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Iowa Caucus Live Thread
2/1/16

Posted on 02/01/2016 3:07:17 PM PST by markomalley

A search shows that nobody's opened up a live thread for tonight's caucuses. So here goes.

Predictions? For both the GOP and Dem nominations?

Eyewitness Accounts? See any funny business going on?


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 55738337; canadian; cruz; diebythepolls; effinglazishereagain; ia2016; ineligible; iowa; iowacaucus; livebythepolls; liveiowacaucus; trump4subsidies; trumplost
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To: Rational Thought

I call shenanigans on Rubio. They need to look at the numbers and see if a lot of Dems crossed over to vote for him.


1,801 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:24 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: Rome2000

I’ll qualify that, Trump is down by 3500 votes, not ALL Iowans are retarded.

No matter what happens tonight, this will be the LAST time a bunch of 91% WHITE holy roller simpletons get to set the tone for who runs the USA.

IOWA IS FIRED.

I understand this years ROMNEY named MARCO RUBIO has 20% these GOOBERS all discombobulated.


1,802 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:24 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: beandog
Maybe he'll bring Roger Stone back on board.

This campaign needs some entertainment to spice things up.

1,803 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:25 PM PST by OddLane
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Rubio voters must be some of those undecided until the last minute OR they are coming from other establishment voters who are going with their “can win” candidate. Bush, Kasich, Christie...together total next to nothing. Their voters have switched to Rubio — just my guess.

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I think Rubio came across as the adult in the room compared to the constant Beavis and Butthead act that Trump-Cruz had become.


1,804 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:26 PM PST by festusbanjo (Obama..Incompetent, Untrustworthy, Lawless, Arrogant. The one that our founders warned us about.)
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To: Shortstop7

I disagree. Rubio had a really good debate. That is what helped him.


1,805 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:27 PM PST by hawkaw
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To: sarasota

We’ll see. But if Cruz wins Iowa, he better savor it, because he won’t be winning again anytime soon.


1,806 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:27 PM PST by Proudcongal
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To: pax_et_bonum

I think Rubio, Christie, Bush and Kasich votes all total represent the establishment vote. That’s all the pull they have in Iowa. It will be tougher elsewhere.


1,807 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:31 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: silverleaf

No change in the Democrat number in almost 20 minutes. Something fishy is going on.


1,808 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:40 PM PST by ez (Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is... - Milton)
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To: LowOiL

It’d be really goofy if Cruz loses based on Carson getting 10%, because Carson is an also-ran and most of his votes would go to Cruz. Trump would be hard-pressed to get over 50% in this state in any one on one race. He’d probably even lose to Jeb.


1,809 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:41 PM PST by JediJones ("How stupid are the people of Iowa?" -Donald Trump, November 12, 2015)
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To: RummyChick

>> There are plenty of Christians that are not happy with Cruz and his Awaken the Body of Christ and go vote speech

...and I know quite a few Christians who strongly believe that the Body of CHRIST does, in fact, need to wake up, get off their teevee watching rear ends, and vote.

I don’t really understand why that is a bad thing. The biggest problem in this country right now is the character of the electorate. There is NOTHING wrong with AMerica that a God-fearing electorate couldn’t fix in one or two election cycles.


1,810 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:46 PM PST by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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To: Proudcongal
Nobody has finished outside of the Top 3 in Iowa and gotten the GOP nomination. McCain had 13 pct, and eventually got the nod in 2008. GHW Bush had 19 pct in 1988.

Nobody has won the GOP nomination without finishing in the Top 2 in NH.

1,811 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:48 PM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Marie

I’ll take those results any day! And I’ll even raise a toast to Ted for his showing - but Rubio can kiss mah gritts!


1,812 posted on 02/01/2016 6:54:55 PM PST by WTFOVR (I find myself exclaiming that expression quite often these days!)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
Where did Rubio votes come from?

Just a thought - last debate Rubio won - 2nd highest watched debate - people made their minds up late

1,813 posted on 02/01/2016 6:55:03 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: Neu Pragmatist

CNN reporting that Rubio pulling votes from Trump. Looks like Trump couldn’t make the sale. Him not showing up at the debate did hurt him, no denying it.


1,814 posted on 02/01/2016 6:55:04 PM PST by reegs
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To: JediJones

I agree with you 100%... My concern is that the bait and switch is on. Cruz winning was step one. Rubio strong in NH is step 2. SC now will be a fight.

Here is where I differ from most Trumpsters on FR. I think Cruz can barely beat Cankles in the general, but unlike Trump, I think he would be helpless in office-—isolated, boxed in by his own narrow view of what is constitutional.


1,815 posted on 02/01/2016 6:55:12 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Yet, so many don’t see this. It’s depressing.


1,816 posted on 02/01/2016 6:55:13 PM PST by oleus
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To: LS

Cruz’s eggs, I believe, have always been even more in the South/”SEC Primary” than in Iowa. He’s building a fearsome organization there as well.

Hank


1,817 posted on 02/01/2016 6:55:14 PM PST by County Agent Hank Kimball (Trust Fund Donnie Trump thinks "Nuclear Triad" is a death metal trio.)
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To: Marie

It only matters to the guy who has spent 6 months telling everyone that he was leading in every poll...


1,818 posted on 02/01/2016 6:55:17 PM PST by kjam22 (America needs forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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To: Marie
With 60% in, both Cruz and Trump have 5 delegates. So it doesn’t matter if either one of them win by a few points. It’s the delegate count that matters.

Bingo!

1,819 posted on 02/01/2016 6:55:19 PM PST by Rational Thought
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To: markomalley

I think this is a better reporting site for our members:

https://www.iagopcaucuses.com/#/state

You can see a lot of key data.

I think it is significant that Cruz won Polk county so convincingly.

27-22.


1,820 posted on 02/01/2016 6:55:19 PM PST by lonestar67 (I remember when unemployment was 4.7 percent / Cruz 2016)
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