the GOP convention, Trump will have just shy of what he needs to lock up the nomination… and the convention picks someone else, and the GOP supporters openly brawl.
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
No one knows how to channel Trump because no one really knows what his policies are.
re: #103 b.d.
It doesn’t seem like an Iowa caucus without hearing that John Edwards’ father worked in a mill
God that reminds me of old times. That was in my lefty radical days. I was a Kucinich supporter. I liked Kerry though.
re: #66 Blind Frog Belly White
You know, I’m not really comfortable with either one being nominated.
I’m, frankly, not good with any of them being nominated.
re: #106 freetoken
In a perfect world, come the GOP convention, Trump will have just shy of what he needs to lock up the nomination… and the convention picks someone else, and the GOP supporters openly brawl.
Rabbble rablble.
re: #109 WhatEVs
I’m, frankly, not good with any of them being nominated.
Yeah. I remember when I thought Romney winning was as horrible as it could get.
Wow.
Just a reminder, there are 323 million people in the US.
Now back to this gymnasium in Iowa. #IACaucus— Jim Jividen (@JimJividen) February 2, 2016
re: #108 HappyWarrior
God that reminds me of old times. That was in my lefty radical days. I was a Kucinich supporter. I liked Kerry though.
Always liked Kucinich. Ya’ always wanted to scratch him behind the ears, and under his collar.
re: #61 Charles Johnson
And they’re both absolutely horrible people who should never be president.
I vote. This.
re: #93 Charles Johnson
I was trying to find a clip of the scene from the Winter Soldier where Captain America tells Nick Fury that SHIELD has to be destroyed.
re: #108 HappyWarrior
God that reminds me of old times. That was in my lefty radical days. I was a Kucinich supporter. I liked Kerry though.
Is Dennis still slaying dragons over at FoxNews? I haven’t heard about him in years.
Us waiting for 100% reporting in #IowaCaucus pic.twitter.com/dQSNzwNkQN
— Democrats Abroad (@DemsAbroad) February 2, 2016
re: #106 freetoken
In a perfect world, come the GOP convention, Trump will have just shy of what he needs to lock up the nomination… and the convention picks someone else, and the GOP supporters openly brawl.
re: #112 Backwoods_Sleuth
Yes, but 323 million don’t vote.
The only ones that matter in an election are those who vote.
Only about one out of 4 Americans end up actually voting for the President who presides over the other 3.
On a totally unrelated note, I noticed today that the Image Library was losing user-defined tags in a seemingly random way. Spent way too much time figuring out the problem - it turned out to be a bug in the jQuery plugin that creates those tags, and it’s now fixed.
I kind of wish Trump wins tonight, he’s doing a lot more damage to the GOP than any other candidate could.
A Trump presidency is scary, but very unlikely. A Cruz presidency could be even worse, but I could see it happening more likely than Trump …
Poor Jeb Bush. He should have run in the Dem primary.
Well, seems CNN had further breakdowns on its exit polls, it’s about what you’d expect. Bernie is leading among the young, the poor, and the very liberal. All demographics that are generally unreliable come Election Day.
re: #120 Charles Johnson
On a totally unrelated note, I noticed today that the Image Library was losing user-defined tags in a seemingly random way. Spent way too much time figuring out the problem - it turned out to be a bug in the jQuery plugin that creates those tags, and it’s now fixed.
Thanks, Charles! Your attention to detail knows no bounds.
Cruz is inching away from Trump, but with rounding it still comes to 9 delegates each.
re: #122 Targetpractice
Well, seems CNN had further breakdowns on its exit polls, it’s about what you’d expect. Bernie is leading among the young, the poor, and the very liberal. All demographics that are generally unreliable come Election Day.
If Sanders made them reliable, that would be awesome. It just doesn’t look like it’s happening.
re: #122 Targetpractice
Well, seems CNN had further breakdowns on its exit polls, it’s about what you’d expect. Bernie is leading among the young, the poor, and the very liberal. All demographics that are generally unreliable come Election Day.
They’ll have a new unicorn candidate for 2020.
re: #124 freetoken
Cruz is inching away from Trump, but with rounding it still comes to 9 delegates each.
Can you imagine how obnoxious Ted Cruz would be if he won Iowa?
**shudder**
With 5% of the vote in, it’s Cruz 30%, Trump 29%. This is gonna be close. And they’re both horrible people who should never be president.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
re: #116 b.d.
Is Dennis still slaying dragons over at FoxNews? I haven’t heard about him in years.
Honestly, I don’t know. I wasn’t involved in 2008 outside a debate watch party I went to with the Richardson campaign (I was really impressed by his resume of experience.) and liked Obama a bit too. I lost a lot of respect for Dennis for working for FNC and also apologizing for a lot of dictators simply because those dictators were targets of our FP which he was critical of. I mean there’s a way you can criticize that without coming off as an apologist for Qaddafi IMO. He’s not as bad as George Galloway though.
re: #128 b.d.
Can you imagine how obnoxious Ted Cruz would be if he won Iowa?
**shudder**
WHY DO YOU HAVE A BLUE CHECK MARK AND I DON’T?!
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re: #128 b.d.
Can you imagine how obnoxious Ted Cruz would be if he won Iowa?
**shudder**
I bet Cruz does horribly in NH.
re: #82 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
bernie consistently polls noticeably better than hillary against gop candidates
strange but true
Interesting, assuming these polls arent all from “The Hill” - I’ve noticed they and a few other right wing political sites seem to have been curiously positive about Sanders throughout this campaign. I’m pretty sure it’s Hillary they’re more scared of.
re: #131 Not a Sparkly Vampire
WHY DO YOU HAVE A BLUE CHECK MARK AND I DON’T?!
/
I’m me, I verified myself.
re: #126 Belafon
If Sanders made them reliable, that would be awesome. It just doesn’t look like it’s happening.
If they were the electoral force that his supporters believed, then this wouldn’t even be close right now.
“Stop looking at your phones at the dinner table!” 1965 pic.twitter.com/JW8i9MUnEy
— ✨Nicole Bonnet✨ (@NicoleBonnet1) February 2, 2016
re: #135 Targetpractice
If they were the electoral force that his supporters believed, then this wouldn’t even be close right now.
Monsanto and Wall Street created some sort of GMO Hillary caucusing bot.
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If you need more accuracy on the Democratic side, go to DK: Clinton 51.3, Sanders 48.2. They’re hanging on their decimals.
re: #88 Not a Sparkly Vampire
Because he hasn’t had 25+ years of deranged right wing bullshit aimed at him.
;)
Very true. Republican guns haven’t been aimed much at Sanders so far. An election campaign would change all that.
Cruz stands his best chance in Iowa. That is why he has become Iowa Favorite Son They Do Not Know About Yet.
He is all in in Iowa. If he doesn’t win, he probably will start falling back.
What would be fun is seeing him win bigger than what it appears. I’d love to see Donald Lump knocked down a bit by those Iowa losers and get a chance to see how The Donald handles a little defeat. It’d be ego check time.
re: #133 Aye Pod
Both RCP and TheHill are ideological news outlets.
re: #128 b.d.
It would be “Divine Providence” and proof that we need to rid the world of gays kill gays. Then he’ll thank Phil Robertson for his offer to kill and move on to NH and more prayers for death to his enemies.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 2, 2016
re: #140 Aye Pod
Very true. Republican guns haven’t been aimed much at Sanders so far. An election campaign would change all that.
That’s my thoughts as well. It like wise is why Rubio probably polls better than many Republicans too.
An Iowa caucus goer just told an NPR presenter that she was supporting Trump because of the way he rebuilt the World Trade Center.
— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) February 2, 2016
The Trump response to a Cruz win should be epic.
re: #135 Targetpractice
If they were the electoral force that his supporters believed, then this wouldn’t even be close right now.
