Iowa Caucus Live Thread

2/1/16

[DaveA37]

” Hildabeast will miraculously have 85+% — no matter what actually happens at the caucuses themselves.”.......

Amazing how often things happen when the Clinton’s are involved.

[Nervous Tick]

>> I think you will be riding the bolt! Ha.

Not me. I’m docile and harmless. Demure, even.

[neocon1984]

There are a lot of college students here in Iowa, and disaffected unemployed blue collar workers. They are overwhelming going for Bernie and a lot of free stuff.

[Marie]

Thank you.

[bigbob]

Weather won’t be a factor. Unless it was a total white-out, people in the midwest will drive in cold and snow just to take their kids to sports practice. Besides with 1800+ locations and 99 counties, no one has to go far to get to theirs.

[Iowa David]

Just got back from a Ted Cruz rally in Cedar Rapids...500+...

I am in the Robins precinct a city just north of cedar Rapids. This was what I posted in 2012 for the results

Santorum - 68
Romney - 67
Paul - 45
Perry 31
Newt - 25
Bachman - 3
Huntsman - 1

240 total votes. Turnout was a 122,255. I will try to give you updates assuming I have cell coverage. I will try estimating the number of people before the votes and the loudness of the cheers when listening to the candidates. I will also post the results as soon as I can.

This should give us all an early indication of how one precinct is going.

David

[TomGuy]

Every Fox anchor and analyst seems to be reading off the exact same script, claiming massive momentum toward Rubio, that everybody they talk to on the streets of Iowa are switching from Trump and Cruz to Rubio. Then they drag out Frank Luntz and his paid actors playing the role of a focus group to parrot they same line, they are all switching to Rubio because Trump and Cruz are too mean, dishonest, whatever. Funny thing is Rubio hasn't budged in any of the recent polls....

And the losers will be claiming tomorrow that, well, Iowa never is a very good predictor of who wins the nomination, so Iowa really isn't that important in the overall scheme of things.

[TTFlyer]

Quote:

“ALL weekend Rubio, Rubio, Rubio it is so obvious, yep the pimping of Rubio is in FULL FORCE folks!!!!”

Fox all Rubio all time this evening. FNC predicts “surprise” with Cruz finishing third or even fourth. Hold on to your hats......

[Nervous Tick]

>> The whole system has been set up and tested by Microsoft. What could possibly go wrong?

The person with the most honest votes beats the Microsoft “pre-designated” winner? ;-)

[Company Man]

It had been trending that way, but wow! Libby must have been so upset she forgot to change socks...

[neocon1984]

Trump is a crony capitalist, like Hillary. The only thing worse, to a conservative libertarian (me) is an old Commie like Bernie.

[one Lord one faith one baptism]

Thanks David, I look forward to seeing what you report.

[EternalVigilance]

Weather will not be a factor, you’re right.

Here in my NW Iowa town the snow is not going to start until at least 11 pm.

[editor-surveyor]

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The whole thing from the beginning was a joke.

Trumpets are abysmally dense. (or they would not be trumpets)

[catfish1957]

The past week has been a non-stop Cruz hit piece at Fox. Hume and company are hedging their bets that the only way to stop Trump is to somehow prop up the Rube.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Standing in front of a mirror . . .

libbylu . . . libbylu . . . libbylu . . . libbylu . . . libbylu

[kagnew]

“Is any good info out there re Trump’s ideas for SCOTUS appointments?”

No way is Trump going to tip his hand at this stage...heck he gets upset with the Generals talking on TV, says he doesn’t want his generals blabbing everything.

[neocon1984]

Trump will appoint Laurence Tribe when RBG retires. Bank on it.

[RitaOK]

Thank you,DREW!!!

One of these on each page tonight please. LOL!

[ichabod1]

If they try that, Trump’s People should knock the crap outta’em.