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

[WD-NY]

The MSM timed their Sanitarium "surge" perfectly along with the negative news blitz of Dr. Paul.

We likely will end up third.

Go look at the results and map here and mouse over the counties.

http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/Primary/IA

Can't wait for the Huntsman surge in NH -

what's really scary is that Huntsman draws directly from our base of support whereas Santorum took from the Neo-Tea-Party Block. ::sigh::

 

[Mini-Me]

Yep. They were educated in government indoctrination camps, the sole purpose of which was to dumb down the public to make them good workers.

Let's look on the bright side though: Four years ago this very night, thousands of us sat watching this forum in horror and dismay at Ron Paul's huge loss to neocons. It was the first test of our real support among voters, and it turned out our breadth of support wasn't nearly as impressive as our depth. The Ron Paul Revolution really took a hit that night, and we were just dying to be thrown a frickin' bone by the time Super Tuesday rolled around.

Tonight, we are freaking out about an extremely close race that we MIGHT not win. We may be appalled that there are still people who would vote for anyone other than Ron...but tonight, we are seeing just as MANY voters on our side as there are voting for anyone else. We may still have some ways to go, but we have come a LONG way in four years in this country.

 

[jersdream]

I don't get why early returns were good, new ones suck...

 

[Inny Binny]

So the entrance poll had Paul 1st, what happens if he doesn't come 1st? Proof of fraud?

Um, no. Entrance polls don't mean much.

 

[ONUV]

49% in

S 25
R 24
P 22

 

[dbill27]

How the fucknis this happening? I can see losing but to santorum?

 

[69360]

I just can't freaking believe that freaking frothy is leading. What is the world coming to?

 

[bchavez]

 

[sailingaway]

Can't wait for the Huntsman surge in NH -

what's really scary is that Huntsman draws directly from our base of support whereas Santorum took from the Neo-Tea-Party Block. ::sigh::

We have to start vetting Huntsman NOW and getting out Ron's social security/medicare plan under his budget. Santorum is only surging because no one has vetted him and in New Hampshire Huntsman is in the exact same situation.

 

[gworrel]

Quit whining!!!! We're GUARANTEED one of the "three tickets out of Iowa." And Santorum has no infrastructure, he can't stay for the long run.

Considering the constant barrage of negative msm commentary about Ron Paul, it is amazing that Ron is even in the running. None of the opposing candidates needed to run negative ads against Ron Paul. None of them could have afforded to spend what they got for free in vicious negative media against Ron Paul.

 

[cavalier973]

John McCain got only 13% of the vote in Iowa last time around. Yet he somehow managed to become the nominee.

 

[ONUV]

55514 votes

 

[bluesc]

That.

Let's not be delusional.

A win is needed tonight, nothing less.

If Romney wins, that will basically stitch up the nomination for him tonight. He'll go on to a blowout win in NH where some polls have him at over 50 percent, and the southern states that follow will fall in line.

A Santorum win complicates things but does nothing good for RP chances.

This will all be decided in an hour, maybe two.

This.

 

[BuddyRey]

Ron Paul closing the gap, at less than 1,500 votes from the lead!

 

[pacu44]

We need to remember the big picture. No matter how this ends for us, Newt has been cooked and he was our most viable non-Romney threat down the road. Our support isn't fickle like the rest of these people. When the dust all settles I think Santorum will have done us a favor by helping knock off Gingrich/Perry/Bachmann. He can't withstand scrutiny. It will be a two-man race.

And these things start coming alot quicker, no 3 weeks for the media propoganda, er, I mean surge.... Frothys moment in the sun for attacking Paul and the attacks he owes in the coming debates...

 

[happyphilter]

Too many kids still hungover from new years.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

Dont kid yourself guys, the MSM stole this election.

 

[bchavez]

z

 

[sailingaway]

How the fucknis this happening? I can see losing but to santorum?

the half of the evangelicals who follow certain leads went to him, because he has not been vetted. They have no clue he took the most lobbyist money of anyone in Congress in his last year there, or voted so many times to raise the debt ceiling -- because he wasn't really part of the conversation, at all.

 

[Back In Black]

Megan Kelly says Paul still has a great shot.