If they were the electoral force that his supporters believed, we’d have Single Payer, a $21 minimum wage, and I’d happily pay in taxes what I’m paying for my son’s college education to pay for everyone’s college.
Big bunch of GOP precincts just came in, up to 37% reporting now. Cruz still ahead by three, with Rubio at 20%.
re: #150 Targetpractice
The Trump response to a Cruz win should be epic.
They’ll likely end up with the same number of delegates.
Trump will simply move on to New Hampshire, where he’s leading YUUUUUUUGGGEE.
Live F-bomb on MSNBC. Why is that such a big fucking deal in 2016? People are emotional. Let them be.
Only thing funnier would be a Trump third place finish. The howling would be YUUUGE.
re: #150 Targetpractice
The Trump response to a Cruz win should be epic.
Ur all a bunch of yuge losers.
re: #133 Aye Pod
Interesting, assuming these polls arent all from “The Hill” - I’ve noticed they and a few other right wing political sites seem to have been curiously positive about Sanders throughout this campaign. I’m pretty sure it’s Hillary they’re more scared of.
I’ve heard the GOP dirty tricksters are trying to push Bernie because they do feel they will have a tougher time with Hillary in a general election.
re: #136 Stanley Sea
Hey Jimmah. Hey to Icy!
Hey you! Always good to see you :) Ice is in bed, I’ll be joining her shortly. I guess the Iowa results will be in by tomorrow morning here?
lol someone just dropped the F bomb on MSNBC at one of the caucus sites.
re: #155 Targetpractice
Only thing funnier would be a Trump third place finish. The howling would be YUUUGE.
It would make teh Dean Scream look like a whisper. Honestly, I found the Dean scream more funny than disturbing.
Not watching all channels intently, but I haven’t seen any people of color…
But hey, it is Iowa, not Harlem.
re: #153 freetoken
They’ll likely end up with the same number of delegates.
Trump will simply move on to New Hampshire, where he’s leading YUUUUUUUGGGEE.
Yeah, but it will be the first time that his ascension to the throne has been seriously challenged by someone other than another candidate he could make grovel before him.
Uh oh, some girl just dropped an f-bomb on msnbc. re: #154 ipsos
Really i was more interested in hearing how fast that msnbc could apologize than hearing the word
Trump is winning in SW Iowa, the same region of King’s original congressional district. Apparently they are very anti-immigrant in that part of the state.
Hey establishment GOP!
You built that!
With 37% in:
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 2, 2016
Cruz 29
Trump 26
Rubio 20
Carson 10
… That’s 65% for outsiders, 55% for candidates the GOP establishment loathes
re: #161 Brian J.
Nevada for the Dems, SC for the GOoPers.
I predict Clinton for the Dems in NV. Large Latino population. SC, I’d go with Cruz though with the Evangelical presence.
One thing to remember about the Iowa GOP caucus: Huckabee.
You can already hear Bernie supporters preparing their “Iowa doesn’t matter, it all comes down to New Hampshire” talking points.
Dr. Ben is done. He had a good run, but now it’s time for a nice nap. https://t.co/5NjYijAhIh @CNN @RealBenCarson
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
re: #170 Barefoot Grin
One thing to remember about the Iowa GOP caucus: Huckabee.
Oh yes. There was a movie about him, right? I club Huckabee?
OK, maybe that wasn’t the title, but that’s how he should be remembered.
Several GOP candidates are going to get the bad news tonight that God was lying to them.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
re: #174 Charles Johnson
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More like they’re going to find out that “God’ was Loki having a laugh.
re: #173 Brian J.
Oh yes. There was a movie about him, right? I club Huckabee?
OK, maybe that wasn’t the title, but that’s how he should be remembered.
Should have been “I spade Huckabee” before his kid got to abusing animals.
When it’s Monday night but you’re wearing Sunday’s underwear. pic.twitter.com/vnkXHXeduA
re: #154 ipsos
Live F-bomb on MSNBC. Why is that such a big fucking deal in 2016? People are emotional. Let them be.
Who dropped that? I’m staying media free tonight. I’ll catch the news in the morning.
Trump’s now almost as close to third place as first.
The seating for Martin O’Malley supporters at one Iowa precinct https://t.co/UqtJFu1lZF pic.twitter.com/ivPaAejGoy
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 2, 2016
What do you guys think caused Carson to fade when Trump is equally inexperienced?
re: #168 HappyWarrior
I predict Clinton for the Dems in NV. Large Latino population. SC, I’d go with Cruz though with the Evangelical presence.
We’ll see. I’m going to caucus on February 20 and I’m supporting Sanders.
re: #163 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs
Not watching all channels intently, but I haven’t seen any people of color…
But hey, it is Iowa, not Harlem.
What is Iowa, like 97% White?
Everything seems to be tightening up.
Clinton 51
Bernie 49
Cruz 29
Trump 25
Rubio 21
re: #171 Targetpractice
You can already hear Bernie supporters preparing their “Iowa doesn’t matter, it all comes down to New Hampshire” talking points.
Already saw a “He wasn’t supposed to win Iowa anyway.” I wonder if I say “Clinton wasn’t supposed to win New Hampshire” if it’ll be accepted.
That does raise a question: Is there a state where the population more closely matches the general population that has it’s primary early in the cycle that could be used as an indicator?
re: #183 Sionainn
We’ll see. I’m going to caucus on February 20 and I’m supporting Sanders.
Yeah just a prediction. Didn’t knwo you were in NV. I was in the Tahoe/Reno area this summer- my brother, niece, and sister in law live out there. Beautiful. Can’t wait to go back.
Cruz up 3% so far. Except on GOP Twitter where Rubio leads by 34. #IowaCaucus
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) February 2, 2016
re: #182 HappyWarrior
What do you guys think caused Carson to fade when Trump is equally inexperienced?
He can’t keep his eyes open.
re: #182 HappyWarrior
What do you guys think caused Carson to fade when Trump is equally inexperienced?
Trump rebuilt the twin towers. Come on Happy, it’s obv.
By the way, CNN isn’t showing Jim Glimore, but the AP is. So far, he has six votes.
jeb bush raised $100 million in the first six months of 2015 and he’s losing to a guy who’s taking a campaign break bc he’s sick of his ties
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) February 2, 2016
re: #187 HappyWarrior
Yeah just a prediction. Didn’t knwo you were in NV. I was in the Tahoe/Reno area this summer- my brother, niece, and sister in law live out there. Beautiful. Can’t wait to go back.
I’m in Las Vegas. Born and raised.
re: #173 Brian J.
Oh yes. There was a movie about him, right? I club Huckabee?
OK, maybe that wasn’t the title, but that’s how he should be remembered.
Huckabee looks like a degraded 100th generation clone of Frank Underwood.
re: #192 b.d.
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Big brother George will have a good laugh at that one at the next family reunion.
“I need a fresh set of clothes” is the new GOP-speak for “I have no chance of winning and I’m going to bed now.”
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
Two thirds in and Hillary is still leading.
If Iowa doesn’t Bern, then most of the rest of the nation will not, too.
Sorry Bern, it was fun while it lasted.
re: #186 Belafon
Already saw a “He wasn’t supposed to win Iowa anyway.” I wonder if I say “Clinton wasn’t supposed to win New Hampshire” if it’ll be accepted.
That does raise a question: Is there a state where the population more closely matches the general population that has it’s primary early in the cycle that could be used as an indicator?
There will likely be two schools of thought. The first will be to wave off Iowa, declare that Bernie was always a long-shot there, and declare NH the place where his rise to the nomination will begin. The second will be that he did “better than expected” and that shows that Democrats want “Somebody But Hillary.”
Jeb! at 2%.
This isn’t as awesome as inventing a time machine and going back in time and preventing his stupid brother from ever taking office, but it’s still pretty awesome.
re: #166 freetoken
Trump is winning in SW Iowa, the same region of King’s original congressional district. Apparently they are very anti-immigrant in that part of the state.
