The Anti-Targ Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Jeb is just too left wing for the Republicans now. Even GWB is too left wing, he'd never get the nomination if he was to stand now. Remember "compassionate conservatism"? Compassion is weak and for dummies and won't save us from terrorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackerNeil Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 1 minute ago, karaddin said: I can't help but think he doesn't want to be president but couldn't bring himself to tell Dad, so he's going along with it and throwing the campaign. Only way I can make sense of it. Actually, someone on Twitter corrected me; it's unlikely Jeb Bush questions any decision he's ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Rubio must be a bit pleased with himself. He's within in striking distance of the media favourites which could see support from those who aren't voting for Trump or Cruz consolidating around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghjhero Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 O'Malley to drop out tonight. Didn't see that coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan the Man Baratheon Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 The cruz missile hit trump pretty hard there. Not sure if its a good thing for Republicans though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Looks like Trump ends up only 1% ahead of Rubio, and only 5% separates the top 3. I think Rubio really comes out best tonight showing the country that he is a genuine contender and worth voters seriously consider backing him. Things should get really interesting now that it looks more like a 3 horse race rather than a 2 horse race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 2 minutes ago, Triskan said: Hoping for Rubio not to surge into 2nd here. He's still the likeliest general election winner to me. Wouldn't you rather face the higher probability of Rubio being president than any sort of possibility of Trump or Cruz being president? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionAhaiReborn Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 The Democratic side is so close that no one is really going to "win" when it comes down to delegates, but it would mean a lot more for Sanders than for Clinton to be able to declare victory in the "vote" tally. Either way, this is a stunning result in the scheme of things. Clinton was supposed to be near untouchable, and if anyone was going to seriously challenge her it was supposed to be a comparatively big name like Biden, not a little known Senator from Vermont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 One thing I learned tonight: Rick Santorum was actually still in the race... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackerNeil Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 7 minutes ago, Triskan said: Hoping for Rubio not to surge into 2nd here. He's still the likeliest general election winner to me. I think if Rubio makes it to second he'll be the really big story of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan the Man Baratheon Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Well Iowa is notorious for not picking the eventual Republican nominees. The last two caucus winners have been Huckabee in 2008 and Sanatorum in 2012. McCain the Repub nominee in 2008 and Romney in 2012. Still feel that Trump or Rubio will be the eventual winner for Repub Presidential candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonesy Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 The Des Moines Register has called it for Cruz. Clinton and Sanders are still neck and neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionAhaiReborn Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Any guesses on what insults Trump will hurl at Iowa and Iowans tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 My guess is that Trump will try to claim it as a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 If Rubio beats trump that's likely going to be the start of the end for trumps campaign. It means the national polls are fairly weak for him as a predictor, and that's going to be blood in the water. Clinton doing this well is pretty surprising. Speaks well to her ground game. Sanders will of course crush in NH, but after that it's not a good time for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionAhaiReborn Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Kalbear said: If Rubio beats trump that's likely going to be the start of the end for trumps campaign. It means the national polls are fairly weak for him as a predictor, and that's going to be blood in the water. Clinton doing this well is pretty surprising. Speaks well to her ground game. Sanders will of course crush in NH, but after that it's not a good time for him. Maybe surprising to someone who didn't look at any polls for the last year, but not to anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Rubio won in Polk county, which is the biggest county population-wise. It was only a 1% win over Cruz, but still interesting that he took the biggest country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonesy Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Clinton doing this well is surprising? The presumptive nominee should be dominating. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 It's surprising for people who have been flooded with polls saying Sanders is leading in Iowa for the last two weeks. I agree - if you're a Sanders supporter who apparently hasn't been near the internet for the last year this is a Big Momentous Thing. It's otherwise surprising given that the polls had been so positive for Sanders recently. But I suspect you know this and are just trying to spin this to make yourself a bit more optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Who will Carson and Paul endorse? Those guys may determine the outcome of the race as they may have voter / delegate support large enough to tip the balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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