Live Blogging the Iowa Caucus
It is 8:30 and the first results are coming in. Edwards is up with Hillary down by 7 points, but only 81 down, 1700 to go (literally). Feel free to live blog along with me in the comments section…
Tags: 2008 Presidential
As I educated myself, FINALLY, on the Iowa caucus, all I could think about is what a #$%ing joke it is. I’d like to caucus on punching this process in its freaking mouth. Let them have their tradition, just make them irrelevant in the process (until they go primary).
go obama
Fred Thompson? Sheesh, anything to latch on to a winner. The shame. 🙂
I am watching the dem caucus on CSPAN. It is certainly interesting to watch…for watching people count…
NBC calls Huckabee the winner.
On MSNBC Chris Matthews just called Bush uncurious. He also said that if this holds up, Romney goes into NH as a loser. Ouch.
I’m surprised Huck received as high a percentage as he did.
MSNBC has some really wonky stats. Obama is killing in the youth vote.
MSNBC is beating the hell out of Romney. “Romney was rejected.”
His statement that Iowa is the first inning of a 50 inning game shows how desperate Romney is…
Romney may have to cast himself as the non-Huckabee…
Romney was very weak. McCain may challenge in N.C. Could McCain win the nomination if he is the non-Huck?
$10 to anyone that watches Fox News for 30 minutes….
Romney is starting to look like Steve Forbes. Ouch. The Evangelicals are still in control of the Republicans. Obama is now in the lead.
does the volume have to be on?
Romney was very weak. McCain may challenge in N.C. Could McCain win the nomination if he is the non-Huck?
McCain is exploding on the trading floor. The bettors pushed him up to first over the past few days.
As I recall McCain gets crushed in the head to head polls vs. any dem.
Huckabee is scary as shit…
I love Matthews and Olbermann though.
McCain concedes.
I missed about a week of this Iowa spin chit chat , but let me guess one thing.
Clinton wins even if she loses because she beat expectations AND Edwards loses even if he wins because he did not meet expectations.
Do I have that right?
Ouch. McCain says “you can’t buy an election in Iowa.”
No. If Hill loses, she loses. If anyone wins, they show that she can be beaten.
Obama called the winner by MSNBC.
DV – you owe me $10
Pat (bible thumper) Robertson also won in Iowa, (the media’s measure of America) Hopefully America will reject this primitive mindset again.
John
I can’t wait for “What Romney spent per vote” stories.
Hey Mitt, I’ll vote for you for $125,000 call me!
When you just glimpse Rudy’s slogan it reads:
Testy, Ready, Now.
Now Matthews is unloading on Huck while talking to Rudy.
have your kid come beat me up for it 🙂
Edwards vs. Hillary for second place is actually quite a cliffhanger:
http://www.iowacaucusresults.com/
Ed Rollins was getting into it with Mike Wallace on Fox pretty funny
fox news has some really odd looking people
Speaking of “terror” did you hear Romney raising the “militant gays” alarm? Everything is couched in war talk with these guys.
My daughter has corrected me. Apparently he was a surprise second. I was using my “fishes and loaves” calculator
apparently the Republicans are the big story on fox news tonight. Go figure
MSNBC has odd looking people too… Oh wait, that’s just Rudy.
Dorian Gray is your Neighbor John….
good one Lib
truthfully, this is cutting into my around the horn writing… Damn.
CSPAN is making me think back to my “Fuck Iowa and Fuck Iowans” Post.
Wow 4 delegates seperate Hill and Edwards…
Bill Kristol said that Obama beating hillary Clinton is HUGE. Unfortunately he also said that Iraq had WMD’s too.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. It is way more exciting listening to the talking heads than seeing how the sausage is made.
I haven’t even tuned into FNC….
haha Joe Trippi is talking to Matthews…. wow, talk about “not camera ready”
Yuck
Clinton Bashing going heavy on Fox. Making fun of her Christmas Commerical
That commercial was lame though… seriously.