You could move the 5th district to Texas and barely know the difference other than the accent.
It’s not looking like Trump’s night. I REALLY wanna see his reaction.
That’s the big headline coming out of this - Rubio is a viable candidate.
That’s what they want us to believe.
re: #182 HappyWarrior
What do you guys think caused Carson to fade when Trump is equally inexperienced?
Trump always speaks in sound bites, Carson tried to talk about actual stuff, and failed miserably.
re: #191 Brian J.
By the way, CNN isn’t showing Jim Glimore, but the AP is. So far, he has six votes.
Probably his 10th cousins who found out on ancestry.com that they’re related to him and took pity and gave him a vote.
re: #210 WhatEVs
Trump always speaks in sound bites, Carson tried to talk about actual stuff, and failed miserably.
Yeah I think that does sound right to me too.
re: #207 Blind Frog Belly White
It’s not looking like Trump’s night. I REALLY wanna see his reaction.
His reaction: I was right, the people of Iowa are STOOOPID!
A third place finish for Trump will be awesome.
Trump is in 3rd place in the most populated county (Polk.)
re: #198 freetoken
Two thirds in and Hillary is still leading.
If Iowa doesn’t Bern, then most of the rest of the nation will not, too.
Sorry Bern, it was fun while it lasted.
Bernie just wants to move to fast for most of the country.
re: #205 freetoken
Bush-fatigue is real.
I think he was hoping to skate through, and wait out the people who pop up to the top and fall off. None of his handlers were expecting the party’s id to become self-aware and take over.
re: #208 freetoken
That’s the big headline coming out of this - Rubio is a viable candidate.
That’s what they want us to believe.
Until they start looking into his finances. You can bet Hillary has oppo researchers on it already.
BBL
Worst part of the Iowa caucus? The corn shitting contest.
— Jocelyn Plums (@FilthyRichmond) February 1, 2016
re: #182 HappyWarrior
What do you guys think caused Carson to fade when Trump is equally inexperienced?
It is easy to point to his his soporific debate performances.
However, I think the real shift was the aftermath of the Paris attacks in November. Suddenly foreign policy became a LOT more important, and Dr. Carson appeared to be hazy on the difference between Hamas and hummus.
His campaign has always been a grifting operation above anything else, so a 4th place finish tonight will be impressive…if frightening.
re: #208 freetoken
That’s the big headline coming out of this - Rubio is a viable candidate.
That’s what they want us to believe.
That’s the downside, so far. He’s the freeze-dried emergency candidate—just add water.
I really do wonder what is going through O’Malley’s head right about now. Does he still think NH might make him relevant?
re: #220 bratwurst
It is easy to point to his his soporific debate performances.
However, I think the real shift was the aftermath of the Paris attacks in November. Suddenly foreign policy became a LOT more important, and Dr. Carson appeared to be hazy on the difference between Hamas and hummus.
His campaign has always been a grifting operation above anything else, so a 4th place finish tonight will be impressive…if frightening.
Yeah I think a lack of FP concentration did him in too.
re: #210 WhatEVs
Trump always speaks in sound bites, Carson tried to talk about actual stuff, and failed miserably.
well when you speak like Morla you tend to put your audience to sleep.
re: #207 Blind Frog Belly White
It’s not looking like Trump’s night. I REALLY wanna see his reaction.
Trump is going to go Godzilla on Iowa, it’s not like he’s ever going back there.
re: #220 bratwurst
Carson’s campaign has always been about his ego, too. He is going for one of those Fox talk-show spots.
Uncommitted just won its first Democratic delegate, while Gilmore is up to double digits.
re: #216 Tigger2
Bernie just wants to move to fast for most of the country.
My dad, who’s 66, who still does woodworking and carpentry for some extra money, is mostly worried about foreign policy, and he just wasn’t thrilled with Sanders on that front.
re: #225 b.d.
Trump is going to go Godzilla on Iowa, it’s not like he’s ever going back there.
This could very easily be Trump’s downfall. I don’t see Trump being gracious in defeat. He doesn’t like losers.
re: #229 Belafon
My dad, who’s 66, who still does woodworking and carpentry for some extra money, is mostly worried about foreign policy, and he just wasn’t thrilled with Sanders on that front.
That was something that bothered me too. I was on record here as saying i’d give him my vote for principle reasons but I can’t do that anymore.
re: #230 Schroedinger’s Dog
This could very easily be Trump’s downfall. I don’t see Trump being gracious in defeat. He doesn’t like losers.
Yeah, I really am hoping for a YUUUUUGE Trump meltdown.
Here’s that f-bomb that just dropped on MSNBC: #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/v4f7dZDPrg
— PolicyMic (@PolicyMic) February 2, 2016
re: #225 b.d.
Trump is going to go Godzilla on Iowa, it’s not like he’s ever going back there.
Davenport has a really beautiful courthouse. Other than that, not much to stomp.
re: #230 Schroedinger’s Dog
This could very easily be Trump’s downfall. I don’t see Trump being gracious in defeat. He doesn’t like losers.
Godzilla with explosive diarrhea. Unforgettable.
I wonder if Trump not showing up at the last debate actually hurt him in Iowa.
Maybe not. Entrance polls indicate that very few of the long-time uncommitted voters went for Trump. It looks like the undecided went for Rubio and Cruz.
re: #231 HappyWarrior
That was something that bothered me too. I was on record here as saying i’d give him my vote for principle reasons but I can’t do that anymore.
I like Bernie’s positions, I agree with them. However I just don’t see how they are going to get done just by him being elected and Congress isn’t going to change much in composition unless Liberals start moving to rural areas en masse and basically undo the gerrymandering by sheer numbers.
Part of me still wants Trump to win Iowa though.
Don’t ask why.
re: #230 Schroedinger’s Dog
This could very easily be Trump’s downfall. I don’t see Trump being gracious in defeat. He doesn’t like losers.
Telling you, it could well be something that makes the Dean scream look like like a whisper. He’s not going to take defeat well. Likewise I think Cruz will be an obnoxious victor .If Rubio makes it to number two, the establishment are going to be very happy but I do wonder how the rank and file feel. Rubio has polled well against hypothetical Democratic opposition but I think that’s because voters don’t know that Rubio isn’t that far off from Cruz and Trump in how big of an asshole he is.
re: #238 electrotek
Part of me still wants Trump to win Iowa though.
Don’t ask why.
Morbid curiosity isn’t really a good reason to do or want things.
re: #235 Skip Intro
Godzilla with explosive diarrhea. Unforgettable.
As sickening as the image of that in my head is, that is freaking hilarious.
Dr. Ben Carson is just the latest candidate done in by dirty laundry. #IowaCaucus
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) February 2, 2016
CNN now showing that Rubio is getting 5 delegates, just like Cruz and Trump.
IT’S A LITERAL TIE!
re: #242 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs
And I bet, during the summer when colleges let out, it’s even whiter.
re: #229 Belafon
My dad, who’s 66, who still does woodworking and carpentry for some extra money, is mostly worried about foreign policy, and he just wasn’t thrilled with Sanders on that front.
Yeah how is that going to work out in an election campaign? I like Sanders but last I heard he was really just avoiding that topic whenever it came up.
re: #237 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
I like Bernie’s positions, I agree with them. However I just don’t see how they are going to get done just by him being elected and Congress isn’t going to change much in composition unless Liberals start moving to rural areas en masse and basically undo the gerrymandering by sheer numbers.
I think that’s ultimately what hit me. From what I saw in the debates, he just doesn’t seem to have a clue how to deal with opposition. This whole, my supporters will take to the streets to protest Republican inaction and then vote them out at the polls is just naive.
re: #240 Brian J.
Morbid curiosity isn’t really a good reason to do or want things.
Morbid curiosity is what leads me to wonder what it would be like for a very large meteor to strike the earth or for Yellowstone to erupt. But I would be happy not to be around when it does.
