Iowa Caucus Live Thread

2/1/16

[markomalley]

A search shows that nobody's opened up a live thread for tonight's caucuses. So here goes.

Predictions? For both the GOP and Dem nominations?

Eyewitness Accounts? See any funny business going on?

[jjotto]

Iowa Dems use some weird fractional voting system. Usually Iowa Dems caucus twice as many people as Republicans.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Remember also, Iowa hasn’t picked a winner in 16 years.

If trump turns it around and wins... will YOU remember you said that? ROFL

[Zeneta]

What do you see on the clinton side?

Jail time.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Did they find Lance Rance Priebus in the Log Cabin Repubs?

[Theo]

[comebacknewt]

Cruz is my guy, and I am very glad to see him doing well.

I HATE seeing FReepers trashing each other’s candidates though. It’s like we learned absolutely nothing from the Obama years.

Only one of these guys can win, and we will need to come together if we don’t want another Clinton presidency.

[Fresh Wind]

I think they picked Reagan and George Bush.

They picked Bush over Reagan in 1980.

[Lady Heron]

Cruz is ahead by 3 points.... and Fox calls it a virtual dead heat. If Trump were ahead by 3 points they would be calling it a win for Trump (as expected)

It is way too early for 3 points to be a big deal.

[ilgipper]

Read up on the Senate and House battles in 2013. You will find that is not true.

[luvie]

Cruz or Lose!! :)

[Aleya2Fairlie]

I can feel what you two are saying. I feel the same. It’s so heart wrenching to see my country go under like this. I just glad my Dad can’t see it. He was a tried and true patriot and taught me that this country is worth dying for. There aren’t many who feel that way anymore.

[kjam22]

Except Megyn Kelley they have been for a while....

[lodi90]

If Trump doesn’t win Rubio is the big story tonight. He clearly is scooping up the mainline GOPe vote.

[ColdOne]

where are you getting those results from?

[mmichaels1970]

All of a sudden, 41% now in.

NOT YET. Got a jar of moonshine to sip on after I pick up my daughter at work. Please don't be over by then.

[heights]

Funny isn’t it, and they don’t even question it.

[datricker]

probably about less than 300,000 people voting from what I’ve heard (that could be vastly wrong have google not using it) each group of 10,000 going to be 3% so it going to jump like that I’d suspect.

[Marie]

I’m here! :D

And I’m not bothered. I’ve said it from the start. Cruz must win Iowa.

For Trump... it would be nice.

Besides, can’t we all rejoice that Bush is getting trounced? :)

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

LOL.

[dinoparty]

Except he’s not a nerdy Mass liberal and he’s not in a tank. But other than that its just like it