CSPAN Caucus Thread

[BamaFanNKy]

Current Vote Totals (last update 9:06p) [16% of total votes counted]:

Rick Santorum – 23%
Ron Paul – 24%
Mitt Romney - 23%
Newt Gingrich - 13%
Rick Perry - 10%
Michele Bachmann - 6%
Jon Huntsman – 1%
“No Preference” - 0
“Other” – 0

 

[moonshine5757]

Is this true?
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...-pauls-twitter-account-fired-at-jon-huntsman/

 

[Aratus]

was thah collins near a computer a little earlier???

 

[pipewerKz]

Is this true?
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...-pauls-twitter-account-fired-at-jon-huntsman/

It was in fact tweeted from RonPaul's twitter. Was it really someone at the campaign is the question. Doesn't seem like a Paul campaign tactic.

 

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Is CSPAN done?

 

[Carehn]

Is this true?
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...-pauls-twitter-account-fired-at-jon-huntsman/

I hope not. We need his one vote when he drops out.

 

[eduardo89]

So where is Treynor, Iowa?

Pottawattamie County. Southwest Iowa.

Romney won the county with 33% in 2008

 

[Aratus]

CSpan-1's precinct opted for balancing the budget and then called it quits for the evening.
Cspan-2's precinct is still going thru the paces... and is having a hassle calling in results.

 

[Aratus]

9:15 p.m ---- 15% of precincts

Ron Paul 24%
Mitt Romney 23%
Rick Santorum 23%
Newt Gingrich 13%
Rick Perry 10%
Michele Bachmann 6%
Jon Huntsman 1%

 

[rodo1776]

It is not a question of how many delegates we should have got. The hack chair did not let us go to a regular process of voting and see who got what. They screw us.

There were 6 delegates total.

Ron Paul came in 3rd

How many delegates, of the 6, do you think Paul should've gotten?

 

[BuddyRey]

Can someone recommend a news station to watch where they actually respect Ron Paul? I just turned on Current TV and nearly vommited when I saw Al Gore just outright ridiculing him, calling him kooky and fringe.

 

[jctii0]

Anyone know why the caucus that they showed on CSPAN didn't break into their precincts? Is that a normal process to split the delegates based on the presidential preference poll?

 

[misterx]

Can someone recommend a news station to watch where they actually respect Ron Paul? I just turned on Current TV and nearly vommited when I saw Al Gore just outright ridiculing him, calling him kooky and fringe.

CNN has actually been pretty good. Roland Martin said he's "waiting to see how long if Paul wins before everyone starts saying Iowa doesn't matter. Because all I've heard for the last year was Iowa Iowa Iowa. You can't say it's important if Romney wins but then dismiss it when Ron Paul wins." Not an exact quote, but something to that effect. There was also a good comment about bond fund managers supporting Paul

Plus they keep showing a hot blonde girl counting votes. Hope she's a Paul supporter.

 

[Aratus]

CSpan 1+2 were putting before the viewers individual stand alone precincts

 

[jctii0]

Maybe I missed part of it then or something?? I saw them take the presidential preference poll and after they tallied the vote, the caucus leader split up the delegates based on the poll percentages. Then he broke everyone off into groups based on their candidate to choose who wants to be a delegate. I didn't think that was the typical process.

 

[rodo1776]

Story county coming in . No results so far. This is Iowa State University county. Big win Keep the faith.

 

[Aratus]

jctii0 --- this is Iowa. thats what they all do. CSpan-1 had one run by a Romney supporter,
he only let a balanced budget recomendation pass. he shot down term limits. each caucus is
its own unique experiance. you are seeing a part of the process that selects tampa delegates.