Trump’s campaign website store just now added a new item:
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re: #230 Schroedinger’s Dog
This could very easily be Trump’s downfall. I don’t see Trump being gracious in defeat. He doesn’t like losers.
Is he tweeting the results?
People who are scared of the religious nuts in Cruz’s corner may figure that safe refuge is in Trump, who is more secular. And vice versa.
Rubio’s only chance is to pick off stragglers from both, and that’s an uphill battle.
Trump will not take losing well, but I can’t wait for him to go off on Iowa, the caucus process, and everything that is bugnuts about the GOP (which is everything, but that’s besides the point since he decided to run as the GOP).
re: #247 Aye Pod
Yeah how is that going to work out in an election campaign? I like Sanders but last I heard he was really just avoiding that topic whenever it came up.
It definitely was his weak spot. i think he also struggled with social issues too. I mean he’s got a good record on them but you need more than that IMO.
re: #236 freetoken
I wonder if Trump not showing up at the last debate actually hurt him in Iowa.
Maybe not. Entrance polls indicate that very few of the long-time uncommitted voters went for Trump. It looks like the undecided went for Rubio and Cruz.
I think that Trump really had no idea how Iowa caucuses work. He thought he could just win on personality and polls.
CNN just gave Hillary 20 delegates and Sanders 17. The percentage of precincts in just dropped from 69 percent to 63.
re: #248 HappyWarrior
I think that’s ultimately what hit me. From what I saw in the debates, he just doesn’t seem to have a clue how to deal with opposition. This whole, my supporters will take to the streets to protest Republican inaction and then vote them out at the polls is just naive.
Seriously. If they could do that, why not vote in Democrats and progressives from the beginning. Lots easier and avoids two years of hell
re: #182 HappyWarrior
What do you guys think caused Carson to fade when Trump is equally inexperienced?
Excess melanin.
NEWS
— E McMorris-Santoro (@EvanMcSan) February 2, 2016
Sources close to O’Malley tell @BuzzFeedNews News he’ll suspend his campaign at 9.30 tonight in an Iowa speech.
The thing is, Cruz winning Iowa means nothing. Every time a bible flogger wins the Iowa GOP vote they flame out before they get much further.
re: #233 Backwoods_Sleuth
Here’s that f-bomb that just dropped on MSNBC
Sanders Kids!!
Ya look like Gelfling…
[sniffs]
SMELL like Gelfling…
Maybe y’ARE Gelfling!
Here’s how the Sanders people are going to spin it.
“Clinton “wins” by only 1 in Iowa HUGE victory for Sanders!”
re: #256 gwangung
Seriously. If they could do that, why not vote in Democrats and progressives from the beginning. Lots easier and avoids two years of hell
I know, if it were that simple. We would have never lost the Congress in the first place. Honestly I have concerns about his age too. If elected, he’d be the age Reagan was when Reagan started his second term and when Reagan started showing signs of losing his memory.
re: #244 freetoken
CNN now showing that Rubio is getting 5 delegates, just like Cruz and Trump.
IT’S A LITERAL TIE!
time for a cage match. Not that I would watch because the site of the 3 of them in tights would be enough to make me go blind.
re: #248 HappyWarrior
I think that’s ultimately what hit me. From what I saw in the debates, he just doesn’t seem to have a clue how to deal with opposition. This whole, my supporters will take to the streets to protest Republican inaction and then vote them out at the polls is just naive.
His supporters will only turn out if we run equally revolutionary candidates and that just simply won’t happen, and would be idiotic in many districts and states.
re: #265 Zamb
His supporters will only turn out if we run equally revolutionary candidates and that just simply won’t happen, and would be idiotic in many districts and states.
Exactly.
NEWS
Sources close to O’Malley tell @BuzzFeedNews News he’ll suspend his campaign at 9.30 tonight in an Iowa speech.— E McMorris-Santoro (@EvanMcSan) February 2, 2016
re: #262 Tigger2
Here’s how the Sanders people are going to spin it.
“Clinton “wins” by only 1 in Iowa HUGE victory for Sanders!”
well, it’s not a huge loss and considering where he started it is a bit of a momentum builder. Unless things are way off he will most likely take New Hampshire.
re: #269 danarchy
Heh, Omalley suspending his campaign
I expect a HRC endorsement fairly soon after. He actually endorsed her quite early last time.
If O’Malley suspends his campaign, does it make a sound?
re: #273 worldknot
If O’Malley suspends his campaign, does it make a sound?
kinda sounds like a very tiny fart that wasn’t powerful enough to make much more than a pffffft sound.
re: #266 Targetpractice
This will come as a shock to his supporter.
My son is going to school in Iowa. He registered to vote there and initially supported Sanders. But in the last few weeks, he, and some of his classmates, switched to O’Malley. He even went and caucused at his school (Simpson College). I’ll have to find time to talk to him.
Edit: I’m not entirely sure why he switched.
re: #260 BeachDem
I have a feeling that Trump losing Iowa, whether actually losing or just losing the narrative is going to hurt him in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. Tweety has an old line “Democratic voters want to fall in love, Republican voters fall in line.” I have a feeling a lot of Trump’s support has been sort of sell-fulfilling in that people see he’s winning so they jump on the bandwagon, but once he loses an actual contest, the support slips.
re: #271 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
well, it’s not a huge loss and considering where he started it is a bit of a momentum builder. Unless things are way off he will most likely take New Hampshire.
I’ll give him NH, then they move more into Clinton Country from years back. That’s where Bill will come in.
Regarding Sanders: I greatly appreciate having him in the Senate and I agree with him far more than I disagree.
Having said that:
A) If you are going to run for president, you have to think about and discuss foreign policy positions.
B) A Democrat who has trouble appealing to non-white voters is not going to be a legitimate national candidate.
Trump is now closer to Rubio in votes than he is to Cruz.
re: #276 Aye Pod
Results are coming in faster than I expected.
there was some buzz about an app from microsoft that both parties are using to tabulate and report faster than before.
re: #245 Brian J.
And now Trump is closer to third than first.
I hope Sarah got her grifting money in cash. I don’t think that check from Trump is going to be any good.
re: #279 Tigger2
I’ll give him NH, then they move more into Clinton Country from years back.
If Sanders lost NH, it would be all over for him. I think everyone would be in shock if he lost there. I don’t see it happening.
re: #278 KGxvi
I have a feeling that Trump losing Iowa, whether actually losing or just losing the narrative is going to hurt him in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. Tweety has an old line “Democratic voters want to fall in love, Republican voters fall in line.” I have a feeling a lot of Trump’s support has been sort of sell-fulfilling in that people see he’s winning so they jump on the bandwagon, but once he loses an actual contest, the support slips.
I’ve given up predicting that Peak Trump has hit. We’ll just wait and see what happens next week.
re: #259 Schroedinger’s Dog
The thing is, Cruz winning Iowa means nothing. Every time a bible flogger wins the Iowa GOP vote they flame out before they get much further.
I think that’s important.
Essentially, the Iowa Republicans are doing what Trumped begged them not to do.
I do think Trump’s lack of Biblenese is hurting him. I also have heard that Cruz put together a hell of an organization in Iowa.
Why yes, Gov. O’Malley, there are two days to file for a Senate run in Maryland
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) February 2, 2016
re: #287 Aye Pod
Christie failing big time - that makes me happy.
If only they could all fail. Impossible I know. I know what you mean though. Christie’s a bullying asshole.
When is Chris Christie suspending his campaign?
re: #285 Big Beautiful Door
I’ve given up predicting that Peak Trump has hit. We’ll just wait and see what happens next week.
It could make his supporters in other states become even more determined to vote but we’ll see. Trump losing tonight is going to be even worse than Trump winning because he has shown time and again he’ll be as sleazy as he needs to be.
re: #288 HappyWarrior
I do think Trump’s lack of Biblenese is hurting him. I also have heard that Cruz put together a hell of an organization in Iowa.
