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Old 01-03-2012, 07:40 PM
 
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fyi for addl color:

These are precints in the city, but outer edge, so have a more suburban feel to them.

All candidate except Santorum and Bachman had someone standup and talk on behalf of he candidates. The Paul rep was by far the most impressive (did get his name but he was a politician that at some time in the past run against, and defeated Nancy Polosi).

Least impressive, Romney rep stood up and READ a prepared speech. Surprise...surprise.
whose delegates got elected at your precincts?
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I am in awe...Romney, Paul, and Santorum are sooo close.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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Who did you vote for?
Newt. Almost pull the trigger on Ron Paul though.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:40 PM
 
Location: The Woods
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No, the reality is that Obama and the liberals want Paul to be the nominee.

Half of these voters pulling the lever for Ron Paul will vote for Obama if Paul miraculously wins the nomination. Fortunately, it looks like that isn't happening.
There's little to no difference between Romney and Obama.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:41 PM
 
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No, the reality is that Obama and the liberals want Paul to be the nominee.

Half of these voters pulling the lever for Ron Paul will vote for Obama if Paul miraculously wins the nomination. Fortunately, it looks like that isn't happening.
You have to be a registered Republican to caucus. Do you even know how Iowa works?

Independents (of which I am one) are never going to hold our noses and vote for a religious whackjob bigot (Santorum), a flip flopping career loser (Romney), a philanderer (Gingrich), or a stereotypical Texan (Perry). It'll never happen.

In order to win an election, you have to have what's called electability. None of those guys have it. Paul can move the needle of independents, and at the end of the day? We're the one who decides who wins the presidency.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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whose delegates got elected at your precincts?
Didn't stick around after the results were announced....although I don't believe it works that way.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:42 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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No, the reality is that Obama and the liberals want Paul to be the nominee.

Half of these voters pulling the lever for Ron Paul will vote for Obama if Paul miraculously wins the nomination. Fortunately, it looks like that isn't happening.
Because he's in a tie in Iowa? I don't think so.

The Left KNOWS the fodder against Paul is VAST, especially his 9/11 comments. That is why they push him to be the nominee.

Here's a good tool, county by county.

2012 Iowa Caucus - Results | Politics | Fox News

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You have to be a registered Republican to caucus.
And you can walk right in and register...today. Since the dem don't have a primary, how many dems/libs signed up so they could cause trouble?
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:42 PM
 
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There's little to no difference between Romney and Obama.
I'm so tired of this ignorant and simplistic talking point that I'm not going to respond to it AGAIN.

There's no difference between Paul and gridlock, either, because Paul would be the most ineffective CinC in the country's history if he ever won. So a vote for Paul is a vote for the status quo.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:43 PM
 
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You have to be a registered Republican to caucus. Do you even know how Iowa works?

Independents (of which I am one) are never going to hold our noses and vote for a religious whackjob bigot (Santorum), a flip flopping career loser (Romney), a philanderer (Gingrich), or a stereotypical Texan (Perry). It'll never happen.

In order to win an election, you have to have what's called electability. None of those guys have it. Paul can move the needle of independents, and at the end of the day? We're the one who decides who wins the presidency.
thats what trace doesnt understand.

he is part of the collective who will just do whatever his gop masters tell him to do. thats why i dismiss what he has to say, because its all what hes been programmed to say.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:43 PM
 
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I'm so tired of this ignorant and simplistic talking point that I'm not going to respond to it AGAIN.

There's no difference between Paul and gridlock, either, because Paul would be the most ineffective CinC in the country's history if he ever won. So a vote for Paul is a vote for the status quo.
But a vote for the status quo....isn't a vote for the status quo?
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