IA caucus - Kerry 38% (winner), Edwards 32%, Dean 18% (97% reporting) (Gephardt drops out)

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[calvin sun]

FYI it's being carried live on Cspan. They said coverage starts at 7 pm ET, with the actual caucus at 7:30 pm ET.

[VRWC_minion]

WILL THERE BE CHAIRS THROWN?

Only if someone is sitting in them. Deaniacs are not going to go quitely.

[Sofa King]

You have too much time on your hands, don't you?

[af_vet_1981]

If GW is so hated by the majority of Democrats as we have been told and it is so critical that the "right" person is selected to take him on, why this is turnout only expected to be between 15 and 20 percent of the total registered Dems?

The total closely parallels the percentage of Democrats who are traitors. They would sell out the country to defeat George W. Bush.

[Mo1]

There is a girl on c-span .. she is a first voter at the caucus ..

She's really excited too

Plus she is wearing a Dean sticker

[af_vet_1981]

You have too much time on your hands, don't you?

Yep, I'm watching the poles.

[mware]

Only if someone is sitting in them. Deaniacs are not going to go quitely.

Wonder when the Deaniacs will start calling those who vote against Dean, Nazi's?

[Dog Gone]

Motor Voter, and the fact that most people would rather watch Paris Hilton tonight??

[byteback]

[kingu]

A lot of gray haired women in that room.. Did any of the polls break out age groups?

[VRWC_minion]

You are evil, stop tempting me.

[dogbyte12]

I think Dean is going to lose. Just a hunch. Dean might have 25% of the voters, but anybody whose candidate drops out being under 15% is going to be toast period if Dean wins Iowa. The race for the last 2 months has been Dean vs the pack, I don't think this is going to change much here. Other than Kucinich voters (all 3 of them), the people who are backing people other than Dean are doing so far a reason, as opposed to hopping on his bandwagon.

[NeoCaveman]

The guy on CSPAN now is torn between to Johns....

[Jorge]

How long is the caucas?

They begin at around 6:30, and results should be in by 9:00 or a little later.

[Mo1]

Oh God no! - Tim Russert is on!

LOL .. is he really excited about this caucus too??

[VRWC_minion]

Liberals are soooooo nasty looking. Is there one beautiful, really, beautiful liberal?

With a measurable IQ ?

[rintense]

The fact that Gephardt got booted from the Minority position does not bode well for him.

[Howlin]

But he does think John Edwards is like a young JFK.

[NonValueAdded]

Very informative, BB. Do you know how many total delegates there will be at the convention? In other words, 45 is what percentage of the national vote?

[Tuxedo]

Thanks for the info! I always wondered how that bizarro system worked.

[NeoCaveman]

But he does think John Edwards is like a young JFK.

That is such an unfair comparison, Edwards never got Marylin Monroe.