Donald Trump was told not to campaign there, but he insisted and garnered 24% of the vote. He did that with big rallies where he asked the people to come to him, and they did.
His opponent won the support of a variety of evangelical ministers and speakers who loathed Trump's big plane, his colorful language, the anger in his belly and his New York values among other things.
Trump did well, all things considered. He gave a Reaganesque speech that was congratulatory and far from a concession.
My friends, one week from now the results will be much different.
It’s Iowa.
Cruz spent weeks, tons of money, and might as well been their senator.
He leaves with one more delegate than Trump, and three states he can’t camp out in for months, and is trailing Rubio in the next one.
So any of these smug Cruz people should keep that in perspective while they run around acting as if Ted is headed anywhere but to collect the vaulted Iowa trophy for most prolific butt-kisser in a caucus season.
2020 is the year that system needs to be abolished.
The actual percentages with a difference of 3.34%.
Ted Cruz: 51,649 - 27.65%
Donald Trump: 45,416 - 24.31%
President Huckabee and President Santorum strongly disagree.
ps: Rubio's finish smells fishy - something happening in background for that amnesty sleezebag to finish a strong 3rd.
Trump did okay. Nothing to be ashamed of.
Rubio will be a different and more challenging target, compared with Cruz.
Looks like Trump has cut back on his appearances though. IIRC, he originally had two scheduled for today.
I'm flummoxed why Iowa voters weren't more disgusted with "ShameGate". I wonder how that plays in NH.
I also wonder if it isn't Trump who left Iowa with friends and a lot of long term good will. Those last few days, he and his family really seemed to bond with the people there.
After yesterday’s posts, I think we should have someone else do the Trump rally threads.
Advice for Trump— keep laying out why his business success is needed in Washington and in general why he would make a better president than the others. Cut the crap about Cruz’s Canadian birth and calling him a liar. Show more reaganeque teaching style and lose the arrogant, pompous ass schtick. Its ok to be brash just do it with class.
Let’s go Trump!!!
| Iowa Caucus | # Votes | % Vote | # Delegates |
| Ted Cruz | 51,649 | 27.65% | 8 |
| Donald Trump | 45,416 | 24.31% | 7 |
| Marco Rubio | 43,132 | 23.09% | 7 |
| Ben Carson | 17,393 | 9.31% | 3 |
| Rand Paul | 8,478 | 4.54% | 1 |
| Jeb Bush | 5,235 | 2.80% | 1 |
| Carly Fiorina | 3,483 | 1.86% | 0 |
| John Kasich | 3,473 | 1.86% | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee | 3,344 | 1.79% | 0 |
| Chris Christie | 3,278 | 1.75% | 0 |
| Rick Santorum | 1,783 | 0.95% | 0 |
| Others | 119 | 0.06% | 0 |
| Jim Gilmore | 12 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Total --> | 186,795 | ||
So glad Iowa is over, what a weird place. Now it’s our turn. Crush them, Trump!!! Go Trump, build the wall, make America great again!!!
I’m voting for Trump in the PA primary. I follow CNN & the mainstream media on FB to read the comments when they post an article about Trump. The comments against Trump are clueless & nasty. I would like to see Trump do ads about his business accomplishments.
To the Cruz supporters: Trump is the only candidate capable of building that wall.
Interestingly enough, Trump hasn’t tweeted since last night. I suspect he is regrouping and forming a strategy for bouncing back.
Enjoy the “win” Rafael & Hillary!; now it gets real:
Go Trump!
Early voting starts in Tennessee next week and as usual the candidates are ignoring us...
The delegate count: Cruz 8, Trump 7, Rubio 7, Carson 3, Bush 1, Paul 1