official Iowa Democratic results thread

[Wakie]

The Android is talking like everybody was too afraid to tell her she ended up in a distant third place, most especially her speech writer(s).

Distant?  1/2% is distant?

[Gabu]

The Android is talking like everybody was too afraid to tell her she ended up in a distant third place, most especially her speech writer(s).

Distant?  1/2% is distant?

Distant from first place, I assume is what he means.

[Verily]

The Android is talking like everybody was too afraid to tell her she ended up in a distant third place, most especially her speech writer(s).

Distant?  1/2% is distant?

The pro-Edwards spinning in this thread is deafening.

[Politico]

The Android is talking like everybody was too afraid to tell her she ended up in a distant third place, most especially her speech writer(s).

Distant?  1/2% is distant?

She finished nearly ten points behind Obama. She finished third. Come on...

[Meeker]

Dodd is dropping out.

[Wakie]

Poor Bill. He should have told her to not run in the first place. He knows what's coming next even if she doesn't.

You know the reality is that if she gets elected he will really be the President.  It may sound sexist, but I think they both know that he's the smarter and more charismatic one.

Smarter? I doubt it. Hillary is much smarter. He's just more charismatic.

You think?  Interesting considering that Kissinger, Greenspan, and just about every Executive adviser who interacted with every modern President all have said they considered Bill to be the smartest President with whom they worked.

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Dodd is dropping out.

But he got an impressive 0.02%.

[Gabu]

Dodd is dropping out.

But he got an impressive 0.02%.

Hey, he got above 1% before... back when one single delegate was worth an entire percentage point.

[Politico]

Dodd is dropping out.

Everybody except Obama, Edwards and Clinton ought to drop out. Let the viable candidates duke it out without also-rans getting in the way.

[Wakie]

The Android is talking like everybody was too afraid to tell her she ended up in a distant third place, most especially her speech writer(s).

Distant?  1/2% is distant?

She finished nearly ten points behind Obama. She finished third. Come on...

Yep, Edwards finished 9.5 points behind Obama.  Typically when one says "distant third" they are saying there was a huge gap between 2 and 3.  It would be fair to say that Richardson finished a distant 4th.

[Aizen]

Edwards should drop out too.


P.S. Chuck Norris, what are you doing? This has gotten absurd

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Senator Barack Obama : 37.56%
Senator John Edwards : 29.86%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.38%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.10%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.94%
Uncommitted : 0.13%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.02%
Precincts Reporting: 1725 of 1781

[Wakie]

P.S. Chuck Norris, what are you doing? This has gotten absurd

Norris's wife keeps checking out Huckabee's butt.

[Reluctant Republican]

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#IA

It looks like Clinton came in third in the popular vote but got one more delegate then Edwards, so it looks like she still has a spin angle here.

[Lief 🗽]

Why does Clinton get more delegates than Edwards? That doesn't make sense at all...

[Хahar 🤔]

Why does Clinton get more delegates than Edwards? That doesn't make sense at all...

[Eraserhead]

Edwards should drop out too.


P.S. Chuck Norris, what are you doing? This has gotten absurd

Hey Chuck said yesterday that Huckabee was going to win in a landslide and what happened? I salute Chuck and I'm sorry I doubted him.

[Gabu]

By the way, for comparison, here's the way Iowa in 2004 went:

Kerry: 38%
Edwards: 32%
Dean: 18%
Gephardt: 11%
Kucinich: 1%

Obama has arguably done even better than Kerry did in terms of margin of victory.

[Meeker]

Edwards should drop out too.


P.S. Chuck Norris, what are you doing? This has gotten absurd

Hey Chuck said yesterday that Huckabee was going to win in a landslide and what happened? I salute Chuck and I'm sorry I doubted him.

Chuck Norris doesn't endorse - he tells America how it's going to be.

[Wakie]

Why does Clinton get more delegates than Edwards? That doesn't make sense at all...

Probably she won in more populous areas.

[Wakie]

Final thoughts before I call it a night here.

1 - Mitt Romney is probably sitting in a hotel room tonight having a "Dodgeball" moment. "Friggin' Chuck Norris ....."

2 - The caucuses are a weird thing, especially on the Democrat side.  It isn't a standard straw poll and there is a lot of wheeling and dealing.  Kucinich explicitly told his people that if they couldn't get a majority for him they should switch to Obama.

3 - The dislike of Hillary on this board by people with red avatars is interesting.  I find it almost ridiculous actually.  Especially since no one can explain their dislike aside from one comment that she isn't liberal enough.  Keep in mind guys, that is the attitude which landed us with George Bush in 2000.  Since it seems likely that I'll be spending a good part of '08 and '09 in Europe I can only ask you guys to please not screw up the country again like you did in '00 and '04.

[Gabu]

3 - The dislike of Hillary on this board by people with red avatars is interesting.  I find it almost ridiculous actually.  Especially since no one can explain their dislike aside from one comment that she isn't liberal enough.

Every single time Hillary opens her mouth, I feel like it sounds like a calculated, focus-group tested comment.  She gives off this strong "typical slimy politician" vibe that I don't get one bit from Obama.  Simply put, I don't trust her.

[Wakie]

3 - The dislike of Hillary on this board by people with red avatars is interesting.  I find it almost ridiculous actually.  Especially since no one can explain their dislike aside from one comment that she isn't liberal enough.

Every single time Hillary opens her mouth, I feel like it sounds like a calculated, focus-group tested comment.  She gives off this strong "typical slimy politician" vibe that I don't get one bit from Obama.

In 2000 that was said about being the difference between Gore and Bush.  And look how well that turned out for us.  Ok, I'm finally out.

[Tender Branson]

The victor speaks ...

[exopolitician]

The crowd is going NUTS......and I think I love it.