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Iowa Caucuses - Results Live Thread
January 3, 2008 | xjcsa

Posted on 01/03/2008 12:08:45 PM PST by xjcsa

Edited on 01/03/2008 7:30:11 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

I thought the time was right to start up a live thread for results and comments about tonight, so here we are!



TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 2008; biden; caucus; caucuses; dodd; edwards; elections; fred; fredthompson; giuliani; gravel; hillary; huckabee; hunter; ia2008; iowa; keyes; kucinich; livethread; mccain; mikehuckabee; obama; paul; richardson; romney; thompson
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To: spectre

The only way Huck and his family are getting into the White House is with a visitors pass on a guided tour like the rest of us.


1,821 posted on 01/03/2008 6:56:37 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: billmor

It seems to be settling down. Huckabee won convincingly, but he’ll lose NH, and probably Michigan & Nevada. Probably second in SC and Florida.

Romney did pee-poor for all his effort. He’ll probably lose NH, do OK in Michigan and Nevada - but losing Iowa & NH will be very hard on his chances. You don’t spend the money he did & build the organization he did and then come in a weak second in a caucus state.

Thompson finishing a weak third...maybe fourth...is a serious sestback. By Florida & SC, will anyone remember he is running?

McCain did very well for a state where he made no effort. He’s likely to win NH, and the media love him. Still, I can’t believe he’ll get over 25% in any republican primary.

Frankly, I don’t see a plausible path to victory for any of them. Brokered convention is sounding pretty good to me right now, since otherwise we’re likely to have Rudy, McCain, Mitt or Huckabee as a nominee - and two of them I won’t vote for, and two more I might not.

Dang! What a sorry state of affairs.


1,822 posted on 01/03/2008 6:56:37 PM PST by Mr Rogers (Huckabee - the Republican John Edwards)
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To: Ingtar

I just got home and I am very depressed.

How can that many people be fooled by a conniving LIAR? Are people that stupid?

I so wanted to see something better for Thompson.


1,823 posted on 01/03/2008 6:56:50 PM PST by Yaelle (If Fred loses it's our loss. Not his.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

He also said thompson was totally out of money.

anybody?


1,824 posted on 01/03/2008 6:56:54 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: JohnD9207
You gotta wonder what are the key issues in Iowa?????

Ethanol? Farm subsidies? Culture war? We need some Iowa FReeprs to answer this.

1,825 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:01 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: Ingtar

I agree entirely!


1,826 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:04 PM PST by srmorton (Choose life!)
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To: doug from upland
Just now from Donna Brazile, "Just now she is not our canidate". Wow, hope someone recorded that.

Watch your back tomorrow Donna.

1,827 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:05 PM PST by AGreatPer ("The Democrats don't give a rats ass about this country"....Rush Limbaugh, 11/15/07)
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To: StarFan

It’s like some kind of alternate universe, isn’t it? I am just sitting here shaking my head at their attitudes.


1,828 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:06 PM PST by georgiagirl_pam
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To: TornadoAlley3
2012-Bobby Jindal

After reading his interview with El Rushbo in the Limbaugh Letter, he'd get my vote.

1,829 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:08 PM PST by Bosco (Remember how you felt on September 11?)
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To: Puddleglum

McCain does not need boots on the ground. He is already well known.


1,830 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:18 PM PST by ajay_kumar (United we win, divided democrats win. How difficult is that to understand?)
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To: StarFan
 "Foxnews says Hillary will blast Obama tomorrow on his health care plan as her mantra "candidate for change" ain't working!

Polling claims that Iowans list the following as the most important quality:

She was correct in thinking that "candidate for change" was what these people were looking for.  Problem is, she can't sell it!

1,831 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:20 PM PST by HawaiianGecko (There are scandals that need to be addressed. Republicans address them, Democrats re-elect them.)
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To: Marie2

You asked — “Do you believe Thompson’s profession of faith.”

