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2012 Iowa Caucus Live Thread
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| 1.3.12
| Free Vulcan
Posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:24 AM PST by Free Vulcan
Live thread to cover today's GOP caucus. News, predictions, opinions, totals, and the like.
Will be heading out about 4 pm or so to get our site ready and do a final review with the precinct chairs. I expect it to be bigger than 2008 with very heavy turnout and we are preparing for that.
We are also ready for disruptions. They simply won't be tolerated. The state party sent us a memo saying if there's any trouble call the cops immediately. Anyone trying to cause problems is going to get a rude awakening.
My predictions of the outcome are a narrow field with about a 10 point spread for the top five with Bachmann far behind in single digits:
Santorum - 24 Romney - 22 Paul - 20 Perry - 17 Gingrich - 14 Bachmann - 4 The Rest - 1
Think things are still in flux and many won't decide till right to the wire, so I'm not terribly confident of any predictions.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
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To: parksstp
Santorum BACK on top with 93% in! Woo Hoo!!
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:36:48 PM PST
by
CainConservative
( Newt/Santorum 2012 with Cain, Huck, Bolton, Perry, Watts, Duncan, & Bachmann in Newt's Cabinet)
To: parksstp
Santorum BACK on top with 93% in! Woo Hoo!!
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:36:48 PM PST
by
CainConservative
( Newt/Santorum 2012 with Cain, Huck, Bolton, Perry, Watts, Duncan, & Bachmann in Newt's Cabinet)
To: Shortstop7
You mean "wrong Paul?" LOL... I love that name...
From now on: Wrong Paul, Wrong Paul, Wrong Paul...hmmm... i like it! :)
WRONG PAUL...
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:37:06 PM PST
by
ElPatriota
(The SILENCE of the Catholic Church in protecting our culture from perversion is ** DEAFENING **)
To: altura
What type of attacks do you think will made against Santorum?
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:37:16 PM PST
by
Wisconsinlady
(DEFUND NPR, PBS, THE TSA AND THE U.N.)
To: Parley Baer
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:37:16 PM PST
by
angelcindy
("If you follow the crowd ,you get no further than the crowd!")
To: gswilder
If someone wants to ban me for stating my opinion so be it. I used to think FR was a free and open forum. Not like the police at DU. If you've been posting here since 1998, then surely you're aware of the owner's policy on pro-Romney postings, are you not?
Well, are you?
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:37:24 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: make no mistake
Hey I like Perry on a personal level but neither Rick Santorum nor I made Rick Perry not do his homework so he came off as a dumb sh6t during the first few debates. That was all Rick Perry’s doing as is the tuition for illegals thing which rules him out in my book. Your reading interests may vary.
To: altura
Altura, the only thing I ever liked about Iowa was “Field of Dreams”. -:)
1,248
posted on
01/03/2012 8:37:29 PM PST
by
VinL
(It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
To: VinL
Why didn’t he use all that money to at least get a top three spot in Iowa?
He’s got 9 million and he went from 1st to 4th in three weeks? When he goes negative in the south his numbers will drop.
All you supporters should reward him for his 4th place finish
by giving to his campaign till it hurts.
To: Signalman
Santorum Mitt Romney will insure an Obama victory. A moderate is not what we need right now.
To: pollywog
Awwww....blushing! Thanks FRiend!
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:37:48 PM PST
by
DCBryan1
("Forget the Lawyers! FIRST YOU MUST kill the journalists!" - Die Ritter, die sagen, "nee"!)
To: All
From Wikipedia: January 19, 1976 "Uncommitted" (37%), Jimmy Carter (28%) Birch Bayh (13%), Fred R. Harris (10%), Morris Udall (6%), Sargent Shriver (3%), and Henry M. Jackson (1%)
NOTE; Carter went on to win...
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:37:48 PM PST
by
PghBaldy
(War Powers Res: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/warpower.asp)
To: BenKenobi
Rick’s up 99 now with 93% in.
To: Rational Thought
“Your point is taken, but with all the money Perry supporters threw into Iowa with the big TV buys, and to finish in 5th place, I have to believe the money is about to dry up.”
BINGO!
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:38:12 PM PST
by
CainConservative
( Newt/Santorum 2012 with Cain, Huck, Bolton, Perry, Watts, Duncan, & Bachmann in Newt's Cabinet)
To: Palladin
It does have the look and feel of a wake at Newt headquarters. Also, Newt is coming across as very humble tonight. I don’t think he’s finished yet.
1,255
posted on
01/03/2012 8:38:14 PM PST
by
SamAdams76
(I am 34 days away from outliving Marty Feldman)
To: darrellmaurina
CNN said an hour ago that the western rural counties were in at only 3%. They are the CONSERVATIVE rural Iowa.
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:38:21 PM PST
by
RitaOK
(The higher you poll in Iowa, the more embarrassing it is for you.)
To: bigbob
That is just the stupidest looking hairstyle.
Did someone convince her that it looks good?
It’s hideous.
1,257
posted on
01/03/2012 8:38:28 PM PST
by
Yankee
(ANNOY THE RNC AND THE MEDIA: NOMINATE NEWT GINGRICH!)
To: AFveteran; 50mm; darkwing104; Arrowhead1952; TheOldLady; grey_whiskers; Lady Jag; Allegra; Chode; ..
These bible thumpers who think abortion and gay marriage are the most important things right now need to get real. Ooooo, that was a one-way ticket to ride the lightning!
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:38:34 PM PST
by
Old Sarge
(RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
To: BenKenobi
Monona should be good for Santorum, but there’s still a handful in East IA. Romney could make up a small margin.
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:38:38 PM PST
by
parksstp
(Articulate Conservatives look for Converts. RINO's look for Democrat Heretics.)
To: Rational Thought
I don’t agree. Perry supporters are very loyal and Perry is tenacious.
He’ll have to do badly in South Carolina for Perry supporters to even think of giving up and probably not then.
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posted on
01/03/2012 8:38:51 PM PST
by
altura
(Perry 2012)
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