The Vander Plaats machine was behind him.
re: #288 HappyWarrior
I do think Trump’s lack of Biblenese is hurting him. I also have heard that Cruz put together a hell of an organization in Iowa.
The latter more than the former; nuts and bolts have a power of its own…
So anyone want to start a pool on who drops out of the GOP race after tonight?
re: #284 Belafon
If Sanders lost NH, it would be all over for him. I think everyone would be in shock if he lost there. I don’t see it happening.
I don’t see him losing NH.
re: #289 Backwoods_Sleuth
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That primary’s actually a lot like the Presidential one except I think Van Hollen and Edwards are closer ideologically than Bernie and HRC.
This also means the Iowa Republicans didn’t take the advice of their own governor, who they apparently love.
The governor was correct - Cruz would be bad for Iowa.
re: #295 Schroedinger’s Dog
So anyone want to start a pool on who drops out of the GOP race after tonight?
20,000 quatloos on Huck and Santorum.
re: #295 Schroedinger’s Dog
So anyone want to start a pool on who drops out of the GOP race after tonight?
Paul.
His campaign was suspended months ago, whether he knew it or not. https://t.co/7wR0RnRp78
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) February 2, 2016
re: #295 Schroedinger’s Dog
So anyone want to start a pool on who drops out of the GOP race after tonight?
as long as they keep getting money I don’t see any of them dropping out.
re: #291 The Vicious Babushka
When is Chris Christie suspending his campaign?
He doesn’t want to come home to NJ.
And we don’t want him either.
re: #295 Schroedinger’s Dog
So anyone want to start a pool on who drops out of the GOP race after tonight?
Didn’t Huckabee already mention that?
Cruz
31,036 28% —
Trump
27,434 25% —
Rubio
23,997 22% —
Carson
10,594 10% —
Paul
4,894 4% —
Bush
3,039 3% —
Kasich
2,008 2% —
Fiorina
1,995 2% —
Huckabee
1,892 2% —
Christie
1,723 2% —
Santorum
1,084 1% —
Gilmore
10 0% —
Other
82 0% —
re: #309 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
I find it exquisite that Rand son of Ron is ahead of Jeb! Not George
I hope this ends it for the rest of the Bush clan as well. I know they’re trying to groom the next generation here in Texas.
Clinton and Sanders are only 0.6% apart now according to Fox News.
That’s a pretty good haul for Rubio if it holds.
I fully expect Rubio to brag about tieing Iowa. Because he gets the same number of delegates as Cruz and Trump, it is technically true.
re: #310 Backwoods_Sleuth
Naw.
Paul will hang on for another couple of months.
or until he has to decide whether or not to try and defend his senate seat.
Considering the news about his campaign’s finances the other day, I wouldn’t be surprised if Carson calls it quits after tonight as well.
I really, really wish I had an alternate universe portal to see what would have happened had Trump gone to the debate. What a weird, weird dimension that added, and we have absolutely no way to control for it.
At least Martin O’Malley won’t have to explain why God lied to him. pic.twitter.com/Lv6dCMmVAw
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
re: #312 Single-handed sailor
O’Malley actually made it across the threshold in a few precincts in a couple of counties.
Currently, Ben Carson has more votes than Bush, Kasich, and Christie combined.
— Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp) February 2, 2016
re: #287 Aye Pod
Christie failing big time - that makes me happy.
I’m pleased with Jeb?’s horrendus performance.
1st caller to @WNYC’s Iowa caucus show says he’s for Cruz bc “he promises to exterminate all Muslims.” @BrianLehrer momentarily speechless.
— Lauren Kirchner (@lkirchner) February 2, 2016
Right now at Bush HQ: “DAD!!! You promised me it was my turn to be president!!!”
re: #291 The Vicious Babushka
When is Chris Christie suspending his campaign?
After he fails miserably in NH next week.
My message to Iowa: Let’s grow our party, defend personal liberties, let’s pass term limits and let’s cut the size of government!
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 2, 2016
One more precinct in Cedar Rapids! pic.twitter.com/Ncs6bJP8tF
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 2, 2016
Waiting on results! Chip in $5 while we wait! https://t.co/78WPMcbQwP
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 2, 2016
Rand is still delusionally hopeful…
i love that Christie, Jeb! and the rest are all failing. However with Trump and Cruz on top I can’t get the tagline for Alien Vs. Predator: “No matter who wins, we all lose”.
Another Iowa caller tells @BrianLehrer that she & her husband support Trump because he rebuilt the Twin Towers after 9/11 taller than before
— Lauren Kirchner (@lkirchner) February 2, 2016
re: #325 Targetpractice
Right now at Bush HQ: “DAD!!! You promised me it was my turn to be president!!!”
Seriously Jeb’s never going to hear the end of this from his Dad and his brother. I am glad to see Jeb doing so badly. He’s not the biggest asshole running by a long shot but man I am sick of the Bushes.
re: #295 Schroedinger’s Dog
So anyone want to start a pool on who drops out of the GOP race after tonight?
Huck and Frothy for sure. Maybe Fiorina and Carson. Don’t know about Rand.
Rubio probably does have something about which to crow.
He is leading in Scott county (home of Davenport), which for Iowa is more diverse. Rubio is also leading in Story county, home of a large university, and thus lots of young people.
re: #332 Big Beautiful Door
Huck and Frothy for sure. Maybe Fiorina and Carson. Don’t know about Rand.
The question I have is do the drop outs throw their support anywhere?
Reminder to self: Marco Rubio has very scary neanderthal views and is not a moderate or sane choice by any stretch of the imagination.
re: #335 b.d.
Reminder to self: Marco Rubio has very scary neanderthal views and is not a moderate or sane choice by any stretch of the imagination.
Rubio is a walking organic tape recorder. He’s great at reciting canned speeches and not much else.
Voters trump polls. #IowaCaucus #Iowa #iacaucus
— Les East (@EastAdvocate) February 2, 2016
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Blows my mind how ignorant and gullible these people are. They are our neighbors.
Make America Great Again!!
re: #311 Belafon
I hope this ends it for the rest of the Bush clan as well. I know they’re trying to groom the next generation here in Texas.
George P will bide his time in Texas. He’s only 39, which means he could be a viable candidate in 2036. That’s far enough out that a very large portion of the electorate would not know/remember GWB.
Rubio also is leading in the other big university county - Johnson.
So Rubio takes the two university counties, and the one county with a countable number of non-Germanic, non-Scandinavian people.
re: #314 freetoken
I fully expect Rubio to brag about tieing Iowa. Because he gets the same number of delegates as Cruz and Trump, it is technically true.
He can truthfully say its a three man race, especially if he does well in NH.
i guess i havent been keeping up but i think i sense some opposition to bernie here
funny there is another site where with a vocal minority i had to vigorously defend the proposition that hillary is not evil and not actually a republican
Donald, what do we call people who don’t wupin at something?
re: #322 Big Beautiful Door
I’m pleased with Jeb?’s horrendus performance.
Yeah he stank more than anyone though possible. Painful :D
Is tonight the longest Trump has been silent on the twitter?
re: #335 b.d.
Reminder to self: Marco Rubio has very scary neanderthal views and is not a moderate or sane choice by any stretch of the imagination.
Now I may be just be a simple country Hyper-Chicken, but I deeply mistrust any Republican who goes to two different denominations of church.
Hillary got out to a lead of about 15 delegates when the first few percent of precincts came in, and that’s where it’s stayed ever since. The AP has it 544 to 529 for her, with 6 for O’Malley and one uncommitted.
On the other side, Cruz just took a big jump. I think he’ll be called the winner pretty soon.
re: #336 Targetpractice
Rubio is a walking organic tape recorder. He’s great at reciting canned speeches and not much else.
and he requires a LOT of water.
re: #347 Testy Toad T
Now I may be just be a simple country Hyper-Chicken, but I deeply mistrust any Republican who goes to two different denominations of church.