I listened to a campaign speech that Thompson gave from another poster who told me that this would clear up any concerns I had about Thompson and whether he was a Christian or not.

From what I saw and heard, I have to say that Thompson does not understand what the Gospel is, what the “good news” is, got it wrong when he talked about what that meant in his home town, and therefore, I have to conclude that Thompson is not a Christian, because he does not exhibit the basic understanding of what the criteria is for becoming a Christian. *If* he ever did say he was a Christian (which I haven’t heard), that’s just as good as Romney saying he is a Christian (which is false, as he belongs to a cult group who does not believe in the Jesus of the Bible and basic, historic and foundational Christianity).

And likewise, it doesn’t appear that Thompson knows the Jesus who brings salvation.

So, in short — no...

Regards,
Star Traveler


1,832 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:29 PM PST by Star Traveler
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To: Star Traveler
You’re a “laugh a minute”.... Who have they been organizing then (to get Huckabee that vote) the devil-worshipers and the cultists? LOL!

Glad you think so.

A few thousand Iowans do not impress me very much.

They went strong for Robertson in 1987.

Moreover, a very strange breed out there.

I was just at a Christian men's bible study tonight. Not ONE Huckster supporter out of 20 men.

I take it you don't like Christians very much from your posts, but this Christian doesn't like the Huckster.

I don't think he has that much support among evangelicals nationally.

We will find out - won't we?

1,833 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:30 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: StarFan

**GRRR**

My sentiments exactly. It is the second biggest story of the evening for Republicans. And even Brit Hume doesn’t know it!

GRRR


1,834 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:45 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: romanesq
Fred has been a gentlemen so far Romanesq..

He should go on Savage and Beck.

1,835 posted on 01/03/2008 6:57:51 PM PST by taildragger
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To: Victory Rocks

Don’t you know? Listening to the Hildabeast shriek’s is one of those “enhanced interrogation techniques”. It cracks the terrorists every time...


1,836 posted on 01/03/2008 6:58:05 PM PST by minor49er ("We're in a war, dammit! We're going to have to offend someone!" - John Adams)
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To: Bosco

I agree 100%, I’m very excited about Jindal.


1,837 posted on 01/03/2008 6:58:10 PM PST by dfwgator (11+7+15=3 Heismans)
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To: oiler

““If Huckster is the nominee, I’m writing in John Bolton.”

Count me in!!!”

Me, too. Hell, I might just write him in no matter who the candidate is.


1,838 posted on 01/03/2008 6:58:16 PM PST by Pravious
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To: longtermmemmory

“Huckabee’s goober vote will not go far beyond the tractor.”

You might be surprised how many people wait to see how others voted before deciding who to vote for. Winning in Iowa, especially if it can be backed up in New Hampshire, is huge. It’s one reason many would like to see a national primary day. A fluke win by a minor candidate can upset the entire election. As we all know, Kerry wasn’t even on the radar until he won the Iowa primary not even as people’s chosen candidate, but as their second choice candidate.


1,839 posted on 01/03/2008 6:58:21 PM PST by COgamer
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To: Marie2

You asked — “Do you believe Thompson’s profession of faith.”

I listened to a campaign speech that Thompson gave from another poster who told me that this would clear up any concerns I had about Thompson and whether he was a Christian or not.

From what I saw and heard, I have to say that Thompson does not understand what the Gospel is, what the “good news” is, got it wrong when he talked about what that meant in his home town, and therefore, I have to conclude that Thompson is not a Christian, because he does not exhibit the basic understanding of what the criteria is for becoming a Christian. *If* he ever did say he was a Christian (which I haven’t heard), that’s just as good as Romney saying he is a Christian (which is false, as he belongs to a cult group who does not believe in the Jesus of the Bible and basic, historic and foundational Christianity).

And likewise, it doesn’t appear that Thompson knows the Jesus who brings salvation.

So, in short — no...

Regards,
Star Traveler


1,840 posted on 01/03/2008 6:58:23 PM PST by Star Traveler
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