2016 Republican Primary

[Ibanez]

And since Hillary is up by 4 delegates, and tve coin tosses gave her a 12 delegate margin (+6 Hillary/-6 Sanders) Iowa was decided on a coin toss. How retarded are donks in Iowa to decide election tiebreakers on coin tosses?
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What? No comment on the irony of MONEY deciding who won?

[BDKJMU]

Iowa has proved to be "unlike" the rest of the states often enough to
Also, there is 17% from 5th thru last. If Iowa is any resemblance of other states, that 17% (and maybe Carson's 9%) will decide the race.

Rubio will now become a major target and his voting record (actually his lack of voting) will be his demise.

Could have said tve same about Obama 8 years ago..

[BDKJMU]

And since Hillary is up by 4 delegates, and tve coin tosses gave her a 12 delegate margin (+6 Hillary/-6 Sanders) Iowa was decided on a coin toss. How retarded are donks in Iowa to decide election tiebreakers on coin tosses?
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What? No comment on the irony of MONEY deciding who won?

"Jeb Spends $2,884 Per Iowa Vote

Florida governor Jeb Bush received 5,165 votes in Iowa. His vote total constitutes 2.8 percent of the Republican turnout, placing him in sixth place in the Iowa caucus.

Yet no candidate in either party spent more in the race than Bush....."
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[DSUrocks07]

Apparently Cruz supporters were telling Carson supporters in several precincts that he was dropping out of the race and to vote for Cruz to not "waste" their vote...

Turns out that wasn't true.

[Ibanez]

Iowa has proved to be "unlike" the rest of the states often enough to
Also, there is 17% from 5th thru last. If Iowa is any resemblance of other states, that 17% (and maybe Carson's 9%) will decide the race.

Rubio will now become a major target and his voting record (actually his lack of voting) will be his demise.

Could have said tve same about Obama 8 years ago..

I can see Trump and Cruz beating up on each other to the point that Rubio comes off as the lesser of the 3 evils. Winning Iowa is nice, but doesn't matter in the long run. Clinton lost Iowa and went on to serve two terms. Santorum won Iowa in 2012. We all know that Super Tuesday is the day that matters.

I think Sanders will take NH next week. I will be voting for Bernie in SC, just so that it's one more vote against Clinton.

[Ivytalk]

Trump's aura of inevitability had its cherry popped last night. Somewhere, JSO is hunting nutria with a big smile on his face.

[kalm]

Could have said tve same about Obama 8 years ago..

I can see Trump and Cruz beating up on each other to the point that Rubio comes off as the lesser of the 3 evils. Winning Iowa is nice, but doesn't matter in the long run. Clinton lost Iowa and went on to serve two terms. Santorum won Iowa in 2012. We all know that Super Tuesday is the day that matters.

I think Sanders will take NH next week. I will be voting for Bernie in SC, just so that it's one more vote against Clinton.

I think Rubio might be a bigger threat to Trump than Cruz and wouldn't be surprised to see The Donalds sights trained more on him.

[SDHornet]

Iowa Upset! Yesterday everyone had Trump winning this thing-the last 13 Iowa polls had Trump winning, with Rubio a distant 3rd. But not the case. Huge night for the Cubans...
Cruz 28%
Trump 24%
Rubio 23%
Carson 9%
Paul 5%
Bush 3%
Fiorina 2%
Kasich 2%
Huckabee 2%
Christie 2%
Santorum 1%
Gilmore <1%

Its a 3 man race. The other 9 should just drop out..

Cruz winning didn't really surprise me. It's a lot harder to get your supporters out to vote in a caucus than a primary. Trump really didn't have the ground game to accomplish that. The establishment has been beating on Cruz really hard the last couple of weeks, particularly over ethanol, which hurt his final number. What surprised me was the number that coalesced around Rubio for his final number.

You thought you were the only one we made offers to? Team Brown is everywhere…EVERYWHERE!!!

[SDHornet]

Iowa has proved to be "unlike" the rest of the states often enough to
Also, there is 17% from 5th thru last. If Iowa is any resemblance of other states, that 17% (and maybe Carson's 9%) will decide the race.

Rubio will now become a major target and his voting record (actually his lack of voting) will be his demise.

Could have said tve same about Obama 8 years ago..

Exactly. Means absolutely nothing in today’s voting atmosphere.

Oh and is anyone else happy to see Jeb fall on his face in Iowawesome?

No Bushes. No Clintons.

[SDHornet]

Cruz is unelectable in the general but I think he hurts Trump a little. The longer he stays in, the better for Rubio.

Yup on both accounts. I consider any place Cruz winning a double win for Clinton.

[ASUG8]

Where are all the folks who were screaming that a 72 year old McCain was too old for the presidency?

[CAA Flagship]

Where are all the folks who were screaming that a 72 year old McCain was too old for the presidency?

They are texting "OMG" and "LOL" and supporting Sanders.