Wife comments that she always thinks about Edwards’ wife whenever they talk about Edwards. I wonder if that is a woman thing or a social worker thing…
David Gregory said, at least at his polling place, Biden’s people were falling in line behind Obama….
Papa Joe sees the State Department gravy train with Obama now I guess
Biden…Richardson…?
Ron Paul…? Anything ….tap, tap,tap,…is this thing on?
Oh shit, they’ve dusted off Brokaw…
Hey Celebrity Apprentice is on….
Romney and Clinton Repudiated?
ron Paul voters don’t wake up until around 10pm
Romney=damaged goods. Yikes.
Aww, it’s so cute… Kristol is pretending to know what black people think… as if he’s ever met one .
wait a god damned minute!
Obamma is Black?!
Fred Barnes is such a douche bag.
“have your kid come beat me up for it :)”
If I send him down he’ll come back with $20…stereotypical EYE-talian
Whenever they introduce Andrea Mitchell they should say “Wife of Republican Alan Greenspan” shouldn’t they?
Funny how Fox keeps cutting to Juan Williams fior a reaction shot whenever anyone says “african americans”
Dean on MSNBC…
WOOOOAHHHHHH
howard dean! WTF happened to this guy?
plastic surgery?
“wait a god damned minute!
Obamma is Black?!”
Since nobody else has the balls to say it, I will. Why is he considered black and not white?
H.D. has lost some serious weight and appears to have been campaigning in FL. Clinton drops to 3rd.
that’s not balls Giovanni, as an eyetalian you don’t called a kid half white EVER do you?
good attempt though
JF, I blame republicans. 🙂
Actually, read his first book and you will know the answer.
he looks like Wesley Clark
What you are missing on FSP right now.
Huckabee, Obama Win in Iowa
January 3, 2008 by Dave
60%+ of GOP Voters self-identify as evangelical or born-again Christians. Edwards, Clinton battling close for second. Comment away. More analysis in the AM.
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I’m not saying you guys are losers….but I know officially I am
I like that Obama banner. on MSNBC right now.
Don’t forget CNN..
Cafferty is rocking on Hillary
My wife has caucused and I am the winner of the geekiest person in the house.
Screw CNN they take commercials…douches
Megyn Kelly has a nice mouth…
The Obama camopaign needs to get someone other than David Avelrod on TV.
I love that Huckabee won!
Axelrod has the bushiest, most triumphant bastard of a mustache though
David Axelrod seems actually unprepared… Not ready for tough questions…
“Actually, read his first book and you will know the answer.”
ok…I’ll take your word that he explains it. I hope it’s a good reason; both parents should get treated equally.
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They’re depressed.
Big story being teased for tomorrow’s “today show”:
Little girl lied about her father being killed in Iraq to get Hanna Montana tickets.
“The Anti Hillary Vote” Fox news loves it!
in related news Hanna Montana’s PR people love publicity
I can’t watch Hannity.
I have to go to bed
Those breaking it down to Hillary not having a message are right on.
More importantly Obama owns the “change” message and that’s the one you want in ’08
Does the close race put Delaware in play on the Dem side?
Oh crap. I forgot about Biden.
JF, I’ll sum up. White people labeled him as such. I would rather that he were just an American.
Feroce knows all about the right message needed to win an election.
51% of people that want “change” go for Obama. Wow.
All the “i’s” are on the “D” side now. I think they’ve had it with the GOP’s bullshit.
Iowa dems 212,000 caucus-goers. I think that is 100k more than Repubs.
Mitt’s negative ads backfired.
Ha!!
I do NOT want to see Edwards using his skills to go after Obama in the next primaries, especially if Obama goes on to win the nomination.
Not that I minded Edwards going after Hillary.
I’m so torn. I hate both Mitt and Huckabee so much.
Where’s the Ron Paul Revolution?
UGH Frank Luntz is such a fat piece of garbage…
George
I’m proud of my efforts. Got off of active duty on July 1st, had twin girls within three weeks , won a primary in 8 weeks and ran a positive campaign against a long serving public servant in a year having an R cost you at least 10 or 15pts.
If you recall my message it was:
Enough is Enough (sound familiar?)
