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#1 Iowa Results:
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:37 pm
by SirNitram
With like 60 precints left to report in:
Obama: 37.52%
Edwards: 29.87%
Clinton: 29.41%
Record breaking turnout on the Dem side.
On the Republican side, Huckabee had a 10% lead all night and swept it away, followed by Romney.
And somewhere in the back, Thompson. Don't ask me how.
#2
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:02 pm
by Charon
Yay Obama! Please keep this up!
Huckabee worries me, he could garner enough of the religious vote to actually be a contender in the actual presidential election...
#3
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:06 pm
by Cynical Cat
Huckabee has a lot of liabilities as a candidate, with being a religious extremist and a scandal ridden term as governor. He's probably doing well because he's honestly loony, as opposed to being a phony.
#4
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:10 pm
by rhoenix
Cynical Cat wrote:Huckabee has a lot of liabilities as a candidate, with being a religious extremist and a scandal ridden term as governor. He's probably doing well because he's honestly loony, as opposed to being a phony.
I don't know about that. If that were true, Ron Paul would be doing better.
More seriously though, I'm seeing an Obama/Edwards ticket for the Democrats as being more and more likely, which makes me happy. Keeping Hillary as far as possible away from a position of power is a Good Thing.
As I've said a couple times before: I don't have a problem with a woman being POTUS. I do, however, have a huge problem with Hillary being POTUS.
#5
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:12 pm
by frigidmagi
CNN Latest
Democrats wrote:Iowa 97% reported
Obama 38%
Edwards 30%
Hillary 29%
Republicans wrote:Iowa 85% reporting
Huckabee 34%
Romney 25%
Thompson 13%
Considering how many Republicians and Independents *coughs* have already declared for Obama, if Huckabee gets the nod from the Repubs, it'll just be to be a sarifical lamb.
#6
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:15 pm
by rhoenix
frigidmagi wrote:Considering how many Republicians and Independents *coughs* have already declared for Obama, if Huckabee gets the nod from the Repubs, it'll just be to be a sarifical lamb.
True. I'm hoping that about the only thing that can save the Republicans now is a Cthulu / Huckabee ticket.
#7
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:18 pm
by B4UTRUST
rhoenix wrote:frigidmagi wrote:Considering how many Republicians and Independents *coughs* have already declared for Obama, if Huckabee gets the nod from the Repubs, it'll just be to be a sarifical lamb.
True. I'm hoping that about the only thing that can save the Republicans now is a Cthulu / Huckabee ticket.
I'd vote for that just because it's Cthulhu...
No more years! No more years!
#8
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:09 pm
by frigidmagi
According to CNN, 100% of democrat stations have reported. Obama's led holds at 38%.
Victory is ours.
#9
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:20 am
by The Grim Squeaker
Charon wrote:Yay Obama! Please keep this up!
Huckabee worries me, he could garner enough of the religious vote to actually be a contender in the actual presidential election...
That would actually be a Very Good thing, since it would mean weakening the Right-wing religious vote, same as the Green guy did to Al Gore in the 2000 elections.
#10
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:30 am
by Dark Silver
Obama wins the Iowa primary, and with luck, will take New Hampshire as well.
Huckabee, honestly, I know he's been campaigning and being nutty as a fuck...but gods damn it, he actually won?
I'm honestly, truly baffled by how well he's managed to bullshit this into a Iowa victory...but then again, he's just religious enough that maybe some of those nuts believe he's the answers GWB wasn't...