Posted on 02/01/2016 3:07:17 PM PST by 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?
Not predicting but at the moment Trump is catching up.
Well a strong second for Trump in Iowa will not slow him down going forward. I’m fine with it.
Cruz can have one win Cruzers deserve to be happy for 8 days.
Too late. Trump is second place in Iowa.
Iowa voter are stupid, Iowa voters are ugly, Iowa voters are losers, i like winners! Iowa voters are fat and ugly. (Too soon????)...LOL!!!
Just preparing myself for the twitter-fest that is sure to come if Cruz wins....
The terminal end of people’s alimentary canals.
I agree. Ted poured his heart and soul into Iowa. As a Trump supporter, I don't consider it shameful if he does finish 3-5 points behind. Nor will I consider Cruz's performance shameful should he end up losing.
I said at the beginning of the night that if the "good guys" finished with over 50% of the vote, I'd consider the night a victory as it would box out the GOPe candidate (Rubio). As a matter of fact, Carson is holding steady at 10% so we are talking nearly 65% of the vote between Trump, Cruz and Carson. Who would have predicted this a year ago? A year ago, we were all pretty much resigned to a Jebbie Bush coronation and there he sits at 2-3%. He's not going anywhere.
Although he's well back in 3rd, Rubio is doing too strongly for my liking. He's up to 22% right now. We Freepers need to stop taking potshots at each other and turn our attention to Rubio, who will come out of this night with much momentum and will give the GOPe new hope that they can divide us and steal this nomination after all.
75%
Cruz 28
Trump 25
Rubio 22
Carson 10
Nate Silver was waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy off. Now he has to develop a ‘third’ model.
Yeah, I didn’t paste that very well. I don’t care about Rubio, and Cruz isn’t for unrestricted illegal immigration.
Just watched a Cruz spokesman on CNN. He’s even perplexed that large voter turnout is favoring Cruz.
She looks like a pole dancer from Biloxi..
I sure hope she doesn’t remember my name. :)
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Are you the guy she was screaming at in the parking lot?...
Rubio voters must be some of those undecided until the last minute OR they are coming from other establishment voters who are going with their “can win” candidate. Bush, Kasich, Christie...together total next to nothing. Their voters have switched to Rubio — just my guess.
“I don’t know where the Rubites came from, but the way the numbers are shifting, he could end up in second. That’s a scary thought.”
Rubites? I don’t think they exist.
But I do believe in voter fraud.
I’m a Trump supporter but I’m glad to see Cruz win.
Anyone but Rubio or Bushie.
Ground game.
Ted Cruz has impressed me - I didnt know he could be such an effective fighter. You gotta want this.
Regarding Fox comments just now, how can there be 150,000 turnout if Fox’ screen says 75% of the results are in and they already have 75,000 votes counted? Something’s not adding up.
So that 75% could be misleading. There might only be half the votes counted so far.
Cruz would be graceful, and Trump would be an asshole and blame the stupidity of Iowans.
Go Cruz! :-)
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