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We essentially had a three way tie. It was make or break time for Cruz and he pulled it off.

We found out that “shaming” is actually an effective if distasteful tactic. We can all thank Iowa voters for ensuring that the rest of us will end up with this type of crap stuffed in our mail boxes over the next few months.

I would expect that GOPe money will start pouring into the Rubio campaign and he will start gaining ground. We all can look forward to an interesting few months ahead.

Exactly the response I expected from the Donald. And as a Trump supporter I say well done Ted Cruz! You earned it!

Now someone needs to keep Donald off Twitter on the ride home.

The takeaway is how well the outsider candidates did. Cruz, Trump, and Carson absolutely crushed the field.

He sounds humble. Glad he finished the night on a gracious note.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrejuO6ZbMo

Just like the huge lead he had in Iowa? I do think he will win NH as they are much more liberal. SC will be the true next battle

It is Iowa. They have not picked a president in many years. You can really see how all the many low lying candidates pared off votes. And what is with Rubio? He won in the populated leftist counties around Des Moine.

If trump could act more like that and still keep his edginess, he would win the whole enchilada.

The RNC and DNC conspired to find the most gullible state in the USA and settled on IOWA.

On to New Hampshire!

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Trump Congratulates Cruz, Thanks and gives his love to Iowa
Mike Huckabee Suspends 2016 Presidential Race
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Surprising Performance By Rubio in Iowa
FOX calls Iowa for Cruz
CONGRATULATIONS to America's Christian Tea Party Warriors : GOPe DEFEATED (37 %) in Iowa Caucus ! [vanity]
Fight over core principles exposes deep GOP divides
WELL I "Caucused" for....Cruz(Domestic Tranquility/gotta keep PEACE in the house)... [freeper AAR]
Google continuously updated Iowa caucus results... Cruz 32.3%, Trump 31.1% at 7:46 PM
Inside a GOP Iowa Caucus live (no tables left - standing room only)
Inside a GOP Iowa Caucus live (no tables left - standing room only) [WaPo live link]
Bernie Sanders dominates Facebook conversation on Iowa
White House Laughs Off Trump's Proposal to Build A $100M Ballroom
As Feds Plan to Cut Border Monitoring, Texas Officials Ask Why [on the issues]
Could The Trump Effect Be Huge? [Limbaugh]
At the Betting Sites, Trump is Moving Up and Cruz is Dropping (not a vanity).
Don't Be a Poll-Hater: Election Accuracy Remains Unchanged over Past 20 Years
NY Times: Trump 'Solid Bet' to Win GOP Nomination
Iowa Caucus Live Thread
Limbaugh: Megyn Kelly, Fox News "Purposely Hit Conservatives Hard" to Downplay Conservative Bias Claims
There's Been A Big Surge In Iowa GOP Registrations -- And It Could Be Great News for Donald Trump
Shock-Headline In Washington Post Attack On Trump's Faith Not Supported By Story
NATE SILVER: Here's who's favored to win the Iowa caucuses (Odds of winning: Trump 54%-Cruz 33%)
Palin Hits Cruz for 'Inconsistencies'
Kid Rock Endorses Trump
Trump's campaign is getting the most bang for the buck
Faith and the 2016 Campaign
Poll: 25 percent of federal employees would quit under Trump presidency
My Problem with Trump on Health Care [Limbaugh]
Trump vows to pay legal fees of supporters who 'knock the crap' out of tomato-throwers
Sarah Palin: Steve King Suffers 'Potomac Fever' Suggesting Donald Trump Pays for Support
Donald Trump's sons speak out before Iowa caucuses
The Masks Removed - The Agendas Exposed - The Enemy Behind TheÂ Wire... [Sundance - see post 35]
Trump Advocates New Government Program To Handle Tuition Costs [Conservative Review]
Horowitz: Trump Reveals His Liberal Heart

Its all good. I think Trump is pretty happy to be second. He is going into NH and SC strong. In a week or so Iowa will be forgotten. I feel pretty good about the whole thing.

This is just the set-up Jeb! needs to become the comeback kid in SC!

Go Donald! Take NH! Second place with 5000 votes between is not a big loss. We know they like Huck and Santorum and Cruz type guys.

Trump had better clean up his act and appear sincere, or people might change their minds about him.

A classy 2nd place finisher statement. Contrast that with the propped-up puppet Rubio - who place 3rd and made a victory speech.

Yet another reason why I'd be happy with either Cruz or Trump, but would not vote for Rubio.

It was a nice speech. I’m glad to see them being nice to each other, even if it is just for tonight :)

A sign that Cruz is still on Trump’s VP shortlist? Could be.

I have been on FR since January 1998 and have NEVER seen such Nastiness. Attack Trump if you must but remember your guy has a LONG way to go to win the nomination. Trump congratulated Cruz so on to NH.

I have a serious question (series) for Cruz people: do you think he will deport the illegals? Because I think Trump will. If I could be convinced that Cruz or Rubio would be as tough on illegals as Trump I wouldn’t care who won.

Cruz should get a bit of a bump going into NH, but I would be very surprised if he overtook Trump. Cruz has never counted on doing any better than 2nd or 3rd in NH, and I think he will do that without any problem. The one Trump will need to worry about in NH is Rubio. He should get a big bump out of Iowa going into NH, and NH tends to favor establishment candidates. If Cruz gets a mild bump and Rubio gets a big bump, NH could look a lot like Iowa with all three of them within a few points of each other.