Iowa Chooses Obama and Huckabee

[Ibanez]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/e ... htm?csp=34

First off, i'm so glad that Clinton got 3rd place. I know this has no real bearing, but as a guage for support I'm liking it. Second off, take a look at the graph and notice the number of Republicnas voting vs the number of Democrats. That's so insane!


RESULTS: JAN 3, 2008

Iowa
Complete results

Democrats Vote % Del
Obama 940 38 16
Edwards 744 30 14
Clinton 737 29 15
Richardson 53 2 0
Biden 23 1 0
Uncommitted 3 0 0
Dodd 1 0 0
Gravel 0 0 0
100% of precinctsUpdated: 6:53 AM

Republicans Vote % Del
Huckabee 39,814 34 30
Romney 29,405 25 7
Thompson 15,521 13 0
McCain 15,248 13 0
Paul 11,598 10 0
Giuliani 4,013 3 0
Hunter 515 0 0
Tancredo 5 0 0
96% of precinctsUpdated: 6:53 AM

[Wedgebuster]

It's Iowa, of course there are more Republicans.

[Ibanez]

The caucus system...is...odd.

[AZGrizFan]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/e ... htm?csp=34

First off, i'm so glad that Clinton got 3rd place. I know this has no real bearing, but as a guage for support I'm liking it. Second off, take a look at the graph and notice the number of Republicnas voting vs the number of Democrats. That's so insane!


RESULTS: JAN 3, 2008

Iowa
Complete results

Democrats Vote % Del
Obama 940 38 16
Edwards 744 30 14
Clinton 737 29 15
Richardson 53 2 0
Biden 23 1 0
Uncommitted 3 0 0
Dodd 1 0 0
Gravel 0 0 0
100% of precinctsUpdated: 6:53 AM

Republicans Vote % Del
Huckabee 39,814 34 30
Romney 29,405 25 7
Thompson 15,521 13 0
McCain 15,248 13 0
Paul 11,598 10 0
Giuliani 4,013 3 0
Hunter 515 0 0
Tancredo 5 0 0
96% of precinctsUpdated: 6:53 AM

I'm not sure where you got those numbers. I saw 130,000 dems and 80,000 reps voted....Those numbers look like they're from ONE precinct.

[Wedgebuster]

The caucus system...is...odd.

I actually wonder if it is even democratic.

Why not real people vote in primaries rather than conduct such a stroke a thon?

[BigApp]

will the mainstream media ever 'reveal' that Obama smokes almost 2 packs a day?

[UNHWildCats]

Yo Mark...

The Democrats in Iowa at each precinct basically are electing delegates to the state convention the total delegates are whats shown in the totals for each candidate, much like we would look at the delegate total heading to the Democratic National Convention.

The raw numbers from Iowa were

Clinton: 72,942
Edwards: 74,513
Obama: 93,802