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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

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To: Windflier; Aroostook25; 50mm; darkwing104; Old Sarge; TheOldLady; Jim Robinson

Please read post #846, sniff or something.


1,021 posted on 01/03/2012 8:07:58 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Wisconsinlady

I was disappointed that Palin did not endorse Santorum tonight on Greta.


I was thinking the same thing.

I wonder if she eventually will endorse him.


1,022 posted on 01/03/2012 8:07:58 PM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: teg_76

Perry will do well in South Carolina


1,023 posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:19 PM PST by make no mistake
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To: Kenny

” I don’t see the rush to eliminate candidates.” <<<

It’s the money. Perry goes straight to South Carolina and so does Newt if he is smart. They have their own internal numbers for Romney in New Hampshire. The winner in South Carolina is always the game changer and the final dog fight for going into Florida. These guys do not have the money. One man has the money for the distance and opposition research, negative ads. Romney. And his Super PAC.


1,024 posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:23 PM PST by RitaOK (The higher you poll in Iowa, the more embarrassing it is for you.)
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To: Free Vulcan
First of all, congratulations to Rick Santorum on his amazing surge and showing at the Iowa Caucases.

Now, some of the obvious points from watching the Iowa Caucuses on Fox are:

(1) Bret Baier doesn’t know how to add or subtract.

(2) A preponderance of Santorum supporters have Pro-Life/Abortion as their primary concern in terms of focus as revealed in their Google searches, which doesn’t bode well if he is running against Obama since the primary concern of America in 2012 is Jobs and the Economy.

While Rick Santorum may address the economy, his vocal supporters may tend to ignore the main issue and spend their time running around screaming about abortion, holding up signs about killing babies instead of holding up signs about Obama killing jobs and that would pretty much sink America inot the pit of four more years of Obama mush meals.

(3) Santorum has definitely emerged as the man of the moment, the Knight on the Black Horse appearing from the hillock and now raising his sword to descend into the battle as the “Anti-Romney” vote (and in part the Evangelist Ram’s horn calling out to counter to the evil of Mormonism) ---- that is up until he is labeled by the some of the same evangelicals as a Papist whose true loyalty is to the Pope, which will soon give rise to a new movement called the Fifth Monarchy Men who will throw their support towards an independent run byRon Paul which will result in the re-election of Obomination.

(4) Carl Rove is a pathetic Establishment Republican who is going to wet his whistle for Romney no matter what happens or who is rounding second base.

(5) There is a saying, “The Life of the King is inside the Parrot”. The parrot has been sitting right there and has observed and put to memory everything. And then the parrot will squawk, and tell all the World about it, and it will be too true to ignore even if it is the parrot who speaks and not a magic mirror. At that moment, it won’t matter how many gems are in the crown of the King – all eyes and ears will be on the parrot. And the parrot is Sarah Palin. Whoever she endorses, that will be the squawk that turned the worm.

(6) Bachmann needs a shoulder to cry on. It’s … well … sort of like … like you don’t want to say anything. Like when someone falls off the stage. Or …

(7) Perry is now a pie, and not a candidate. Perry pie. Fried chicken and perry pie.

(8) On to N.H…. and Gingrich is pulling out the gloves. Boy. Santorum and Romney, they are really scared now. Shaking in their boots. Watch out boys. Doc Newt is bringin’ the bag of tools to do an operation on Rocky Racoon. Everyone is clearing the bar! … …. Yeah … right. They are scared now. A-huh.

That is sort of how I see it. I am still leaning Romney. But ride Santorum, ride!

1,025 posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:23 PM PST by Brian_Baldwin
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Oooops, well, Newt has won 4th place. Where does that leave Perry?


1,026 posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:27 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: Palladin

and Pslin will never do it either. She wants Trump running. That’s what she said the other day.


1,027 posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:31 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: parksstp

Prediction turning out just about right.


1,028 posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:48 PM PST by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: fatima

Obama DREAMS of running against the ineligible
RomneyCARE who makes Obama’s ineligibility
and ObamaCARE moot.

Loser, Romney is.


1,029 posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:52 PM PST by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: onyx

Don’t change channels yet. Apparently Newt will be making a statement shortly.


1,030 posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:58 PM PST by StarFan
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To: Aroostook25
We lost in 1992, 1996, and 2008.

Yes we did, because we ran RINOs.

Insist on too far right and we will lose in 2012.

WRONG. Remember the 2010 midterm elections, and get a clue. A plurality of Americans are conservative, and WANT the country to swing hard right, after the disastrous left-wing destruction of the last two decades - and especially the last three years.

Reagan was dead right. Conservatism wins, every time it's tried.

1,031 posted on 01/03/2012 8:08:58 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Palladin

Santorum up by only 13 votes with 88% reporting.

Back to praying...


1,032 posted on 01/03/2012 8:09:09 PM PST by Deo volente (God willing, America will survive this Obamination.)
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To: Palladin

Palin I meant.


1,033 posted on 01/03/2012 8:09:25 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: tennmountainman

Negative ads work.


1,034 posted on 01/03/2012 8:09:25 PM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS U.S.A. PRESIDENT)
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To: Wisconsinlady

88% in, Santorum leads by 13 total votes! To give Romney one backhanded compliment his highest percentage in any county is Johnson County, 35% where it actually beat the Paulbots at the University of Iowa. I never would have predicted that.


1,035 posted on 01/03/2012 8:09:26 PM PST by JohnBovenmyer (Obama been Liberal. Hope Change!)
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To: VinL

When is the national caucus?


1,036 posted on 01/03/2012 8:09:30 PM PST by BenKenobi
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To: david1313

I totally do not understand this surge for Santorum.

He was not THAT great a senator. He lost his last election by a large majority.

He’s got almost no zest, verve, charisma or personality.

He does not seem like a leader.

Has Iowa gone mad?? Or did they just hate everyone else?


1,037 posted on 01/03/2012 8:09:38 PM PST by altura (Perry 2012)
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To: Cato in PA

He didn’t bother to run in Iowa. Huntsman would make a better president then any other one up there.

Santorum is the flavor o the week. One of the grosser ones...


1,038 posted on 01/03/2012 8:09:43 PM PST by JosephMama (Who to choose, who to choose...)
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To: shield; Cincinatus' Wife

Well ... I’m gonna go drown my sorrows in a glass or ten of Hershey’s chocolate milk.


1,039 posted on 01/03/2012 8:09:43 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (Man is not free unless government is limited. ~Ronald Reagan)
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To: Mozilla

Right. Rubio is a natural born citizen.
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I believe he is. Wish he would go to Court and seek a declaratory judgment to that effect. Then, the Courts will finally get involved in ALL those who have questionable eligibility.


1,040 posted on 01/03/2012 8:09:59 PM PST by VinL (It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
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