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Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#110551: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:39:40 PM

BBC are now also saying Cruz to win Iowa.

Trump is gonna explode, it shall be glorious.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#110552: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:41:04 PM

NH just got very interesting.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#110553: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:43:11 PM

Man Cruz scares me far more than Trump.

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#110554: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:43:23 PM

@Fighteer

Well, at least Sanders aint a bad choice.

edited 1st Feb '16 7:44:41 PM by nervmeister

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#110555: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:44:46 PM

[up][up] That fear is rational.

[down] [trumpet] *Doot doo do dooooo* [/trumpet] And down goes another. Fire off the cannon!

edited 1st Feb '16 7:45:25 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#110557: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:45:01 PM

So Clinton's been going down and Sander's been going up, and Clinton's at 49.9% right now and Sanders is at 49.5%.

edited 1st Feb '16 7:46:47 PM by Ekuran

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#110558: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:46:04 PM

Huckabee was in this?

Oh really when?
Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#110559: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:47:30 PM

Gotta get that Republican Primary Nominee money somehow.

TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#110560: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:47:48 PM

Yeah. He actually did better than Christie and Santorum, so I'd expect them to drop soon as well.

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
ILoveDogs Since: May, 2010
#110561: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:48:31 PM

Remember for a second when it seemed like Santorum might win the primary in 2012?

Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#110562: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:49:01 PM

Funny, I would have expected the association with Kim Davis to go farther.

"I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once."
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#110563: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:49:25 PM

Christie may stick until NH, that's the chance that the 'moderates' have to shine.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#110564: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:49:26 PM

Remember when Hucakabee won the Iowa caucus back in '08.

Oh how the times have changed.

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#110565: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:49:59 PM

Clinton at 49.8%, Sanders at 49.6%.

edited 1st Feb '16 7:53:12 PM by Ekuran

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#110566: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:50:45 PM

@Artificius: It's funny, but the anti-gay rights crusade, while alive and well in some parts of America, is increasingly become marginalized by sheer demographic weight. Huckabee may have garnered a few percentage points from photobombing Kim Davis events, but none of that could overcome the lack of energy of his campaign.

Regarding the "moderates" (who aren't, but let's call them that for lack of a better term): New Hampshire is their hope. Nobody expected the red-meat Republican voters of Iowa to go for an establishment candidate. Huckabee's last hope for relevance was the reactionary racist homophobes.

edited 1st Feb '16 7:52:12 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#110567: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:51:37 PM

Santorum will probably drop, but Christie didn't give a damn about Iowa. Like it has been said, it will probably be New Hampshire (but he ain't doing great there either so...).

Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#110568: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:51:57 PM

49.8%, 49.6%

Holy Shit!

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#110569: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:52:26 PM

@Ekuran: You mean 49.6% for Sanders, right? Because that's what I'm looking at. cool

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#110570: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:52:51 PM

I can't even get the results site to come up. Oh, well.

Edit: Rubio seems to be doing unexpectedly well in Iowa, at 23%.

edited 1st Feb '16 7:54:49 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#110571: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:53:32 PM

[up][up]Yep, I'm shitting bricks man.

Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#110572: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:54:41 PM

[up][up]

Just google Iowa Caucus.

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
SolipsistOwl Since: Jan, 2016
#110573: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:54:50 PM

I've been so engrossed in CNN and Twitter to post here.

Incredible how these final votes are being distributed! Anyone seen that despite being down, Sanders still has one delegate over Clinton?

edited 1st Feb '16 7:55:26 PM by SolipsistOwl

Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#110574: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:55:45 PM

@Fighteer Yeah I know, probably should have italicized something to convey my sarcasm. tongue

"I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once."
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#110575: Feb 1st 2016 at 7:56:01 PM

Ugh, I'm not liking the idea of a possible Sanders vs Cruz race; there's a real possibility that Bernie could lose that one.

Honestly, Cruz winning tonight was probably the worse outcome for the Dems, now he can lose NH and still have steam going into the south.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

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