RCC and ?
Kentucky’s GOP president caucus (that Rand bought) is on March 5.
The regular primary for everything else here is May 17.
Rand isn’t going to drop out anytime soon.
re: #325 Targetpractice
Right now at Bush HQ: “DAD!!! You promised me it was my turn to be president!!!”
” We told you what would happen, Butters. YOU’RE GROUNDED!”
re: #340 KGxvi
George P will bide his time in Texas. He’s only 39, which means he could be a viable candidate in 2036. That’s far enough out that a very large portion of the electorate would not know/remember GWB.
Maybe, but I’m also hoping it’s like what has happened to the Kennedy’s.
re: #343 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
i guess i havent been keeping up but i think i sense some opposition to bernie here
funny there is another site where with a vocal minority i had to vigorously defend the proposition that hillary is not evil and not actually a republican
I will vote Bernie if he’s the nominee, but I think it would be a mistake for the party to choose him. He does not strike me as anything more than an ideologue, someone who has skated by for years on the fact that he’s an independent who caucused with Democrats in order to avoid any serious challenges in a deep-blue state.
re: #343 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
i guess i havent been keeping up but i think i sense some opposition to bernie here
funny there is another site where with a vocal minority i had to vigorously defend the proposition that hillary is not evil and not actually a republican
More opposition to his legions of starry-eyed admirers, I think. I am pretty ambivalent on Sanders, generally.
re: #354 Targetpractice
I will vote Bernie if he’s the nominee, but I think it would be a mistake for the party to choose him. He does not strike me as anything more than an ideologue, someone who has skated by for years on the fact that he’s an independent who caucused with Democrats in order to avoid any serious challenges in a deep-blue state.
Agreed. He’s not the man to keep the Republicans away from the White House right now.
re: #350 HappyWarrior
RCC and ?
Hyperbaptist, I think. Arena-church evangelical charismatic whackdoodle.
re: #343 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
I just think Bernie isn’t viable in the bigger political sense. He doesn’t seem to be committed to the idea that as a party leader he has to be more worried about the down ticket races than his own.
Bernie has a big voice and I am glad he uses it on his favorite issues, but let’s take Iowa for example. It is down to only 4 US House districts now, and the Dems have been slowly losing Congressional influence from Iowa. Can Bernie reverse that, even if he won the nomination?
Well, the problem is has Bernie ever shown any interest in the local politics of the Democratic party, in Iowa, or any of the states other than from which he is a Senator (yes, I know he technically doesn’t run as a Dem, but he still caucuses with them in the Senate)?
re: #353 Belafon
Maybe, but I’m also hoping it’s like what has happened to the Kennedy’s.
I think that will happen. People got tired of the Roosevelts too. A lot of people don’t know about FDR’s sons tried their hand at politics too. Both made it to the House but never beyond that. I think G.P Bush can make it there but I don’t see him going beyond that. I think Republican primary voters have never really liked the Bushes that much to begin with anyhow.
re: #328 Backwoods_Sleuth
They all want to cut the size of government - as long as the position they hold in government isn’t part of the cut.
re: #335 b.d.
Reminder to self: Marco Rubio has very scary neanderthal views and is not a moderate or sane choice by any stretch of the imagination.
Rubio is the scariest to me, because he has about the same positions as Cruz, but he’s slick enough to fool moderate voters.
re: #357 Testy Toad T
Hyperbaptist, I think. Arena-church evangelical charismatic whackdoodle.
That explains a lot.
re: #343 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
i guess i havent been keeping up but i think i sense some opposition to bernie here
funny there is another site where with a vocal minority i had to vigorously defend the proposition that hillary is not evil and not actually a republican
Opposition? More like wistful tolerance.
re: #361 Big Beautiful Door
Rubio is the scariest to me, because he has about the same positions as Cruz, but he’s slick enough to fool moderate voters.
I really really hope Dems Opps Research does their homework on this guy. You’re right. He’s not much different from Cruz but he’s able to come off as more moderate.
re: #339 Barefoot Grin
Kasich will come in 2nd or 3rd with plenty of votes in NH.
I so hope he beats Rubio in NH.
Rubio is- in the late returns- now seriously challenging Trump for 2d place on the GOP side of the #IowaCaucus #iacaucus
— Rich Berg-Andersson (@rebagreenpapers) February 2, 2016
re: #353 Belafon
It could be, but they haven’t gone away completely - Joe III is in the House and Caroline is/was an ambassador. And things might have been different if JFK Jr’s plane didn’t go down. Of course, there will also be talk of other members of the family for a generation or two running…
re: #335 b.d.
Reminder to self: Marco Rubio has very scary neanderthal views and is not a moderate or sane choice by any stretch of the imagination.
Just as there are 3 grades of gasoline at the pump, there are 3 grades of fascist at the top of the republican heap right now. Any one of which will still start a fire.
re: #361 Big Beautiful Door
Rubio is the scariest to me, because he has about the same positions as Cruz, but he’s slick enough to fool moderate voters.
He knows when to grab a water bottle to interrupt his speaking.
Wonder if we’ll now get Trump’s variation of the “I Have A Scream” speech?
OT
I don’t feel like eating it anymore via https://t.co/VUNvpxy95J pic.twitter.com/hipkgG2cbH
— Ku Veo (@KuVeo) February 1, 2016
re: #367 Big Beautiful Door
I so hope he beats Rubio in NH.
I do too. I’d love to see Rubio’s moment slip. Anyhow. Not surprised Cruz won Iowa since the Evangelicals are huge there.
re: #364 freetoken
99% in. Trump loses.
well i expect a torrent of insufferability from cruz for the next week
re: #354 Targetpractice
I will vote Bernie if he’s the nominee, but I think it would be a mistake for the party to choose him. He does not strike me as anything more than an ideologue, someone who has skated by for years on the fact that he’s an independent who caucused with Democrats in order to avoid any serious challenges in a deep-blue state.
His positions will also put dems running in more moderate districts and stat s to either refute the party platform and presidential candidate or take up positions that would hurt them. He’s also likely to be a drag on fundraising for the dnc and dccc giving us less money to spend on down ticket races.
re: #343 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
i guess i havent been keeping up but i think i sense some opposition to bernie here
funny there is another site where with a vocal minority i had to vigorously defend the proposition that hillary is not evil and not actually a republican
I’m not opposed to Bernie but until Congress has a sizable majority in both houses of people who will vote on Bernie’s policies and support them I just don’t see him getting much done.
re: #343 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
i guess i havent been keeping up but i think i sense some opposition to bernie here
funny there is another site where with a vocal minority i had to vigorously defend the proposition that hillary is not evil and not actually a republican
I will ENTHUSIASTICALLY support Sanders with my time and money if he wins the nomination.
There are probably more than a few Bernie fans who can say the same about Hillary, but they sure aren’t on Twitter!
re: #375 HappyWarrior
I do too. I’d love to see Rubio’s moment slip. Anyhow. Not surprised Cruz won Iowa since the Evangelicals are huge there.
Cruz stayed alive. Keeps open the possibility we will have a three man race and a convention fight!
re: #295 Schroedinger’s Dog
So anyone want to start a pool on who drops out of the GOP race after tonight?
None of ‘em, Katie. Never give up! Never surrender!
GOP Delegates based on current vote totals: Cruz 8, Trump 7, Rubio 7, Carson 3, Bush 1, Kasich 1, Fiorina 1, Huckabee 1, Christie 1.
Trump is going down, folks. But he’s going down to another horrible person. pic.twitter.com/e94WrWTmkm
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
re: #382 WhatEVs
None of ‘em, Katie. Never give up! Never surrender!
