[Paladin2]

How did the MSM favorite McCain do?

[metmom]

You’re sleeping on the job.

[no dems]

This “fundraiser” for the Iowa GOP netted them a cool $1 million. But, Romney, alone, spent $5 million so the State Party could make $1 million. What’s wrong with this picture?

Well, look at the bright side; it’s always good for the economy to get money into circulation.

[Paladin2]

Romney is a Mormon (like Reid) don’t cha’know.

[Ferox]

As one that hasn’t decided on a candidate yet, I don’t place much weight on the Iowa Caucus; however, I do hope that some of the field will be narrowed. I’ve lived in Iowa, and it’s all about money and organization when it comes to the straw poll. The GOP candidate basically buys the vote in Iowa. It’s completely different when it comes to the dems. The unions control the dems in Iowa along with the most radicalized group of people that you’ve ever seen. They could be a study in abnormal psychology.

[Perchant]

Who gets to vote in this meaningless poll?

[balch3]

meaningless since Fred wasn’t there.

[Dragonspirit]

Rock on Mitt!

[WFTR]

The whole event may be a "meaningless" fundraiser for the party, but if my state's party threw a big event of this kind and I could pay $35 to vote for the candidate of my choice, I'd go to the event, make the donation to the party, and cast a vote for my candidate. Whether he could win would be irrelevant. Whether he was campaigning would be irrelevant. I'd want to show that support for the party and my candidate. Obviously, there are only around 200 people in Iowa who feel that way about Rudy Giuliani and only 100 who feel that way about John McCain.

Bill

[Mike Darancette]

Mike Huckabee who had 2,587 votes, or 18.1 percent.

Does that move Mike up to the first tier of candidates.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

I’m sure the gays are happy, since he supports gay marriage. “It’s the American way.” < :P

[Truth29]

Interesting that Fox & Friends this morning completely omits Tom Tancredo from their graphic of the poll results and any discussion of the results, even though he came in fourth and much higher than some of the candidates shown.

[asparagus]

Congratulations to Mitt and those working on his campaign. They’ve worked really hard for this. I also was surprised with the good showing Huckabee, Brownback and Tancredo showed. I don’t think coming in 4th for Tancredo was a big loss. He gave a rousing speech in the town hall and certainly has passion. He’s a bit extreme on certain issues, but he is certainly drumming up support for the border fence, and that’s not a bad thing. Overall, it was a great day for conservatives.