We’ll get back with you after New Hampshire.
What gets me is the media and GOPe are now deciding our candidate for us — AGAIN. Another Dole, McCain, Romney etal etal.
I will not vote for Rubio. I’m gray haired and never missed a vote for Prez; I’ve cooperated and voted for their Republicans in Name Only. But I will leave it blank if they force Rubio on us. It does us no good to elect another left wing liberal to further destroy our borders, economy and country.
1.) Polls were grossly wrong. Yesterday Dana Loesch had an extended break down on the polling to explain why the polls had Donald so far ahead. It turns out pollsters were counting on YUGE (I mean super record breaker turnout) first time voters all to vote for TRUMP;
2.) All candidates participated in Iowa. It has been said, rightly so, that Iowa hasn't picked the nominee in several cycles. In past cycles many candidates sat out Iowa not to spend the money and time required to win a caucus state and focus on NH and SC. However, after the GOP losing two elections due to superior ground game, donors were looking to see which organization could put together a ground game and Iowa was the test. This is why money was still flowing into campaigns that were doing poorly in the pools. I suspect that money will stop and the three person race is taking form. Cruz and Rubio proved they have the ground game.
3.) Trump took a bold gamble in Iowa. Focusing on this state was a huge gamble for a guy running an untraditional campaign in a state known for wholesale politics. If he won, no doubt he runs the table. Now we have a real campaign.
4.) GOPe will now focus on Rubio. The supposed Kasich or Christy "surge" in NH have been disproven and Iowa results solidify this fact.
Trump wasn’t “soundly beaten”. The outcome - he gets 1 less delegate than Cruz.
Initally I called this election for Cruz and Santorum because of the many reports that Trump had no groumd game and his flippant dismissal of the idea.
Trumps idea of campaigning is doing a top down retailing brand name sale buiilt around personality not principles. Using the MSM, tv oommercials, and rallys but not doing any personal one on one tours which he thinks is a waste of time.
This was simply suppose to be Donalds pre-inauguration party.
That's significant. It shows either that Trump wasn't even trying or that in some places he was such a non-starter that he couldn't get a single person loyal enough to take the heat. If the latter then not that big a deal, Iowa is a tough room for a New Yorker. But if he didn't even make an effort it brings back the suspicion that Trump isn't a serious candidate, that he's just doing this on a lark.
I wonder if Trump even knew that it was essential to have someone at each caucus willing to speak for the campaign? That too would be a bad omen.
Iowa is done...it means little, ask Huckabee & Santorum, etc. Donald Trump...ya gave it a good shot ad got tons of votes...just not enough. This race is just in the first lap....there are 49 more laps to go!!! Failure and loss are good for the sole & heart of the achievers.....ONWARD,....Donald Trump!!! Time to get into the pits and make some adjustments for the long run to the nomination!!! GO DONALD TRUMP!!!
And this: Yeah BUT: Cruz won't have them in NH or SC.
Is that suggesting that there are no Christians living in either of those states? Is that kind like calling them STUPID......
That didn't work in Iowa, but keep up the name calling and don't be surprised what NH and SC think of those insults, worked so well in Iowa. But hey, I don't want to be the one to tell you what to do. go for it.
Rubio’s love for amnesty has not had time to be publicized.
Yes it certainly could, why a 4 point Tsunami victory by “Baggage Carrying Ted” and a HUGE one delegate lead in the least typical state in America says it all: Trump is done for stick a folk in him.
Nobody from the campaign rose to speak for Trump and no voter took to the floor on his behalf— and he still beat Rubio??
I don’t think Trump is that worried about Iowa. Anymore than President Pat Robertson is now.
Trump needs to be more worried about fellow moderate Marco Rubio.
Like the trouble it caused Ronald Reagan & George W. Bush?
Cruz 27.6%, Trump 24.3%, Rubio 23.1%
So, Cruz being ahead by 3.3% is a "sound beating", while Trump beating Rubio by 1.2% is "barely ahead"?
One of the big stories out of Iowa was the turnout. We had a Yuge and record turnout. Cruz still won. Trump was supposed to win if the turnout was this big.
No big deal really, 2nd was expected and only 3-4 points behind the winner is actually quite good for no ground game and Cruz being the natural recipient of the 60% evangelical vote.
Trouble ahead, trouble behind, And you know that notion just crossed my mind.
He wasn’t Godly enough for the Democrat state of Iowa.