Posted on 01/24/2016 7:33:38 AM PST by jimbo123
Just over a week before the first votes are cast in the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump has regained his lead over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the state of Iowa. Trump now holds a 5-point lead over the Texas Republican, with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio lagging far behind in third place.
In New Hampshire, the race remains unchanged at the top, with Trump holding a commanding double-digit lead over his two closest-but-still-distant rivals Cruz and Rubio, who are locked in a tight battle for second place. Further down, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has edged past New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie into fourth place.
Looking ahead to South Carolina, Trump continues to hold a double-digit lead over Cruz, his closest competitor in that state.
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I’m going to post something on this later today, but apparently the republican caucus is VASTLY different than the democratic one. The republican caucus is like a PTA meeting starting at 7pm. People, including the candidate, get up and speak about their candidate. THen they vote usually with a secret ballot. I’m told in some precincts it can be show of hands.
The democrats have a more complex process where by it sounds like you can manhandle the outcome. I think there are a set number of votes that can be cast. I don’t know, but they are different and the Obama ploy you’re talking about doesn’t work with the republican caucus. Which is good.
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