I don’t think the debate factored much. Cruz is the big evangelical and he poured everything he had into Iowa so it’s not a big surprise he won.
Oh come on. All the polls showed Trump winning. He underperformed the polls while Rubio and Cruz outperformed the polls. Why do you think that happened?
It was a early kill shot for Trump if he pulled it off. But he didn’t.
It was absolutely necessary for Cruz - and he pulled it off.
Cruz had the grassroots, Trump had the big picture. In Iowa the grassroots won.
I bash Cruz a lot here, but if it eventually is him or Rubio, I’m all in for Cruz. I still think Trump has moves to make, way too early.
Trump gambled on the debate thing and it backfired. We’ll see how he adjusts.
It might have had something to do with it, but the reality hasn’t changed—Iowa is not a predictor. It’s interesting since it’s first, and it gives Cruz momentum, but this whole thing is just beginning.