[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Before you laugh, it is worth noting that Iowa caucus goers tend to decide very late, and they are predominantly evangelical Christians. Cruz is better positioned right now and would be a great choice. But I think that many might be surprised to find that the final caucus results will be starkly different than the poll results three months out. That is what has happened in previous election cycles. The Iowa caucus numbers tend to be quite volatile, especially late. The future hasn't happened yet.

[Objective Scrutator]

Their problem for those two is that Cruz has evangelical credentials AND the rest of the conservative credentials. Hugeabee and Santorum only have evangelical credentials (and in the case of Hugeabee and his love of pardoning criminals, even that’s questionable).

[Vigilanteman]

I like Rick Santorum, but I cannot honestly see many of Ted Cruz supporters defecting from a guy who can win to one who plainly can not.

Mike Huckabee is an entirely different animal, however. A lot of people who buy in his social gospel vision of open borders and big government in your pockets as well as your bedroom might defect to him if Rubio fizzles big time.

[Artemis Webb]

They’re out.
Just like Jeb.
Just like Kasich.
all of them are out.
It’s between Trump, Rubio and Cruz.

[DoughtyOne]

Craig... get some sleep.

Huckabee, Santorum...?

Yikes.

I sure hope you have a five year salary contract, because if this is the best you can do, you’re walking on vapor...

[VinL]

This fellow, Robinson, for what ever his reasons, doesn’t like Ted Cruz a lick. I’ve read his articles. I think he was once head of Iowa-GOP, maybe he’s an establishment type. .

Interesting, in the Q poll, among evangelicals the favorables go like this (Cruz 77/11) (Huck 71-20) and Rick (56-23).

It’s only one poll, but I was surprised that Rick was that low.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Huckabee’s true calling is TV, not politics.

Perhaps co-hosting a revival of Hee-Haw?

[TomGuy]

Huckabee and Santorum are low-budget hangers-on.

Santorum did eek out an Iowa win in 2012 and he came in 2nd in the GOP primaries race — with 12%.

Huckabee took the Iowa win in 2008.

If either did win the 2016 Iowa caucus, they would join that other non-incumbent 2 time winner — Bob Dole.

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GW Bush won the Iowa caucus in 2000. He is the only caucus winner who went on to win the presidency in the same year.

GHW Bush won Iowa in 1980, but Reagan went to the White House.

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Iowa Caucus is just not a very good predictor of who will win the Republican primaries.

[ealgeone]

Huckleberry and Santorum can go home. Good guys but not presidential.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Pleeze! If anybody but Trump wins it will be Cruz.

[C. Edmund Wright]

true about late deciders....but they ain’t going to either of those two....