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?

[Revel]

Fox is perplexed with what is going on with the Democrats......some confusion as to why only 90% is reporting...........BAWHAHAHAHAH

Two reasons. They are incompetent in everything they do. And they need time to cheat even when they are cheating each other.

[jwalsh07]

There is no “grand strategy”, the GOPe lost 66-34 tonight in Iowa. Celebrate it.

[Rational Thought]

Wish I could agree with you, but I can’t.

I will happily vote for Trump, probably vote for Cruz. As for the rest, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me FOUR times, shame on me”.

[Luircin]

Payback for what? For arguing on the Internet? For supporting a certain candidate? I can’t see how you’re personally paying ME back.

[Bobalu]

Did you just see Trump's pitch perfect speech? He's pretty happy with second. Rubio is ecstatic.

Naw, I missed it. I was warming up some White Castle cheeseburgers and weeping...lol

Rubio and the GOPee are ecstatic.... and they have good reason to be unless Trump and Cruz can put aside pettiness and join as a team. If they aren't man enough and smart enough to do that then all is lost.. IMO.

[DrewsMum]

OH my YOU Trumpsters just can’t help yourselves with your nastiness....

Good grief....

[Southnsoul]

I don’t believe Trump skipping that stupid debate, had anything to do with him coming in second. But I am glad to see that most of the votes went to nonestablishment candidates.

[editor-surveyor]

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Yes, it has been especially obvious this week.

Fox is utterly without shame.

[JustAmy]

Since Trump’s mother was an immigrant, does that make him an anchor baby?

Just asking. Since I have no idea whether she was a citizen or not, I have no idea whether he is an anchor baby or not.

[Hoodat]

My jaw will drop if Cruz wins because he sent out that crazy mailer.

My jaw will drop if Trump wins because he defended federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

[Jane Long]

Hee hee...no ashtrays for Hill to throw.

[jjsheridan5]

Trump made mistakes by calling Iowa voters stupid and not showing up for the debate. Because of that he lost votes to Cruz and Rubio.

You don't know that. Iowa was always going to be difficult for Trump, and we will never know what would have happened had he made different choices. It is quite possible that he would have finished in third.

Look at the numbers. Cruz, Trump and Carson got 62% of the vote.

That's not the point. What matters to the establishment is that the Cruz-Trump battle is going to continue on, and that Cruz now has some momentum. That is all that the DC establishment needed out of tonight. But, for them, it gets even better, since Rubio did quite well. Make no mistake: the DC establishment can get their candidate nominated, even if the outsiders are getting most of the vote. There are plenty of people in DC whose profession it is to make sure that these kinds of things happen.

[nutmeg]

LOL, you read that IBD editorial about Loser Sanders, too?

I agree, it is amazing...

[stars & stripes forever]

AMEN.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

the Republican establishment is very happy, and very relieved

I'm certain they were soiling themselves.

[mmichaels1970]

How many of trumps supporters would have lost the farm betting on his victory in Iowa?

I predicted Cruz +3 on the prediction thread. Congrats to Ted. He busted his butt in IA and with the previous Santorum win against all polls, I thought it was a pretty easy pick. Wish I had the guts to lay down some cash on it.

Trump did well in his consolation speech.

See ya in NH!

[TigerClaws]

I think skipping the debate hurt him a couple points.

But Cruz had visited all 99 counties and had a tremendous ground game.

[BenLurkin]

Bingo!

[DrewsMum]

Go home. Take your meds.

get a grip on yourself. Come back when you have your brain fully engaged.

[Cats Pajamas]

Well MSNBC did predict earlier in the evening a legal action for a recount, expecting chicanery. Democrats deserve each other.