Half of them won’t on ego issues alone.
re: #343 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
i guess i havent been keeping up but i think i sense some opposition to bernie here
funny there is another site where with a vocal minority i had to vigorously defend the proposition that hillary is not evil and not actually a republican
I’m not really opposed to Bernie. I am just not sold on him as a viable standard bearer. I think he’s a great advocate for the issues but I just don’t think he’s presidential material.
re: #381 Big Beautiful Door
Cruz stayed alive. Keeps open the possibility we will have a three man race and a convention fight!
That would be glorious.
re: #384 Charles Johnson
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Yeah that 50%+ of the GOP vote went to these two assholes says a lot. And Rubio isn’t much better.
re: #343 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
i guess i havent been keeping up but i think i sense some opposition to bernie here
funny there is another site where with a vocal minority i had to vigorously defend the proposition that hillary is not evil and not actually a republican
What I see from most of us here is we’ll support whoever the Democratic nominee is, without question. We’re just not all on board with Sanders. I believe that’s how the nomination is supposed to go.
re: #377 Zamb
His positions will also put dems running in more moderate districts and stat s to either refute the party platform and presidential candidate or take up positions that would hurt them. He’s also likely to be a drag on fundraising for the dnc and dccc giving us less money to spend on down ticket races.
Which will in turn cause his supporters to either refuse to turn up or vote third-party, which will only further hurt the party. His appeal to the youth vote is not going to really help us if the youth get turned off by the party’s response to Bernie’s platform.
Imagine, if you will, the mood on Trump’s private jet tonight.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
re: #388 HappyWarrior
Yeah that 50%+ of the GOP vote went to these two assholes says a lot. And Rubio isn’t much better.
It’s like awarding Gold, Silver and Bronze in the nutjob Olympics.
re: #383 Brian J.
GOP Delegates based on current vote totals: Cruz 8, Trump 7, Rubio 7, Carson 3, Bush 1, Kasich 1, Fiorina 1, Huckabee 1, Christie 1.
Oh, Carly has one delegate. Now she’ll demand an hour of prime time for a speech during the convention
re: #392 Charles Johnson
Enough bimbos and booze can change any mood.
MSNBC calling it for Cruz. I am so not looking forward to the gloating over the next week until NH.
re: #392 Charles Johnson
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If I were the pilot, I wouldn’t take off until Trump is passed out drunk.
re: #379 bratwurst
I will
ENTHUSIASTICALLYDESPERATELY support Sanders with my time and money if he wins the nomination.…snip
re: #393 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s like awarding Gold, Silver and Bronze in the nutjob Olympics.
Seriously. Cruz is a theocratic asshole. Trump is a racist asshole. And Rubio is both with a lot of warmongreling asshole to him too.
#LibCrib
Is it too early to remind everyone that that POS Ted Cruz shut down the federal govt. costing us 28 BILLION?#IowaCaucus— Russ Hayden (@CribBoss) February 2, 2016
A commanding 28% win. Nice job, Ted.
MANDAAAATE
re: #335 b.d.
Reminder to self: Marco Rubio has very scary neanderthal views and is not a moderate or sane choice by any stretch of the imagination.
He plays moderate better. He’s a better liar. And he doesn’t sound as crazy.
re: #400 HappyWarrior
An anti-gay bigot, an anti-Mexican bigot, and a war-monger walk into a corn field…
ooooo we have a Trump concession speech to possibly look forward to tonight. I may actually have to listen to that.
re: #394 b.d.
Oh, Carly has one delegate. Now she’ll demand an hour of prime time for a speech during the convention
Yep, this was Oprah’s Iowa caucus, since the laggards just managed to round up to one delegate each out of 30 by getting just over 1 2/3% of the vote. “You get a delegate! YOU get a delegate! And YOU get a delegate!”
re: #407 Brian J.
Yep, this was Oprah’s Iowa caucus, since the laggards just managed to round up to one delegate each out of 30 by getting just over 1 2/3% of the vote. “You get a delegate! YOU get a delegate! And YOU get a delegate!”
kinda like a ribbon that says “I’m A Participant”
re: #404 WhatEVs
He plays moderate better. He’s a better liar. And he doesn’t sound as crazy.
As I said, I really hope Opps Research does their homework on the guy.
new fiorina t-shirts: “I went to Iowa and all I got was one lousy delegate”
Well, I’ve been watching the count. Now it is going to get very interesting on the GOP side. O’Malley has called it quits on the Democratic side, now who is going to do the same on the GOP side. Looks like Huckabee, Santorum and possibly Paul are out…
CNN still has the Dem caucus at 83% with Hillary and Bernie locked in the proverbial knife fight.
!!!!
I am officially suspending my campaign. Thank you for all your loyal support. #ImWithHucK
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) February 2, 2016
Yeah!!!! Thank you God!
re: #406 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
Trump will likely, defensively, point out that he expected it to be a close race, but he’s leading YUUUUUUUUUUGE in New Hampshire so on to winning.
re: #411 Joe Bacon
Well, I’ve been watching the count. Now it is going to get very interesting on the GOP side. O’Malley has called it quits on the Democratic side, now who is going to do the same on the GOP side. Looks like Huckabee, Santorum and possibly Paul are out…
look for Huck and Santorum to throw their support to Cruz for purely religious reasons.
“We’ll win so much you’ll get bored with winning!” @realDonaldTrump is already tired of winning. #IowaCaucus pic.twitter.com/zx9EMjLzOU
— Leigh Mayo (@LeighMayo) February 2, 2016
re: #410 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
new fiorina t-shirts: “I went to Iowa and all I got was one lousy delegate”
Reminds me of John Connolly in 1980 spending 20 million and winding up with only one delegate…
re: #413 b.d.
Shuckabee said earlier he was going to do this if he didn’t do well in Iowa.
re: #413 b.d.
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Good can we send him to a country that executes people for being Christian like what he wants for gay people? //
re: #379 bratwurst
I will ENTHUSIASTICALLY support Sanders with my time and money if he wins the nomination.
There are probably more than a few Bernie fans who can say the same about Hillary, but they sure aren’t on Twitter!
Or at Daily Kos Bern.
re: #404 WhatEVs
He plays moderate better. He’s a better liar. And he doesn’t sound as crazy.
And, on a personal level, he doesn’t appear to be a colossal douchecanoe.
re: #417 Joe Bacon
Reminds me of John Connolly in 1980 spending 20 million and winding up with only one delegate…
Heh I remember a Simpsons episode where there’s an old photo of him wearing a Haig in ‘88 shirt. We’re pretty sure that my Dad went to school with Haig’s son.
re: #413 b.d.
I’ll be honest, I thought that Huck would continue to grift for a little longer
re: #421 Testy Toad T
And, on a personal level, he doesn’t appear to be a colossal douchecanoe.
To be fair, when you’re standing next to Trump and Cruz, that’s not hard.
Looks like Nate Silver’s got egg on his face, he had Trump by 7 points over Cruz.
This will be a really good night if Mayor McCheese suspends his campaign too.
re: #425 Targetpractice
Looks like Nate Silver’s got egg on his face, he had Trump by 7 points over Cruz.
I think Nate done underestimated the Evangelicals. I think Trump wins in NH though.
Jeb! and his hundred million dollar delegate.
Sounds like the name of one of those obscure Scandinavian art films.
Reality check: Ted Cruz may be an even worse human being than Donald Trump.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
I can’t say I’m enjoying Cruz winning anything, but I am adoring the Kiss of Palin!
Santorum staying in. New email from his campaign: “Santorum Starts 46 County Tour in South Carolina” this week
— Robert Costa (@costareports) February 2, 2016
dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
1/26/2016 2:23:41 pm PST
hmmm let’s see
huckabee out after iowa
christie out after new hampshire
paul and carson out after south carolina
jeb and fiorina out after super teusday
AP reports that Hillary is up by eleven delegates, 579 to 568, with O’Malley at seven. This is dismaying; a win like this probably won’t give her the boost she needs for NH.
