Cruz has to “validate” the Iowa win with (at the very least) stronger than expected showings in NH and/or SC. Or else he goes to the dustbin of history with Huckabee and Santorum.
Iowa is an odd bird and gets odder with each primary season. I wish like hell we’d change this process!
Trump has to regain his balance and stave off the inevitable “he is freefalling” memes. He put a lot into winning Iowa let’s see if he learned from defeat.
Rubio’s showing (which I’m highly suspicious of) is the real wild card. It’s the death knell for Jeb, as the GOPe has their savior now. Rubio is palatable enough for the talk radio types to forge that middle ground between Cruz/Trump and the GOPe in a lot of Republican voters minds.
Sooo. Will Trump attack Rubio more than Cruz now? Will Rubio hit Cruz hard? What will Cruz try to do going into NH?
Good analysis.
I think Trump needs to present a positive plan of what he wants to do and his vision for the country.
Iowa is a strange state. Trump doing this well is a big win. The pundits tried to create expectations of a Trump win so they could bash him when he finished 2nd.
Rubio was the surprise. He’s killed off Jeb and Katich.