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2012 Iowa Caucus Live Thread
Iowa GOP ^ | 1.3.12 | Free Vulcan

Posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:24 AM PST by Free Vulcan

Live thread to cover today's GOP caucus. News, predictions, opinions, totals, and the like.

Will be heading out about 4 pm or so to get our site ready and do a final review with the precinct chairs. I expect it to be bigger than 2008 with very heavy turnout and we are preparing for that.

We are also ready for disruptions. They simply won't be tolerated. The state party sent us a memo saying if there's any trouble call the cops immediately. Anyone trying to cause problems is going to get a rude awakening.

My predictions of the outcome are a narrow field with about a 10 point spread for the top five with Bachmann far behind in single digits:

Santorum - 24 Romney - 22 Paul - 20 Perry - 17 Gingrich - 14 Bachmann - 4 The Rest - 1

Think things are still in flux and many won't decide till right to the wire, so I'm not terribly confident of any predictions.


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To: Mozilla

Chris Wallace is now saying that Mitt Romney will win by 14.


1,941 posted on 01/03/2012 11:15:01 PM PST by monkapotamus
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To: Mozilla

Rove schmove. In one ear and out the other baby!


1,942 posted on 01/03/2012 11:15:38 PM PST by Califreak ("Burnt By The Sun")
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To: AmericanInTokyo; BenKenobi; onyx; Windflier; thouworm

I just wonder who’s jonesing for a govt or some prestigious
position somewhere for ANYone who’s supports Romney. Don’t trust just about any of ‘em.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Christie could be a Romney Atty General hint.

Now looks like 14 votes for MR over RS .. don’t care. Santorum WON! Can he get his act together fast, get $$$ and a ground org up and running?


1,943 posted on 01/03/2012 11:16:13 PM PST by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: Prokopton

True. I don’t want to assume too much, but I think it will.

The polling momentum was/is moving in tandem with the funding momentum.


1,944 posted on 01/03/2012 11:16:34 PM PST by thouworm (.)
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To: Impy

Anyone know which precinct is out?


1,945 posted on 01/03/2012 11:16:59 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Election 2012 - No Prisoners. No Mercy.)
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To: JohnBovenmyer

Fox now reporting the person with the “official” results of of the last precinct (in Clinton country) can’t be found, but the observers for Romney and Santorum during the counting have been found and agreed the results there were Mitt beating Rick by 18, leaving Romney with a 14 vote win over the entire state. LANDSLIDE MITT.


1,946 posted on 01/03/2012 11:17:32 PM PST by JohnBovenmyer (Obama been Liberal. Hope Change!)
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To: fhayek
You should have been around here on election night 2000. Exhausting.

Election night? It was more like an election month!

1,947 posted on 01/03/2012 11:18:53 PM PST by CedarDave
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To: JohnBovenmyer

“Pyrrhic Victory” Mitt.


1,948 posted on 01/03/2012 11:18:57 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Free Vulcan

Clinton. It’s Ward 2, Precinct 2 in Clinton City in Clinton County


1,949 posted on 01/03/2012 11:18:57 PM PST by BenKenobi
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To: dfwgator

“Why can’t Santorum do well up north against Mitt?”

1. union country
2. abortion country
3. liberal country
4. socialist country
5. very big government country
6. nominally religious

Mitt is far less offensive than Santorum I would think than Santorum.


1,950 posted on 01/03/2012 11:19:01 PM PST by RitaOK (The higher you poll in Iowa, the more embarrassing it is for you.)
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To: JohnBovenmyer

Pure Bullcrap.


1,951 posted on 01/03/2012 11:19:06 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: JohnBovenmyer

Pure Bullcrap.


1,952 posted on 01/03/2012 11:19:20 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: Free Vulcan

pronunciation of precinct -— Kee-o-cook

They don’t know WHERE the ballots/votes are!!!

The truck story from AP turned out not to be true.


1,953 posted on 01/03/2012 11:19:28 PM PST by thouworm (.)
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To: Free Vulcan

FOX Rove reports Romney wins by 14 votes.

That’s depressing.


1,954 posted on 01/03/2012 11:19:31 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Ron Paul is disgusting.)
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To: ICCtheWay; AuH2ORepublican; HapaxLegamenon; BillyBoy

If Rubio is the VP pick he will be VP. Your opinion is not shared by much of anyone.

Let’s not have this stuff about Obama being a citizen or not spill over and be used against good Republicans.

If Rubio or Jindal or Santorum who’s dad was born in Italy are on the ticket and they win then they will be sworn in and they take office and if you file a lawsuit about it the lawsuit will be laughed out of court.


1,955 posted on 01/03/2012 11:20:01 PM PST by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: Deo volente

Vote rigging is what is going on.


1,956 posted on 01/03/2012 11:20:08 PM PST by reaganaut (If Romney is a conservative then I'm the frickin Angel Moroni.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Karl Rove propaganda


1,957 posted on 01/03/2012 11:20:22 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: American Constitutionalist

I’d guess Romney’s whinning in his glass of sleepy time milk....I hope he goes all the way down for the count in the wekks ahead when Newt and SAntorum cut loose on him.

Come to think of it....Newt And Santorum have been buddies...either or would likely endorse the other when it boils down to it. I’d vote for either.


1,958 posted on 01/03/2012 11:20:46 PM PST by caww
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To: thouworm

It’s Clinton county I believe. Keokuk is in my county and all the votes there were in hours ago.


1,959 posted on 01/03/2012 11:21:06 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Election 2012 - No Prisoners. No Mercy.)
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To: STARWISE
Wouldn’t be surprised if Christie could be a Romney Atty General hint.

Oh, good, so that would give us two anti 2nd amendment Attorneys General in a row?

1,960 posted on 01/03/2012 11:21:19 PM PST by sockmonkey (He's not perfect, but Perry is no wussy boy)
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