[mkjessup]

Let’s not forget the ‘curse of Iowa’ on many past winners of those caucuses, the most notable being in 1980 when GHWB-Poppy Bush won those caucuses, but after a shake up by Reagan in which he fired his inept campaign manager John Sears and brought in Bill Casey, he kicked GHWB’s RINO ass all the way to the convention.

Likewise, it was Rick Santorum who won in Iowa 4 years ago, but we all know what happened to him as Mitt-Witt ended up with the nomination anyway.

But I STILL say ‘Go Cruz!’ and ‘Go Trump!’ :)

[bigbob]

I’ve had many Iowans tell me they feel that since Iowa has such an exalted position in the primary season, many make a sport of lying to pollsters and voting contrarian to try to influence outcomes.

[Psalm 144]

All valid points, but this year may see such a groundswell that even Iowa is caught up in getting it right.

[Pappy Smear]

Iowa's job is not to pick the winner. Iowa's job is to winnow out the field, and let the legit shots move on. And while Iowans do the voting, the nation helps them. It's the nationwide donors and all that fund the campaigns. And if a candidate has the oomph to keep going, enough Iowans will figure that out and vote accordingly.

America, as a whole, has already "voted" on Jindal and Walker. The nominee for each party is going to get a top 3 finish in Iowa. Pretty easy for the Ds. In the Rs, it is going to be Trump, Cruz, Rubio, or Carson. One of those people are going to be the R nominee. And that nominee is going to have a top 3 finish in Iowa (though they may not win it)

[VinL]

Let’s not forget the ‘curse of Iowa’

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For Cruz, better to win than not. The media will not be able to ignore him after that.