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I'm not going to read through all 42 pages of this thread.
Here's my take:
On the Republican side, the result was what most expected. Cruz won because Iowa has a lot of evangelicals. Trump pulled off a very good second place. Rubio came in third.
Rubio's speech was a victory speech through and through. Hey, Marco. Sorry to break it to you, but you came in third. That's very good -- but you didn't win.
When Trump was about to make his speech, Anderson Cooper on CNN indicated that he expected Trump to be a sore loser -- or at least raised that possibility.
Trump's speech was gracious, short, and filled with thanks to his supporters in Iowa. He congratulated Cruz, and then expressed appropriate optimism about his chances in New Hampshire, South Carolina, etc.
Cruz's victory speech went on and on and on.
On the Democrat side, Bernie pulled off a spectacular coup against Hillary. You have to give him credit for that. And his speech was very good and just the right length.
Hillary's speech was good. She was smart enough not to claim victory. Whether she'll win in the final tally is still unkown to me.
Anyway, this is all just the beginning. Iowa can give candidates momentum, but in recent years it has rarely decided who wins the White House.
Clinton is winning by apparently 3 or 4 votes? Shouldn't they do a recount? Why did less than 2000 people vote for the Democrat candidates in this caucus, or is that normal?
Trump is one of those leeches. Just wait and see what happens next. Cruz will crash and the GOP will do everything it can to ensure Rubio crushes Trump.
I'm hoping for a Bernie win, but I'd be ok with Rubio trouncing that loudmouth Trump!
This will energize the Sanders supporters even more. "Winning" by 5 coin tosses is absurdity in 2016. Donations are literally pouring in for the Sanders campaign now. And no one is maxed out at $2700. We are fighting an Al Smith vs FDR battle here. The establishment vs the visionary. "No, we can't" vs "Yes, we can".
It's all over but the whining. But I'm 1000% on your side that Bernie remains a viable candidate going into the convention, and I'm happy the Iowa race deemed him a competitor. HRC needs a strong contender and the Dem party needs an opposing voice. Go Hill, Go Bernie.
To keep things in perspective: there was not one single minute tonight in which Sanders was in the lead.
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