Official Iowa Caucus Results Thread

[Mehmentum]

Story came in (Paul won it).

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Santorum has a great narrative to use against Romney: he's the working class, cultural warrior running against the elitist, convictionless at best and liberal at worst, Mormon Romney. Santorum's skeletons could easily be spun into strengths.

I think he has a chance.

[California8429]

Well I'm going to bed since I have to a wake up in a couple of hours for school. I will leave thinking/knowing Santorum won.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Why are some people claiming that Paul can win the delegates, even though he won't win the popular vote? Is that even possible? Apparently Paul supporters are sticking around to become delegates, while a lot of Romney and Santorum supporters were going home. Is it just wishful thinking?

Delegates, in Iowa at least, are awarded proportionally. Paul will win some of the delegates even though he didn't win overall.

[Lief 🗽]

Romney's running out of precincts...

Santorum: Hancock (1 precinct), Hardin (1 precinct), Keokuk (1 precinct)

Romney counties: Story (1 precinct), Clinton (1 precinct), Johnson (1 precinct)

Paul counties: Clayton (2 precincts)

[ilikeverin]

S by 19 now.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

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[Joe Biden 2020]

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[doktorb]

From Politico.com:


Santorum   29908
Perry   12536
Gingrich   16161
Romney   29874
Paul   26097
Bachmann   6056
Huntsmann   742
Roemer   48
Cain   58
"Other"   250


99.5% reporting

[tmthforu94]

Why are some people claiming that Paul can win the delegates, even though he won't win the popular vote? Is that even possible? Apparently Paul supporters are sticking around to become delegates, while a lot of Romney and Santorum supporters were going home. Is it just wishful thinking?

Proportional.

[Sam Spade]

What is so special about Rick in keeping and re-attracting manufacturing jobs to the US?  I don't recall him being a protectionist type per se (I won't vote for a protectionist, but then I won't vote for Rick anyway, but I digress). So what makes him special?

Considering where he's from, why is his position here surprising?

No, what is special about Rick's policy prescriptions? Mittens talks tough about China too (currency "manipulation"), although of course the US has very little bargaining power vis a vis China at the moment.

You are getting into details that most voters don't care about.  Just saying China would work for Mitt too if anyone believed him.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Even if there is a tie, would it matter, since none of the delegates are actually selected today?

[cinyc]

Just reported:
Johnson - Iowa City 22/East Lucas North
Story - Story City 1

Remaining:

Clayton - Buena Vista
Clayton - Read
Clinton - Clinton W2p2
Hardin - Hardin/Ellis/Jackson Pct
Keokuk - Sigourney Plank Van Buren

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Dammit, Wolf.  I thought you were gonna project.

[Lief 🗽]

One of Clayton's just came in, it looks like it was a wash between Santorum and Romney.

[Mehmentum]

One of Clayton's just came in, it looks like it was a wash between Santorum and Romney.

The other precinct from Clayton came in as well.

[doktorb]

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[redcommander]

Ughh. Project Santorum already and get on to New Hampshire.

[Badger]

And thank you again for that speech, which helped remind me what a self-righteous theocrat with his own personal pipeline from God to the platform-writing committee you are and always have been.

God forbid someone be genuinely religious.    That means they think they have a "pipeline" to God.

Yes, Phil, someday after I've served a couple more years as deacon in my church, I'll hopefully get over this aversion to the "genuinely religious".

If Santorum insists on wearing his religion on his sleeve in every politicking stump speech, let alone make it clear over the course of decades in politics he'd like to enact the editorial page of the Observatore Romano into law, then neither he nor his supporters have any room to bitch when someone calls him on it.

[J. J.]

Two precincts out, Keokuk and Clinton.

[Lief 🗽]

Still remaining...

Santorum: Hardin (1 precinct), Keokuk (1 precinct)

Romney counties: Clinton (1 precinct)

SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO BUY SANTORUM SHARES HE'S GONNA WIN GUISE

[Volrath50]

So essentially, it's within the margin of error of counting/voting errors.

[Keystone Phil]

And thank you again for that speech, which helped remind me what a self-righteous theocrat with his own personal pipeline from God to the platform-writing committee you are and always have been.

God forbid someone be genuinely religious.    That means they think they have a "pipeline" to God.

Yes, Phil, someday after I've served a couple more years as deacon in my church, I'll hopefully get over this aversion to the "genuinely religious".

Well then you, of all people, shouldn't be holier-than-thou and bash Santorum's religious nature.

[Tender Branson]

Wot is going on there ?

[Joe Biden 2020]

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