[2ndDivisionVet]

Which means that Milt has won exactly one primary, in a state where he owns a home and that is next-door to the state he was governor of.

[cricket]

Perhaps Mitt wanted it that way. NH has more 'impact' and historically; whatever Iowa does; NH determinedly; does the opposite. 'Who knows' and whatever. South Carolina tomorrow; and am pulling for a Newt win. . .big time.

And yes; the RNC/GOP Ordained, candidate; not knocking any socks off. . .not now; OR later, folks.

[Caipirabob]

On the eve of the South Carolina primary, ­ Iowa Republicans dealt Mitt Romney’s campaign a blow by formally declaring Rick Santorum the winner of their Jan. 3 caucuses.

Per the plan, denying Rick Santorum any momentum for this campiagn. The rinos in the GOP need to be purged or we need to disband/reform the GOP entirely. They are corrupt and possibly not salvageable after a maneuver like this.

[ohioWfan]

They should have done this immediately, and not so far after the fact.

It might have done Rick more good, if the Iowa GOP weren't such schmucks.

[Rome2000]

The only thing I know for sure is that this had better be the last time Iowa and New Hampshire go first.

It's clear that those contests are worthless and are used by the country clubbers at the RNC to sway the process.

[Free Vulcan]

Here are the links to the election nite numbers:

By precinct:

https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?dsrcid=2475248

By county:

https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?dsrcid=2475414

Those are not the certified numbers, but what was phoned in or input by computer that nite.

Here are the certified caucus results:

http://data.desmoinesregister.com/results/?info=caucus_results

The 8 missing precincts are: Cerro Gordo county - precinct Mason City W2 P3; Emmet county - precinct E’VILLE-WARD 2; Franklin county - precinct Geneva/Reeve; Lee county - precincts FM 4A, FM 4B, Franklin Cedar Marion, and Washington Green Bay Denmark; Pocahontas county - precinct Center-S Roosevelt-N Lincoln.

4 of the 8 are in Lee county and there’s been a national firestorm over that.

[DoughtyOne]

“Rick Santorum Wins the Iowa Caucus.”

That’s a headline the Santorum team didn’t read on the morning after the Caucus. It’s a headline Conservatives didn’t read. It’s a headline the public would not read until the morning of the South Carolina primary, two primaries later.

There has been considerable angst about the Virginia primary, and who was allowed to be on the ballot there. “Someone was getting cheated!” Perhaps it’s just my faulty perception, it I haven’t noticed nearly as much angst about Santorum being deprived of his victory.

During this season, public perception is important. I don’t think I’m being overly suspicious here, because it was known at the beginning of the week, that Santorum had won the Iowa Caucus. Still, those that control the statements refused to call Santorum anything other than a person who tied Romney at the Caucus..., until now, the morning of the second Primary after Iowa. Two primaries where reasoned assumptions of the benefits of Santorum’s win were thwarted. In fact their emphasis was on the eight precincts that hadn’t reported out.

IMO, Santorum’s ability to build momentum was checked in Iowa. People considering him were not allowed to think of him as the winner. That is the life blood of a political campaign during a primary season.

We allow open caucuses and primaries. We allow candidate’s victories to be stolen. We revel in the victories of folks voted most favorite with the help of Democrats. We flatter ourselves as the keepers of the flame.

We should be bowing our heads in shame. Alas, there are no keepers of the flame.

[GeronL]

very timely.

should give Santorum a bump going into NH.... oh wait...

another example of the MSM distorting and interfering with this primary.