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

[thehungarian]

I didn't think you could get more sanctimonious than Santorum has been, but boy did Newt just prove me wrong. What a complete and utter asshole he is.

 

[Standing Liberty]

Did'nt the Gov. of IA say it does not matter
who came in fisrt, but who was 2nd & 3rd?

 

[NC Liberty]

All that tonights third place confirms is that, without us, the GOP will be slaughtered if Paul is not the nominee. That puts a nice size grin on my face. KEEP PRESSING FORWARD WITH THE MESSAGE OF LIBERTY!

 

[Brian Coulter]

The campaign was too dismissive of frothy and got too overconfident.

They underestimated the stupidity of the electorate. So did I.

 

[virginiakid]

Through gradualism this country was corrupted and by gradualism it will be resurrected.

We've come a long way since 2008 but there's still more work to be done, let's not stop now.

How very true. This is gut check moment to see whether or not you have the beef to continue the right, because they think you don't.

 

[ElizabethR]

25 - 25 - 21 ?? :'(

 

[parocks]

I dont know what precincts are still out. Most of Story (Iowa State) is still out. 2 precincts - could be Iowa City (U Iowa) still out in that county. 4 Precincts in Cedar Rapids? 2 precincts in Sioux City? 2 precincts in Iowa / Des Moines? 10 precincts in Dubuque? 40 Precincts in Story County.

Maybe those very precincts were the precincts that 500 Ron Paul volunteers were in? It's possible.

 

[opinionatedfool]

I hope Santorum wins this! It will hurt Romney and he has the better ground game.

Also, remember Huckabee? He sure did well after winning Iowa, didn't he? Not!

Ron Paul 2012!

 

[misterx]

Dont blame the youth. I'll walk all day in the snow to cast my vote for ron paul.

Funny you say that. I was just thinking it's too bad it didn't snow tonight lol

 

[goldwater's ghost]

we have to come in 2nd in new hampshire and somehow become the alternative to romney in south carolina.

 

[devil21]

CNN's entrance polls said Ron had HALF the self identified evangelicals.

Also, Adam wasn't able to get compassion on the air in time in Iowa, but I think he said it would start playing yesterday in New Hampshire. that could have changed.

CNN just said he got 19% of the evangelical vote, second to Santorum. Not sure who CNN entrance polled but their entrance poll numbers sure don't match the actual vote numbers.

 

[SaulPaulinsky]

I don't think anyone's actually giving up. They just had high expectations today, and are letting off some steam.

I am. I can't do this to myself for 6 months. If he runs as an independent I'll support him. But there's no chance to win the nomination now. Wait and see. The only question is whether Romney will 3 of the first 4 states, or all 4.

 

[sailingaway]

How were they supposed to do anything? CNN and the MSM pumped him up from 5-6th place into 1st in a matter of DAYS.

How the fuck do you combat that?

Huntsman is the only other unvetted one. We have to get his history out, and his donors. I think he hurt himself attacking Ron personally, though, in New Hampshire. We'll see where NH is after tonight. I don't think Santorum is their type.

 

[Philadelphia76]

He doesn't need to waste time with this fool Is the only think Newt knows how to say is Lincoln Douglas? What a huge freaking fool.

Don't forget "fundamentally"...

 

[sirachman]

removed

 

[bunklocoempire]

Donated.

Get your shit together people. This is about an idea. If its not in your hearts, there is the door.

Will be moving some monies around this week myself.

And remember where the door is folks, so you can come back in when your all rested up and refreshed.

 

[AlexG]

25 - 25 - 21 ?? :'(

Story isnt in yet, a college campus, hopefully we'll get a 2% bump

 

[Cyberbrain]

Time for plan B. Keep gaining 1% every other day, win it in SC and FL. The media was never going to give us any momentum to begin with, we're going to do it without them.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

The campaign was too dismissive of frothy and got too overconfident.

What the heck can they do when the media clearly has the power to make a single-digit, sixth place candidate "surge" like this in a couple of days? A fake poll, media pimps the crap out of it, old fogies watching decide to follow along and it becomes reality.

Did you listen to the interviews of the Santorum supporters tonight? "Well, what I heard from the media is that he's a good family values guy" was what one lady said on CNN.

 

[sailingaway]

CNN just said he got 19% of the evangelical vote, second to Santorum. Not sure who CNN entrance polled but their entrance poll numbers sure don't match the actual vote numbers.

they did say something about their entrance poll being slanted to early arrivers and Ron's campaign was more organized so they arrived first.

And yea, I think the smears were just enough to hurt turnout.