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To: basil
I suspected Gingrich was peaking too soon for the Iowa caucus and would wither a bit before the voting. Nate Silver came out with his polling model predictions yesterday and they were very close to the #'s I posted a few days ago (mine based on polling data thru 12/7).

Both Silver and my #'s indicate Gingrich squeaking out a narrow win over Ron Paul, with Romney in third a good bit further back. The only difference was that he had Perry beating Bachmann for fourth, but I agree with that based on the poll data that came out after I did my numbers. (Disclaimer: I'm just an amateur at this, though I've compared my predictions to the outcomes in past races and am only very slightly worse than the pros in my predictions.)

I just can't see Romney building momentum at this point. If Gingrich really does fall off (and I would be surprised if he holds it together), then either Bachmann and Perry have a second wind, or Ron Paul wins it. A Bachmann or Paul win would be a huge victory for the conservative base against the more liberal/big-government RINOs.

9 posted on 12/15/2011 7:10:33 AM PST by Liberty1970 (Skepticism and Close-mindedness are two very different things.)
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To: Liberty1970

A Paul victory would completely eliminate Iowa as a player in future elections. After choosing Huckabee last cycle, choosing Paul this cycle would make all future candidates flee. No way would they bother to spend their money in Iowa.


12 posted on 12/15/2011 7:26:56 AM PST by McGavin999 ("Make what Americans buy, Buy what Americans make, and sell it to the world" Perry 2012)
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