Iowa Caucuses Return Watching - OFFICIAL THREAD!!! (1/3/12)

[Nisse]

Even we only get third place in Iowa, we could still win this. This was a weird dynamic. Romney really does have a ceiling, and Santorum will crash as people get to know him. Gingrich is toxic, and Perry disappointed tonight.

We will be the only alternative to Romney.

What sucks is that this makes it harder But not impossible.

This!!!

 

[yoshimaroka]

I'm very upset. I'm seriously considering giving up on politics. Don't get me wrong, Ron Paul should fight until the bitter end. However, I don't know if I can take this anymore. The mainstream media stole this election from us, by pushing Frothy for a week, while constantly attacking Ron Paul in every way possible. It was blatant manipulation of the election by the media, period. If it were not for the last week in which the media pushed and pushed for Santorum, we would be winning right now. This makes me think that any time we get close to winning a state, the mainstream media will push another candidate hard, just to make us lose.

I told someone in the chatroom that if Ron Paul does not win to ban me. I was banned from the chatroom. The moment we know for sure that Ron Paul is not going to win tonight, I would like someone to ban me. I'm not going to sit around and torment myself watching the mainstream media tear him apart election after election. This is sicking as can be!

Seriously, what is the solution? A ten million dollar money bomb before each primary? Can we pull that off? We will need that much money to counter the free publicity the neocons and liberal freaks give other candidates, and to counter the way they attack us over and over, saying Ron Paul is unelectable.

I'm about to go nuts here. Seriously, I would hang in here but how are we going to win when the mainstream media continually manipulates the election? What is our plan? Do we have a game plan at all, other than just more of the same?

I think smoke is coming out of my ears I'm so upset.

You should read up on anarchism.

http://strike-the-root.com/
http://www.mises.org/

 

[wstrucke]

Allamakee county just went RP with 100% in!

 

[sailingaway]

Fox News saying that Ron Paul will win the remaining 51%

If you are joking, don't. Really?

 

[AdamT]

I was just at Bruno's precinct caucus in Polk and RP won by a good margin.

 

[sirachman]

removed

 

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Twitter:

Nate Silver: Paul could gain from college counties

Buddy Roemer: I almost have enough votes in Iowa to start a bowling league.

 

[Adam West]

Seriously, what's wrong with some of you? Please pick yourselves up! This is not over yet.

And even if it is, 24%, 23%, 22% is going to give us HUGE credebility.

 

[White Bear Lake]

They've been stuck at 49% for awhile now. A huge dump of votes should be coming any second...

 

[Cortes]

QFT

Reality check: If we win, with say 25% of the vote, that means 75% of the voters chose someone else. Arguably the only reason we'll have won is because the other candidates split the idiot vote. We just need to come out of this in the top tier--which is guaranteed to happen. Then we have to start trying to pick up the supporters of those who start dropping out.

Cry-baby conspiracy theorists who can't handle finishing a few hundred votes out of first in freaking IOWA aren't helping the cause.

And, for what its worth, I still think we'll win this thing.

Hell yeah. I'm damn proud of the progress we've made in 4 years.

 

[TheDrakeMan]

Just looked at a map displaying results and there is santorum EVERYWHERE.

Rural areas. College counties still need to report.

 

[steph3n]

I am stepping away for some food truck fare, buy and bye!

 

[nasonex]

We need to win Iowa to build momentum. If we don't build momentum from the start, I just don't know how we are going to win this thing. Does anyone have a plan for how we can counter the mainstream media, gain momentum, and start winning states if we don't get first place in at least Iowa or NH?

 

[pacu44]

I hate to say it but if Ron doesn't win Iowa tonight the media will declare it a two man race between Romney and Santorum.

They said if he won with 50% of the vote it that Paul had no chance... Winning talks though the noise, if we dont win... I wont quit but it is tougher...

BTW, NO ONE BUT PAUL... Understand that GOP...

 

[Sola_Fide]

Bunch of trolls in this thread.

 

[cdc482]

If you are joking, don't. Really?

It was said really quickly in passing. I swear I heard it.

 

[Duckman]

Bachmann is done. Newt is done after NH. Frothy, Huntsman and Perry after SC.

No, Newt stays in through SC. Huntsman may drop after NH. Perry, I think he SHOULD drop now but because of his $$$ I bet he stays till Super Tuesday.

 

[StilesBC]

Man, you doomers crack me up. You should have seen these threads in '08. I am utterly elated that this once obscure guy that would dare challenge Greenspan is now thrust onto the (inter)national campaign.

The message is winning.

 

[happyphilter]

Those who say that there's still votes to be counted have probably never seen something like this. 50% in and you can expect the same trends to continue. Get some sleep, we got 3rd in Iowa...behind frothy...

 

[BSU kid]

Karl Rove says Paul can still win.