Posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:24 AM PST by Free Vulcan
Live thread to cover today's GOP caucus. News, predictions, opinions, totals, and the like.
Will be heading out about 4 pm or so to get our site ready and do a final review with the precinct chairs. I expect it to be bigger than 2008 with very heavy turnout and we are preparing for that.
We are also ready for disruptions. They simply won't be tolerated. The state party sent us a memo saying if there's any trouble call the cops immediately. Anyone trying to cause problems is going to get a rude awakening.
My predictions of the outcome are a narrow field with about a 10 point spread for the top five with Bachmann far behind in single digits:
Santorum - 24 Romney - 22 Paul - 20 Perry - 17 Gingrich - 14 Bachmann - 4 The Rest - 1
Think things are still in flux and many won't decide till right to the wire, so I'm not terribly confident of any predictions.
I with ya. Woo hoo!
http://iowacaucus.com/results/
Go Santorum 24%+!!! Good for 1st or ahead of Willard
Go Newt 13%+!!! Good enough for 4th. He’s alive! (Sc + FL = Nom)
Dead Perry 10% and Michele 6% drop out Wednesday :(
These reports for Polk County (Des Moines) must be preliminary or reflect only part of the electorate:
Polk
See All
Candidate Votes %
Paul 27 24%
Santorum 24 22%
Romney 19 17%
Gingrich 18 16%
Perry 11 10%
Bachmann 10 9%
Roemer 2 2%
Huntsman 1 <1%
No Preference 1 <1%
But Cspan doesnt donate money or have pro Romney supporters broadcasting 24/7 like Faux does
FB page, looking at the counties with more than 100,000 in pop...
Johnson/Linn -> myth
BlackHawk/Polk -> Paul
Woodbury -> nothing yet
Who are American’s enemies?
Is the enemy a bunch of Muslims on the other side of the world, who are attacking us because warmongers have deliberately set out to antagonize them, who were never a problem for the United States before we started to constantly intervene in their region, or is the real enemy the federal government in Washington which fleeces us of our wealth, sells us into debt slavery to Chinese bondholders, sues states like Arizona and Alabama in league with Mexico, and leaves our own borders open to a real hostile invasion?
Why can’t the government simply exclude Muslim terrorists from immigrating here? Why does it allow Muslim terrorists to enter our country? Why does it allow Muslim terrorists to establish colonies here in our own cities?
Wouldn’t the easiest way to deal with the Muslim terrorist problem be simply to exclude them from the United States? Why can’t we do that?
KARL ROVE on Fox? BARF. Ok I’m turning the stream off now. I’ll read the results online.
This is a good attitude for a world power to have WHEN IT IS IN DECLINE. Our youth for the most part have been brainwashed, but you'd think with a little effort and the internet they could de-brainwash themselves. But alas no, they spend all day on"social" web sites.
Hey don’t sweat it, yes it is rigged, just get in the McRomney line and vote fot this piece of shit. Rove orders you now get with the program! dah...
Hi Onyx...I haven’t been tuned into this...decided I wasn’t going to listen to Fox or any other media this night...will await the results otherwise.
Sickening Paul has amuzed the youth vote as did Obama and they still haven’t learned...but of course Paul is just to the left of Obama..and not just in foreign policy either....I will say again Paul has his supporters deceived under the mask of the constitution he flaunts.. and they’re buying it.
Wow! Thanks for your vote, Iowa David ...
Thanks :)
Well said! So tired of young punks bashing retired seniors who have worked their whole lives paying into SS only to see meager returns during their old age. Do they think this monthly stipend is a free handout?? How naive.
And of course, it’s a whole lot less than it could be after taxes and Medicare is deducted. Wish youngsters would learn there is no free lunch.
Don’t forget he supports the “Occupy” movement - a collection of human debris so friggin’ dumb they don’t even know what they’re protesting.
Santorum versus Romney. Romney has NH locked up. Santorum needs to head down South ASAP.
WILLARD down to 22% YES!
Romney 95
Santorum 45
Gingrich 36
Paul 30
Bachmann 4
Huntsman 4
Perry 4
None of the above 1
No one spoke for Bachmann or Huntsman, the rest all had speakers. I dug out our 2008 results for comparison:
Rudy 10
Huck 48
Hunter 1
McCain 34
Paul 7
Mitt 77
Fred 14
So attendance was up, 229 to 191; even up if you discount the Paul numbers.
Amazing. Based on these East IA totals, Romney’s going to finish 3rd. Santorum is performing stronger than Huckabee in East IA and Paul is outperforming with the young people there. Romney is clearly 3rd. Santorum is not being as hurt by Paul as Romney is.
I’m starting to believe Bachmann/Perry, and even some Gingrich supporters in the East counties coalesced around Santorum. He or Paul is going to win. Romney will be 3rd if these numbers hold up.
It’s a product of many things: negligent parenting, corruption in the media, and let’s not forget our stellar colleges and public schools.
Romney is fading and may finish third.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.