Iowa Votes!
Round one ended Monday night with the results of the first ballots cast in the race for president in the state of Iowa. The final results according to the Wall St. Journal report as follows:
Cruz 27.7%; Trump 24.3%; Rubio 23.1%; Carson 9.3%; Rand Paul 4.5% and on down the line.
On the Dem side of things, Hillary won at 49.9% and Bernie came in at 49.6%. O'Malley .06%.
Huckabee and O'Malley have since dropped out of the race.
What a night it was with political pundits chatting incessantly about the race on all the cable networks. Clips of Iowans' were shown caucusing, changing precinct vote numbers were presented at the bottom of your tv screen and of course there were videos highlighting last minute campaign speeches.
With all the non-stop tv coverage, not one pundit that I can remember, forecast the definitive win of Ted Cruz at any point in the race. If they thought he had a chance, they really didn't say so or downplayed it. As a result, the victory was a surprise to some, a disappointment to many and a relief to others. Everybody thought Trump had it all wrapped up.
Here's an interesting take about how Cruz won the state of Iowa, why Trump lost and Rubio taking 3rd place. So far it's the only piece I've read that seems to have any objectivity about the race.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/02/5-reasons-cruz-crushed-expectations-and-trump/
On the Dem side, Hillary inched out Bernie via coin tosses. Think about that. A coin toss possibly deciding who the next president of the United States will be. Of course that's a bit of hype on my part, but still. How arbitrary and crazy it is that something so serious could be decided by something as inane and simple as the toss of a few coins ...
Now the race has moved onto New Hampshire. A totally different animal from Iowa. Watching and listening to coverage will again be a fascinating look into American politics and how the media plays a role in trying to affect AND project who will grab the brass ring.
Will Cruz hold his momentum and once again surprise the pundits? Will Trump have learned some valuable lessons from his 2nd place finish? Could Rubio possibly take the lead? What about Kasich who has been steadily, non-stop campaigning in NH and has been polling at 2nd place in some cases? Stay tuned. The game is only beginning...
Cruz 27.7%; Trump 24.3%; Rubio 23.1%; Carson 9.3%; Rand Paul 4.5% and on down the line.
On the Dem side of things, Hillary won at 49.9% and Bernie came in at 49.6%. O'Malley .06%.
Huckabee and O'Malley have since dropped out of the race.
What a night it was with political pundits chatting incessantly about the race on all the cable networks. Clips of Iowans' were shown caucusing, changing precinct vote numbers were presented at the bottom of your tv screen and of course there were videos highlighting last minute campaign speeches.
With all the non-stop tv coverage, not one pundit that I can remember, forecast the definitive win of Ted Cruz at any point in the race. If they thought he had a chance, they really didn't say so or downplayed it. As a result, the victory was a surprise to some, a disappointment to many and a relief to others. Everybody thought Trump had it all wrapped up.
Here's an interesting take about how Cruz won the state of Iowa, why Trump lost and Rubio taking 3rd place. So far it's the only piece I've read that seems to have any objectivity about the race.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/02/5-reasons-cruz-crushed-expectations-and-trump/
On the Dem side, Hillary inched out Bernie via coin tosses. Think about that. A coin toss possibly deciding who the next president of the United States will be. Of course that's a bit of hype on my part, but still. How arbitrary and crazy it is that something so serious could be decided by something as inane and simple as the toss of a few coins ...
Now the race has moved onto New Hampshire. A totally different animal from Iowa. Watching and listening to coverage will again be a fascinating look into American politics and how the media plays a role in trying to affect AND project who will grab the brass ring.
Will Cruz hold his momentum and once again surprise the pundits? Will Trump have learned some valuable lessons from his 2nd place finish? Could Rubio possibly take the lead? What about Kasich who has been steadily, non-stop campaigning in NH and has been polling at 2nd place in some cases? Stay tuned. The game is only beginning...
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