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Democrat Race In Iowa A Dead Heat .... Romney leads, Huckabee close in GOP
USNews ^ | November 14, 2007 | staff

Posted on 11/14/2007 8:31:18 AM PST by rface

In Iowa:

DEMOCRATICS:

Clinton ........... 25%

John Edwards....... 23%

Barack Obama....... 22%

Bill Richardson.... 12%

the rest............ 4% or less

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On the GOP side:

Romney .............27%

Huckabee............21%

Rudy Giuliani...... 15%

Fred Thompson........9%

Ron Paul.............4%

John McCain..........4%

the rest.............3% or less.

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To: Bobkk47

Thompson/Huckabee ?


21 posted on 11/14/2007 9:48:00 AM PST by N3WBI3 (Ah, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you. -- Londo Mollari)
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To: USS Alaska
Here come the six Iowans, guns blazing.

LoL. That was funny. But to the question of Iowa, it's like baseball. Sure it's a 9 inning game, but it's sure nice to get a few runs on the board early. The strong get stronger. It puts you at advantage. And if you're trailing, at some point, you have to start winning. Fred got in late, and then he's gonna have to wait to SC to win one? And it's not a lock anyway?

Maybe he's trying to be more like NASCAR, where it doesn't matter how many laps you led, you just have to lead the last one. But this isn't a single race. Each primary is a race, and the nomination is the cup. So yeah, you'd love to win Daytona, or Talladega, but you gotta try and score points every weekend, no matter where.

Momentum. Gotta build that sense of inevitability.

22 posted on 11/14/2007 9:54:37 AM PST by Huck (Soylent Green is People.)
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To: Free Vulcan

No way. A win for any frontrunner is good for them. They score points and eat up some of the clock.


23 posted on 11/14/2007 9:55:34 AM PST by Huck (Soylent Green is People.)
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To: TNCMAXQ

Yer right. Fred would be too old.


24 posted on 11/14/2007 9:56:14 AM PST by Huck (Soylent Green is People.)
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To: TNCMAXQ

Then again I think it’s to our advantage that our candidates are not tied to the Bush Admin. Usually ppl are ready for a change by now. This way we get to run as a welcome change. It just so happens the other party is traitorous. So maybe it would work having another Veep who would not be prez. I think the veep workload might suit fred better.


25 posted on 11/14/2007 9:58:02 AM PST by Huck (Soylent Green is People.)
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To: rface

Wow, has Iowa ever become useless....


26 posted on 11/14/2007 9:58:51 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Bobkk47

that would work too


27 posted on 11/14/2007 10:02:21 AM PST by debboo (Stop socialism, vote conservative)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

So everyone is a RINO huh? Just who do you suggest?


28 posted on 11/14/2007 10:03:35 AM PST by debboo (Stop socialism, vote conservative)
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To: rface

What have I missed? I’m astonished that Duncan Hunter isn’t in the lead. Enlighten me!


29 posted on 11/14/2007 10:05:32 AM PST by FrdmLvr
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To: Huck

I don’t see a win for Romney in IA or NH doing anything but helping him tread water unless he gets 50% or more of the vote. We are talking momentum here. When everybody expects you to win, it doesn’t give you much of a bump because they’ve already discounted it and moved to the next race. If he wins decisively in a early southern or western state like SC, then we know he’s for real.


30 posted on 11/14/2007 10:08:00 AM PST by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy.)
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To: Free Vulcan
When everybody expects you to win, it doesn’t give you much of a bump because they’ve already discounted it and moved to the next race. If he wins decisively in a early southern or western state like SC, then we know he’s for real.

I understand that expectations are higher, and so he has more to lose and less to win, BUT...if you are in the lead, you have to tread water. That's called winning. Earn delegates, eat up the clock. He'll be tested down south, but how would he rather arrive at that test, on a winning streak or not?

31 posted on 11/14/2007 10:10:30 AM PST by Huck (Soylent Green is People.)
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To: debboo
So everyone is a RINO huh?

Sure seems that way. The republican party has without a doubt vacated the party platform. The party's moral compass is pointing to the left more and more each day.

Suggestions??? Other than myself I wouldn't endorse any of the current candidates.

32 posted on 11/14/2007 10:11:07 AM PST by A_Tradition_Continues (THE NEXT GENERATION CONSERVATIVE)
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To: Huck

If I were Romney I’d rather split IA/NH with someone else (preferably with Rudy or McCain) and win SC and FL than win the first two and lose the next two. I’d think he’d have far more momentum from the first scenario than the second.


33 posted on 11/14/2007 10:15:35 AM PST by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
His highest polling in the nation no doubt..lol.

Actually his New Hampshire numbers are higher. 7% in one poll and 8% in another.

Oh and someone put me down for Romney/Hunter.

34 posted on 11/14/2007 10:17:05 AM PST by NeoCaveman ("Don't doubt me" - The Great El Rushbo)
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To: Huck

Fred has just got the NRTL endorsement and after he gets the NRA endorsement you will see a big swing in these polls.


35 posted on 11/14/2007 10:18:18 AM PST by Beagle8U (FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

It is pretty clear that not one of the GOP’s in the race, can fire up the base!!! I am still undecided but will vote for whoever is up against Hillary. But I still am not too happy with the ones we have to choose from.. and I don’t think I am alone.


36 posted on 11/14/2007 10:21:46 AM PST by JFC
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To: Free Vulcan

Sorry. There’s no way losing adds momentum.


37 posted on 11/14/2007 10:31:44 AM PST by Huck (Soylent Green is People.)
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To: incredulous joe

Hey, I said it was my “dream scenario” ;-)


38 posted on 11/14/2007 10:58:34 AM PST by SampleMan (Islamic tolerance is practiced by killing you last.)
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To: SampleMan
"Hey, I said it was my “dream scenario”

Ahh! Since we're sharing; my dream scenario involves a shaky Democratic convention with John Heinz and Ter-aze-ah riding in on a white stallion to save the stupid party!

Swiftboated by the sailboarder!


Dream BIG!

39 posted on 11/14/2007 11:25:03 AM PST by incredulous joe (“Is the glass half full, or half empty? It depends on whether you're pouring, or drinking.” - Cosby)
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To: Huck

Reagan’s turnaround in ‘80 is a good example of how losing and winning the right races can result in getting the nomination. Kerry in ‘04 is another.


40 posted on 11/14/2007 2:20:43 PM PST by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy.)
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