kimmy Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Mike Huckabee officially threw in the towel a few minutes ago. Jeb Bush, Kasich, Christie, Fiorina, Santorum, and Gilmore all finish with under 3%. I had no idea Santorum was still in it, and I still have no idea who the heck Gilmore is. There doesn't seem like any light at the end of the tunnel for this group. Perhaps Jeb could stay in the running based on the premise that he still has lots of cash and maybe could gain support if somebody else packs it in. The rest have no reason for hope. On the Democrat side it's now 49.9% to 49.4% for Clinton over Sanders. -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Rick Santorum won the 2012 Republican caucus in Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmy Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Rick Santorum won the 2012 Republican caucus in Iowa. ...and he ultimately finished 2nd behind Romney. I get your point, that Iowa success doesn't mean a successful campaign... but is there a counter-example? Somebody who got completely crushed in Iowa... say 2.8% like Jeb Bush... and went on to win? -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 A Canadian has won the Republican caucus in Iowa. Yay CanCon ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Most of the sub 5%ers need to get out of the race and stop dividing so much of the vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 I'll be interested to see what the Donald comes up with to explain his current defeat. Something to do with hairdo's maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmy Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 I'll be interested to see what the Donald comes up with to explain his current defeat. Something to do with hairdo's maybe? "Truthfully it's a below average state and I wouldn't build a hotel here or a golf course here until they improve this state. Iowa just isn't up to my standards. I love Iowans but this state has some serious problems and I'm done here until they get it fixed." -not actually Trump's statement. -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Cruz needed Iowa far more than Trump, who is leading in New Hampshire (a real primary election). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Despite the win, Trump and Rubio will only win one less delegate, 5 to Cruz' 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Despite the win, Trump and Rubio will only win one less delegate, 5 to Cruz' 6. Right...Iowa caucuses have always been just foreplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmy Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Despite the win, Trump and Rubio will only win one less delegate, 5 to Cruz' 6. Who are you hoping for, Shady? It seems to me you've backed more "mainstream" candidates in the past... are you hoping for Rubio this time? -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Cruz needed Iowa far more than Trump, who is leading in New Hampshire (a real primary election). He tried kissing evangelical ass to try and win Iowa, and it didn't work. (Hilarious actually) So now what tack will he try I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 If it didn't work in Iowa, why should it work in NH. And I'd bet dollars to doughnuts it won't work in SC, after his racist comments etal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 I just find her incredibly disingenuous....It just makes me feel cynical about her. She learned to lie from her husband I guess. I think she's a slimeball, and a poor leader. She sticks her finger in the air to see where the wind is blowing, and then decides her stances based on that. Even without the lying I think she's well overrated. As status quo as you get, with little vision. I want to like her but I can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmy Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 She sticks her finger in the air to see where the wind is blowing, and then decides her stances based on that. Even without the lying I think she's well overrated. As status quo as you get, with little vision. I want to like her but I can't. I've always hoped we might see a female President, a female Prime Minister of Canada (I'm aware that "other" Kimmy was PM for a few months, but I'm not sure it counts...) ...and I desperately wanted to like Hilary too. I was pro-Hilary in 2008 and I don't know if my views have changed much or if I've just become disenchanted with her in particular. I'd still like to see a female President some day... just a little disappointed that it couldn't be somebody better. -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 If Hillary wants to be U.S. president as a woman, she needs to fight the campaign like a man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal 9000 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 "Truthfully it's a below average state and I wouldn't build a hotel here or a golf course here until they improve this state. Iowa just isn't up to my standards. I love Iowans but this state has some serious problems and I'm done here until they get it fixed." -not actually Trump's statement. -k Wow, I thought that was Donald for a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal 9000 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 If Hillary wants to be U.S. president as a woman, she needs to fight the campaign like a man. She's more manly than Obama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal 9000 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 I've always hoped we might see a female President, a female Prime Minister of Canada (I'm aware that "other" Kimmy was PM for a few months, but I'm not sure it counts...) ...and I desperately wanted to like Hilary too. I was pro-Hilary in 2008 and I don't know if my views have changed much or if I've just become disenchanted with her in particular. I'd still like to see a female President some day... just a little disappointed that it couldn't be somebody better. -k Hillary is a relic of the 90's and so are her followers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 If Hillary wants to be U.S. president as a woman, she needs to fight the campaign like a man. Could you put a little meat on the bone here, or is this just another passby comment from you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmy Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Chris Christie on tonight's results: "I haven't seen the results." And he didn't see those George Washington Bridge emails either! HIYOOOO! -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 She's more manly than Obama. Thank you...I want to see if this comment stands given our enforced forum "policies". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal 9000 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Thank you...I want to see if this comment stands given our enforced forum "policies".If you don't hear from me for a month, you'll know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Thank you...I want to see if this comment stands given our enforced forum "policies". Oh I'm sure it will stand. The mods have a sense of humor too ya know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonam Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hillary is the status quo candidate... and that is what the US needs, more status quo. The status quo is working for the US, where the economy is growing faster than almost any other advanced country and wages are starting to rise again. Radical Republican candidates would drastically cut taxes without commensurately cutting programs, miring the government in crushing debt, while focusing all their energy on idiotic social conservative issues like sticking it to the gays and banning abortion. And Sanders' socialism would impose massive new burdens on the private sector, eliminating probably the last bastion of growth in the developed world. What the US needs is to stay the course, and that's what you can count on Hillary to do. She's slimy, she's uninspiring, but she would be unlikely to do anything particularly radical and that's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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