[The Blitherer]

Interesting. What if they held an election and nobody came?

[gpapa]

Interesting. Will Fred Thompson opt out too or go head to head with Romney?

[elizabetty]

Can the people in the poll vote for a candidate even if he is not there?

The people of Iowa are going to take this personally and hold it against the dropouts and no shows. If Mitt Romney is there asking for their votes and making them feel important they will remember that come caucus time.

A bad move by all not going and it makes them look like Girlie Men.

[Reaganesque]

Mitt Romney's in a big bind. He'll do well after winning Ames only if there's an expectation that he might not do well or if the field is competitive.

Uh....what?

[Suzy Quzy]

McCain KNOWS he doesn’t have a chance....he’s just tired of the Senate stuff....it’s more fun on the road.

[freekitty]

Good, then we can listen more to the candidates that we want to listen to.