And apparently Huckabee is dropping out.
re: #425 Targetpractice
I think the only folks with egg on their faces were those foolish enough to make unequivocal predictions. In my estimation, 538 has been clear and steadfast with their
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Huckabee moves on to his new role as reverse mortgage pitchman.
re: #429 Charles Johnson
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I actually think he is in many ways. Trump doesn’t have theocratic wet dreams.
re: #429 Charles Johnson
Reality check: Ted Cruz may be an even worse human being than Donald Trump
that’s the same result i got!
re: #421 Testy Toad T
And, on a personal level, he doesn’t appear to be a colossal douchecanoe.
You kidding? He sounds like a petulant child. He’s a colossal douchecanoe alright.
re: #436 Testy Toad T
538 covered their asses with so many “maybes” that I doubt I can attribute anything to them other than knowing how to get attention.
All this means is that Cruz is going to say God prevented the blizzard from hitting, and therefore protecting his Godly voters and delivering him the win.
Trump is just gonna go out and claim he won anyway, right?
— Melissa J. Ryan (@MelissaRyan) February 2, 2016
damn with 84% of the vote in
Clinton 49.9
Sanders 49.4
Trump to speak in the next 5 min… this’ll be the TV moment of the night?
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 2, 2016
re: #441 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
You kidding? He sounds like a petulant child. He’s a colossal douchecanoe alright.
I mean, compared to TED CRUZ AND DONALD TRUMP
We’re drawing our plot on a log scale, people.
.@tedcruz’s reaction to tonight’s caucus results. pic.twitter.com/EU9ntnCDhG
— Damien Fahey (@DamienFahey) February 2, 2016
re: #441 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
You kidding? He sounds like a petulant child. He’s a colossal douchecanoe alright.
Especially when he whines about Obama’s FP. Not to mention that he lies about how his family left Cuba to make himself appear more anti-Castro.
Congratulations to Ted Cruz, following in the footsteps of Presidents Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum.
— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) February 2, 2016
re: #443 freetoken
538 covered their asses with so many “maybes” that I doubt I can attribute anything to them other than knowing how to get attention.
When the data are noisy, I want my source to tell me so. Good on ‘em for honesty.
The math is the math (unless you’re Karl Rove).
re: #435 Brian J.
AP reports that Hillary is up by eleven delegates, 579 to 568, with O’Malley at seven. This is dismaying; a win like this probably won’t give her the boost she needs for NH.
And apparently Huckabee is dropping out.
I’m not worried. Outside of NE, Iowa was the state tailor-made for Sanders, and he lost. Hillary won’t start 0-2.
re: #444 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs
All this means is that Cruz is going to say God prevented the blizzard from hitting, and therefore protecting his Godly voters and delivering him the win.
Bulls-eye! This is precisely what his Pulpit Pimping Poppa is gonna say!
re: #449 Testy Toad T
I mean, compared to TED CRUZ AND DONALD TRUMP
We’re drawing our plot on a log scale, people.
so he’s a more eloquent Douchecanoe.
.@GovMikeHuckabee pic.twitter.com/9G20TaP64r
— Kevin O’Keeffe (@kevinpokeeffe) February 2, 2016
Remember, folks - in 2012, the winner in Iowa was… Rick Santorum, another religious fanatic. Cruz’s win may end up meaning nothing.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 2, 2016
re: #435 Brian J.
AP reports that Hillary is up by eleven delegates, 579 to 568, with O’Malley at seven. This is dismaying; a win like this probably won’t give her the boost she needs for NH.
And apparently Huckabee is dropping out.
Why do I have the creepy feeling that ol Huck Sinn is going to be making a trip to Eastern Oregon?
i dont care what the polls say, i could imagine trump beating the democratic nominee, but i cant imagine ted cruz as president
I would guess that re: #451 HappyWarrior
Especially when he whines about Obama’s FP. Not to mention that he lies about how his family left Cuba to make himself appear more anti-Castro.
Rubio strikes me as a Whiny Ass Titty Baby.
I have turned on MSNBC just for the Trump concession speech
re: #435 Brian J.
AP reports that Hillary is up by eleven delegates, 579 to 568, with O’Malley at seven. This is dismaying; a win like this probably won’t give her the boost she needs for NH.
And apparently Huckabee is dropping out.
HRC is going to lose NH big but after that there isn’t a state where he is even very close.
re: #459 Charles Johnson
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Yeah I think so too. Iowa hasn’t determined the GOP primary winner since GW Bush.
It says a lot about the state of American politics when some of us lizards are actually happy Ted Cruz beat Donald Trump.
re: #465 FormerDirtDart
I have turned on MSNBC just for the Trump concession speech
DAMN, and here I am on the train around Simi Valley…
So, how many people will @realDonaldTrump fire after his loss tonight?
— Dr. Michael L. Brown (@DrMichaelLBrown) February 2, 2016
The guy who came in 3rd is on stage saying how people were wrong when they said he had no chance?
re: #469 Eclectic Cyborg
It says a lot about the state of American politics when some of us lizards are actually happy Ted Cruz beat Donald Trump.
I think we just want to see them pummel one another and all of their dirty shit come out to the light of day.
But Huckabee will still have a delegate, and Huck will hug him and squeeze him and call him George, just in case a meteor falls on the next GOP debate.
re: #472 b.d.
The guy who came in 3rd is on stage saying how people were wrong when they said he had no chance?
Its all about the expectations game.
now cruz can pander to new hampshire libertarians
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 2, 2016
Rubio giving the most triumphant 3rd place speech in history.
I can’t stand to listen to this little bastard.
— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) February 2, 2016
re: #435 Brian J.
AP reports that Hillary is up by eleven delegates, 579 to 568, with O’Malley at seven. This is dismaying; a win like this probably won’t give her the boost she needs for NH.
And apparently Huckabee is dropping out.
She was never going to win NH.
Damn It. I don’t wanna hear the Whiny Ass Titty Baby, I wanna hear the Blowhard Hair Piece.
Trump came in 3rd in Polk county.
And Rubio won in those counties which are probably more reflective of America than the very rural counties which Cruz won. Rubio carried the university counties, the populated counties, including the capitol (in Polk county.)
Legitimately, Rubio can lay claim to some sort of accomplishment here.
What this means is that his PNAC masters will feel open to continue their support.
Trump picked up several of the other not-quite-as-barren counties.
In other words, Cruz won among the very rural, and the very religious.
re: #478 bratwurst
Rubio giving the most triumphant 3rd place speech in history.
Who wants to hear from a bronze medal winner?
Rubio right now on MSNBC ripping Hillary for emails and Benghazi.
He thinks he won.
Third place is just like first place, you know cause odd numbers or something…
Marco Rubio probably #IowaCaucus— Agent P (@Mr25Smith) February 2, 2016
Marco’s definitely going to be the establishment’s guy from here on out. I think we’ll start seeing more attacks on him from Clinton and Sanders. People don’t know Marco yet as well as they do Cruz and Trump.
re: #485 Backwoods_Sleuth
Rubio thanks almighty god…
His wife and family got a bigger applause than almighty Dog
Uh, Marco? Two centuries ago when the British colonists declared independence would make that 1816 #Math
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 2, 2016
re: #457 Targetpractice
The streets of SC will run with Santorum.
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Ewwww. Haven’t we suffered enough? These morons have been here nonstop for a year.
And Rubio is running a shit-ton of commercials. All serious-like, talking about how he’ll repeal all of Obama’s ILLEGAL executive orders (so, none) and BUILD THAT WALL, and get rid of all the ill-eagles, etc. He sounds like Lily Tomlin as Edith Ann in the big chair.
And for every Rubio spot, there’s a Right to Rise !Jeb! anti-Rubio spot. That’s why I think Jeb will stay in—just because he hates Rubio, has a lot of money to spend, and will spend it dissing little Marco.
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March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
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Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
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Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ... Cheechako
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
