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.

[Carry_Okie]

I predict, Dean by 5% points.

So much for your prognostication skills. Dean peaked a month ago. Now, as to your other prognostication...

(Hillary is not running in 2004 - GET OVER IT People!)

Unless there is a clear winner on the first ballot, she's in.

[Simmy2.5]

And whats more, Kerry threw someone ELSES medals. No wonder he wasn't proud. Hehehe.

[Revolting cat!]

So now we have the President of the RATS of Iowa, which the cat can't even place on the map, now what?

[Brandon]

Kerry is from a neighboring state of N.H.he will win N.H. easily

Dean is also from a neighboring state. This ain't over yet. And that's a good thing, btw -- the longer the Dems keep on cutting each other up, the better for us.

[Howlin]

At last we can talk openly about Kerry's medals.

They weren't even HIS, FGS!

[Not A Snowbird]

It's me.

Laz, your talents are endless.

[Torie]

No, but the data points are too few for this kind of thing to achieve much statistical interest. Kennedy did beat Nixon however, a quasi incumbent. Normally incumbent presidents don't lose historically absent stress, but we have a more divided politics, with fewer swing voters, since the 1876 to 1896 period.

[al_again]

I agree - Bush is progressing the lefts agenda much quicker than they could've on their own. If he continues to propose new spending, he could have a very difficult time!

[Mo1]

Has a sitting President ever lost to a Senator?

I don't know about a Sitting President ..but JFK was the last Senator elected

[Lanza]

So where does this leave all those fabulous endorsements Dean got from Bradley, AlWhore etc..., do they turn tail and jump on the ketchup bandwagon?

This is so fun to watch, and I am so glad it is the dems and not us !!

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

Oh Mr. Dean is going to come out with a viscious tounge tomorrow, badmouthing the clintons, the process, mcaufille you name it. I predict he fully blows by staurday.

[razorback-bert]

We are now using Plan 9, repeat Plan 9!!!

[Poser]

I predict that whoever is the Dem nominee, Edwards will be the Veep.

[nutmeg]

So... How do you think New Hampshire will go? Our guess:

1. Kerry
2. Dean
3. Edwards

[paul544]

Don't want to jump the gun, but for the first time I've actually thought Bush may have to really fight this one out till the end. The whole time I thought it would be Dean, I was not worried. But Rush was right. The power's that be would never let Dean win.
Let's hope Bush is ready to run like crazy.

[maica]

I believe that Clinton called coming in second "winning" in NH.

[Simmy2.5]

If Dean blows up now, there goes the entertainment for the next few months.

[wimpycat]

Wing Attack, Plan R.

[goodnesswins]

Why Plan 9.....I thought everyone agreed to Plan 3!

[Kevin Curry]

this is going to be a close presidential election, alot of freepers are way too optimistic about it. it will not be a cakewalk.

There is no way to tell at this point.

Bush will have a HUGE advantage in money regardless of who the Dem candidate is.

Some folks say it's to Bush's advantage to be able to coast while the Dems beat each other to a pulp. But the way I see it, the Dem candidate will have had over a year to get sharp and tough.

It's still Bush's election to lose.