Official Iowa Caucus Results Thread

[Is JCL in mushy sappy love]

I think it's over for the rLOVEution.

No it's not

[Senator Clarence]

This is CRAZY....

[Wiz from Wis in Mass]

Just east of Des Moines is going HARD for Santorum... with a decent chunk of votes left... He's got an edge.

[Mehmentum]

Cmon Paul, you can pull it out...

[Senator Clarence]

Talk on Fox is that Santorum can use Top 3 Iowa performance to win the nom.....

[Inks.LWC Supports Chuck Hagel]

I've got another $300 I can put in to the IEM for a candidate (good if they win first OR second). What's my best bet based on the county results so far?

[asexual trans victimologist]

I can't believe what we're seeing out of Marion and Jasper. Can somebody more familiar with Iowa than I am explain what it is about those counties relative to the rest of the south-and-east-of-Des Moines part of the state?

[Jayhawker]

Talk on Fox is that Santorum can use Top 3 Iowa performance to win the nom.....

Santorum isn't even as strong as Huckabee was 4 years ago, and look how Huckabee turned out.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

I've got another $300 I can put in to the IEM for a candidate (good if they win first OR second). What's my best bet based on the county results so far?

Santorum

[asexual trans victimologist]

Talk on Fox is that Santorum can use Top 3 Iowa performance to win the nom.....

Santorum isn't even as strong as Huckabee was 4 years ago, and look how Huckabee turned out.

People who hate Romney hate him more than anybody hated McCain.

[Badger]

I've got another $300 I can put in to the IEM for a candidate (good if they win first OR second). What's my best bet based on the county results so far?

The S&P 500 Index.

[Inks.LWC Supports Chuck Hagel]

I was thinking of doing Santorum (I put in 200 last night when he was at $.50), but how safe of a bet is it?  It's hard for me without seeing county data.

[cinyc]

Paul's lead is down to 2% in Polk County; Santorum is in second there now.

Much of that was from the town of Ankeny, north of Des Moines in the I-35 corridor.  Santorum did well there.  It's home to a John Deere plant and bible college.

[redcommander]

Talk on Fox is that Santorum can use Top 3 Iowa performance to win the nom.....

Santorum isn't even as strong as Huckabee was 4 years ago, and look how Huckabee turned out.

People who hate Romney hate him more than anybody hated McCain.

That's where you're wrong. No Republican is more hated than John McCain by the base.

[Senator Clarence]

Fox says two college towns (incl Ames) still to come.... Good for Paul

[Badger]

I can't believe what we're seeing out of Marion and Jasper. Can somebody more familiar with Iowa than I am explain what it is about those counties relative to the rest of the south-and-east-of-Des Moines part of the state?

Seriously. Not only why is Santorum doing so well, but also Romney doing particularly poor there?

[Pictor Ignotus]

I was thinking of doing Santorum (I put in 200 last night when he was at $.50), but how safe of a bet is it?  It's hard for me without seeing county data.

Probably a sign you shouldn't bet.

[Jayhawker]

Santorum has now pushed his lead to 300 votes.

[Badger]

Talk on Fox is that Santorum can use Top 3 Iowa performance to win the nom.....

Santorum isn't even as strong as Huckabee was 4 years ago, and look how Huckabee turned out.

People who hate Romney hate him more than anybody hated McCain.

That's where you're wrong. No Republican is more hated than John McCain by the base.

Not anymore....

Welcome to 2012

[asexual trans victimologist]

Talk on Fox is that Santorum can use Top 3 Iowa performance to win the nom.....

Santorum isn't even as strong as Huckabee was 4 years ago, and look how Huckabee turned out.

People who hate Romney hate him more than anybody hated McCain.

That's where you're wrong. No Republican is more hated than John McCain by the base.

As of when?

[Lief]

I can't believe what we're seeing out of Marion and Jasper. Can somebody more familiar with Iowa than I am explain what it is about those counties relative to the rest of the south-and-east-of-Des Moines part of the state?

Seriously. Not only why is Santorum doing so well, but also Romney doing particularly poor there?

I assume both have plenty Evangelicals. Huckabee won them by about 50% in 2008.

[BlondewithaBrain]

http://www.google.com/elections/ed/us/results

brillliant results page. look at four counties - polk, woodbury, pottawattamie and scott.

Comeon Santorum!!!!!! beat the RINO!!!!!!!!!!

Whose the RINO, Romney?

hell yeah!

Love paul as hes true and there is no reason for america to have bases in germany anymore and othe rplaces around the world. Top man!!!

But want santorum to win now a man of principle and hes won he a blue state.

[Torie]

I can't believe what we're seeing out of Marion and Jasper. Can somebody more familiar with Iowa than I am explain what it is about those counties relative to the rest of the south-and-east-of-Des Moines part of the state?

Seriously. Not only why is Santorum doing so well, but also Romney doing particularly poor there?

Marion County (Pella) is where the Dutch decamped in a mad land rush to Sioux County: i.e., it's a Dutch influence county. If Sioux County gives a big vote to Rick (like pushing 50%), that is the best available hypothesis:  Rick's social conservatism appealed to the Dutch, who are a very different breed from those free thinking Dutch in Amsterdam.

[homelycooking]

Results from counties reporting from all precincts (except Emmet, of course);



Updated throughout the night.

[Jayhawker]

Dubuque still has a lot to report, and Woodbury isn't even reporting. Things certainly aren't even close to being over for Romney. Very happy with how tonight is going.