[Windflier]

Congratulations to Ted Cruz and his followers for tonight's win in Iowa.

Now, on to the Free Republic caucus!

[Hoodat]

Can we ditch the polls now?

[txnativegop]

trump went in up by 5 and lost by 4, sweet to see, his ego needs an adjustment.

[Marie]

I cannot find the link to the poll results. help?

[freedumb2003]

Everyone under 10% should just get out.

Example of self-derangement: jebby, with 3% insults the 3 winners:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3391658/posts?page=1#1

“It’s all about him and insulting his way to the presidency is the organizing principle,” Bush said of Donald Trump. “The two other candidates that are likely to emerge in Iowa are two people that are backbenchers who have never done anything of consequence in their lives,” he added, seemingly of Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.”

[Albion Wilde]

Buh-bye, Iowa! Onward to NH!

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Selected Trump articles on FR, with links, from 12:00 AM to 3:00 PM EST, 1/30/16:
Free Republic Caucus 2016 02/02
Ann Coulter on Iowa Result: Trump Came in First… 'Among Natural-Born-American Candidates'
Mike Huckabee ends his 2nd bid for president
O'Malley drops out of Democratic race for president
Trump's complete speech in Iowa (video)
Koch Brothers Ready To Oppose Trump
Projection: Sanders to Win Iowa
Jeb Bush sees insults and 'backbenchers' in Iowa, looks ahead to NH 'reset'
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund chairman congratulates Senator Ted Cruz on victory in Iowa
Just to remind you: The Iowa Caucuses recent history

[One Name]

Ted is by far the most ideologiccally pure.

Trump has the best potential to burn the house down.

That’s what should happen

[Lonely Bull]

Free Republic Caucus 2016 threads

Date	Voting thread	Discussion thread	Results [on www.hotr.us]	Sequence no.
02/02	[link]	[link]	[available later]	14
02/01	[link]	[link]	[link]	13
1/31	[link]	[link]	[link]	12
1/30	[link]	[link]	[link]	11
1/29	[link]	[link]	[link]	10
1/28	[link]	[link]	[link]	9
1/27	[link]	[link]	[link]	8
1/26	[link]	[link]	[link]	7
1/25	[link]	[link]	[link]	6
1/24	[link]	[link]	[link]	5
1/23	[link]	[link]	[link]	4
1/22	[link]	[link]	[link]	3
1/21	[link]	[link]	[link]	2
1/20	[link]	[link]	[link]	1

[Windflier]

Just checked the nightly FR caucus thread and it seems to be neck and neck between Trump and Cruz.

I saw one vote for Paul, one for Santorum, and one for (believe it or not) Rubio.

[Pollster1]

[Fair disclosure: Cruz is my first choice, Trump second, and Carson third.]

I like Candidate Rubio, and I almost always agree with what he says. The problem is that the real Rubio, the one who takes office, immediately turns his back on Candidate Rubio’s promises and does whatever the insiders want. That’s where the big campaign donations come from, and Rubio is good at collecting those from the establishment.

Please keep in mind that Trump and Cruz are each good enough to get support from about half of FR. That’s a very high standard, and it should mean something. Don’t let the Trump/Cruz fuss give the election to Rubio; that would be like Ireland’s Catholics and Protestants squabbling until Muslims take over their country!

[Tennessee Nana]

How did Jebbie get one delegate ???

he wont leave now

[Aleya2Fairlie]

A strange beast, this Iowa caucus thing. I hadn’t paid much attention to Iowa other than the results since Reagan. The last few weeks have been exhausting trying to keep up with the ups and downs. I would also say, that if I were unable to vote in my primary election because I couldn’t park within a reasonable distance, or because my precinct “ran out of materials”, I would be seriously upset. Iowans, not so much. Go figure.

My initial reaction is a hand over mouth awe at the Republican establishment. That doesn’t mean that I admire them but rather am amazed at their under the counter game.

Of course, I congratulate Ted Cruz. I’m an eternal optimist. If he continues to do well and wins, I will dutifully fill in the box for “straight Republican ticket”. Then I will wait for the miraculous “Day One” transformation of America that’s supposed to happen if Cruz wins.

Meanwhile, I will continue to put my full support and efforts behind the only man that I know can make any real change in this nation and that’s Trump. I want what Trump promises, a wall, less fear of foreign and hostile enemies on my very doorstep, a better economy and jobs for my children and grandchildren. I’d also hope for a return to unashamed patriotism, American flag waving and American pride in general because I’d like to see that once again before I die. It’s been missing for a long, long time.

[kevkrom]

I don’t care how much Trump wants to usher in some sort of “new era” in politics - not every vestige of the existing system is necessarily wrong. Ground game matters, and Trump continues to be this disorganized and pathetic on the ground, he’s going to need to be +10 in polling to breathe easy in any state.

And for those who want to complain that Iowa isn’t predictive, Cruz isn’t Huckabee or Santorum. Both of them took an all-or-nothing gamble on Iowa, hoping to piggy-back fundraising and organization off of the win. Cruz already has the organization and the funding in place. He may not do well in New Hampshire (then again, he might), but he’s well placed in South Carolina, Nevada, and most of the “SEC Primary” states.

Now that the veneer of the “invincible” Trump is off, can Trump maintain his double-digit polling leads? I doubt it, but that may just be hope talking.