Why would you take this thread in a negative direction on a personal attack?
America would hate Huck and Mitt also.
BTW, according to Mathews Clinton’s are brilliant professionals.
(In case you missed it.)
Andrea Mitchell trashed the Hillary crowd.
Edwards on the stump
Too touchy JF. Gotta be less sensitive.
Edwards is conceding. If he bails, who does he back? His wife rocks.
Claims 2nd place.
I’m thinking he in not going to yell.
I liked him tying Clinton to the “status quo” because it is true.
JE is beating on Mitt and Hillary.
There goes that Cigna endorsement…
Tom Carper’s butt cheeks just clenched.
Crap. I’m not going to get any ATHF writing done…
Thanks Geek…I’m good. I’m just not letting the shots go unanswered anymore.
I came in here tonight because just like football, you had the better game on.
Roger that. It is fun, ain’t it?
Whew! Used the “scream” line, but kept it in check…
ATFH will be more fun after reading FSP tomorrow (comments are back on BTW).
Oh, here she is… Lets see how she spins it…
I’m beat, but have to hear this CLinton thing befor hitting the sack.
Great night for Dems. Bad one for her…
Same here. I gotta sleep.
Actually, she seems beat, too.
She almost seems like she is dropping out… strange tone.
57% of the caucus goers were new. I guess the brilliant professionals didn’t bank on that.
Actually, I’m going to wait for Obama’s victory speech. I’m gonna be tired tomorrow… and for much of the campaign season.
weak.
Senator Clinton I mean. Not liberalgeek.
Bill wrote this… Just watch him.
Production value of MSNBC needs work.
Why does the blind guy have a clear view of Hillary and the woman next to him is blocked by Bill?
Dem attendance up 82% from 2004. wow.
Huck speaks.
You guys have the pre caucus picks??
I believe my guess was right on both sides
I had Obama, Edwards and Clinton on the D side
On the R side I had Huckabee, Romney, McCain
I forgot the last two on both sides but I think I had it right?
Thanks, good night for the Democrats. A good fight has just begun.
PS- I think Bill Clinton is getting a butt whooping tonight.
His pastoral training has served him well. He speaks well. The good news is that no matter the nominees, we will have two candidates that have met the English language.
No. Hillary has been told that she isn’t Bill.
via dkos: “in 5 days, Obama will be hit with everything the Clinton machine can bring.”
Huck: Obama and I are the “Hope” nominees.
Sorry, wrong site. Delaware Watch had the pre causcus picks. Still, a good night for the Democrats.
Here was my guess.
Protack for Governor said…
D’s
Obama
Edwards
Clinton
Biden
Richardson
R’s
Huckabee
Romney
McCain
Paul
Thompson
These places are indeed a guess but they do set the stage for an interesting two-three weeks ahead of us.
Uh-Oh. dog-whistle time. unborn children mentioned…
His microphone guy should be shot.
Matthews: A very Jimmy Stewart speech.
Obama wins the women vote. That’s big.
HuffPo: Edwards 3rd with Union voters. That doesn’t bode well.
New York Observer: McCain is a winner, too
Obama is going on for the 11PM EST newscast. Nice. Of course, I think it means that he missed the plane to N.H. 🙂
I think they skipped Romney in favor of Huck. I guess Mitt didn’t want people to see him lose.
U2 soundtrack… Should have been “Beautiful Day”
Looks like a Kennedy pose w/ the wife and kids.
Sounds like MLK… He’s got his oratory on.
Great staccato. He has a very white cast of characters behind him. I love that.
Healthcare.
oil.
end the war.
restore our standing in the world.
Good priorities. I gotta stop gushing.
BREAKING : Biden drops out.
Obama is so amazing. Wow. I am so taken with him
We are not red states and blue states, we are the United States.
Biden Quits.
Good catch Tyler. Dodd is out also.
OK. I’m off to bed. I will sleep happy.
You guys did an awesome job liveblogging this.
Am listening to the BBC right now reporting on the Iowa votes and they just sound relived to not be talking about BushCo.