[houndawg]

Iowa Upset! Yesterday everyone had Trump winning this thing-the last 13 Iowa polls had Trump winning, with Rubio a distant 3rd. But not the case. Huge night for the Cubans...
Cruz 28%
Trump 24%
Rubio 23%
Carson 9%
Paul 5%
Bush 3%
Fiorina 2%
Kasich 2%
Huckabee 2%
Christie 2%
Santorum 1%
Gilmore <1%

Its a 3 man race. The other 9 should just drop out..

Cruz winning didn't really surprise me. It's a lot harder to get your supporters out to vote in a caucus than a primary. Trump really didn't have the ground game to accomplish that. The establishment has been beating on Cruz really hard the last couple of weeks, particularly over ethanol, which hurt his final number. What surprised me was the number that coalesced around Rubio for his final number.

That explains the large number of Fantasy Island reruns on TV lately.

Boss!! Deplane boss!! Deplane!!

[houndawg]

Where are all the folks who were screaming that a 72 year old McCain was too old for the presidency?

It wasn't that he was 72, it was the five years of being beaten on the head daily as a POW.

[89Hen]

[AZGrizFan]

Where are all the folks who were screaming that a 72 year old McCain was too old for the presidency?

It wasn't that he was 72, it was the five years of being beaten on the head daily as a POW.

Sanders makes McCain look completely lucid.

[kalm]

It wasn't that he was 72, it was the five years of being beaten on the head daily as a POW.

Sanders makes McCain look completely lucid.

[dbackjon]

It wasn't that he was 72, it was the five years of being beaten on the head daily as a POW.

Sanders makes McCain look completely lucid.

Palin is a brilliant pick!!!

[GannonFan]

Trump's aura of inevitability had its cherry popped last night. Somewhere, JSO is hunting nutria with a big smile on his face.

I don't think Trump finishing second in Iowa was much of a shock to anyone. Like another poster said, Iowa is weird and it's all about the networking in state. And in the end, Iowa, especially on the Republican side of things, rarely predicts the winner for the nomination. We'll know if Trump has a legit chance or not somewhat after New Hampshire, and for certain after March 1st's Super Tuesday. The idea that buffoonery can transfer into votes will be known for certain by then and not really much before.

[CID1990]

I saw a similar one except instead of a skeleton it was the Crypt Keeper dude

[dbackjon]

Trump's aura of inevitability had its cherry popped last night. Somewhere, JSO is hunting nutria with a big smile on his face.

I don't think Trump finishing second in Iowa was much of a shock to anyone. Like another poster said, Iowa is weird and it's all about the networking in state. And in the end, Iowa, especially on the Republican side of things, rarely predicts the winner for the nomination. We'll know if Trump has a legit chance or not somewhat after New Hampshire, and for certain after March 1st's Super Tuesday. The idea that buffoonery can transfer into votes will be known for certain by then and not really much before.

I also think the public nature of the vote has an effect - especially to transfer votes from Trump to Cruz or Rubio.

People may not publically want to admit they support Trump, but would vote for him in a secret ballot.

Cruz has the advantage of church shaming - the pressure from fellow evangelicals to support him at the caucus.

[SDHornet]

Cruz winning didn't really surprise me. It's a lot harder to get your supporters out to vote in a caucus than a primary. Trump really didn't have the ground game to accomplish that. The establishment has been beating on Cruz really hard the last couple of weeks, particularly over ethanol, which hurt his final number. What surprised me was the number that coalesced around Rubio for his final number.

That explains the large number of Fantasy Island reruns on TV lately.

Boss!! Deplane boss!! Deplane!!

Typical houndy, same ole’ shook and jive nonsense.

[SDHornet]

Sanders makes McCain look completely lucid.

Palin is a brilliant pick!!!

[SDHornet]

Trump's aura of inevitability had its cherry popped last night. Somewhere, JSO is hunting nutria with a big smile on his face.

I don't think Trump finishing second in Iowa was much of a shock to anyone. Like another poster said, Iowa is weird and it's all about the networking in state. And in the end, Iowa, especially on the Republican side of things, rarely predicts the winner for the nomination. We'll know if Trump has a legit chance or not somewhat after New Hampshire, and for certain after March 1st's Super Tuesday. The idea that buffoonery can transfer into votes will be known for certain by then and not really much before.

I woouldn't call it a shock but maybe more of a surprise. I mean c'mon everybody loves Trump, how could he lose?

[Ivytalk]

Trump's aura of inevitability had its cherry popped last night. Somewhere, JSO is hunting nutria with a big smile on his face.

I don't think Trump finishing second in Iowa was much of a shock to anyone. Like another poster said, Iowa is weird and it's all about the networking in state. And in the end, Iowa, especially on the Republican side of things, rarely predicts the winner for the nomination. We'll know if Trump has a legit chance or not somewhat after New Hampshire, and for certain after March 1st's Super Tuesday. The idea that buffoonery can transfer into votes will be known for certain by then and not really much before.

Heck, that's brilliant analysis.