With about half the precincts reporting, Romney and Santorum are locked up at 24%, with Paul right behind with 22%...the others are far behind and have no chance of catching up.

The fact that Man on Dog Santorum even has a political life at all, much less as a frontrunner for a major political party, shows just how retarded this country's political system has become.

Mr. Nice Guy Newt Gingrich is in fourth...even Ron Paul is kicking his [Bleeeeep!]...

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Todd

81% reporting now...Romney stole a bit from Paul...now he's got 25, Santorum with 24, and Paul with 21...Gingrich sucks, but sucks slightly less than Perry, and Bachmann sucks worse (better?) than both of them.

Huntsman managed a few votes without even trying there.

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Santorum's results just shows how irrelevant Iowa has become in the primary process.

Also telling is how, after four years, Romney still can't convince more than 25% of Iowans that he could, or should be president.

97% reporting...and Santorum is now behind Romney by...

13 votes.

Talk about coming down to the wire!

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Todd

Solid work. ((c) DanS)

I'll cut you a bit more slack than goharley did...but...

Newt pretty much announced that he is...

1. Not running anymore.
2. Hates Romney.
3. Will be Sanitorium's attack dog from here on out.

I wonder if he's doing it because he thinks Sanitorium will pick him as a potential Veep?

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Todd

I think Perry will "reassess" himself right back into backcountry obscurity, which is where he now knows he shoulda stayed.

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P.S. Sanitorium is giving a "I win!" speech right now, though he won't likely win...I bet Romney is chewing on a shoe right now he's so mad.

He's gonna win, and no one cares...they care more about Sanitorium's "victory speech" for a race he won't even win, and about Newt's concession speech where he threw his "heft" behind Sanitorium.

Also...Bachmann gave a speech that was almost as incomprehensible as her worst speeches in the past...I still can't figure out what the fukk she was even talking about...I think...think...she still feels that she can win.

I feel sorry for Romney...I don't hate him. I don't hate any of them.

I feel sorry for them because everyone on the left thinks he's a bitch, and everyone on the right thinks he's a lefty...

As the Traveling Wilburys said, he's..."Nobody's Child"...



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Todd

P.S. I love that song...and even though I don't hate Romney, I sureasfuck don't love him, either.

When Story County is done reporting Romney will win.

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Todd

Santorum is pretty much toast after Iowa. I wonder if Bauchman will drop out before New Hampshire - although she says she already has her plane tickets purchased, but maybe she can re-book the tickets and go on a nice family vacation there this summer.

I don't see anyone but Romney coming out on top for the nomination. I predict a very tight race between Romney and Obama. However; Paul could be the spoiler for Romney and run on an Independent ticket. Paul is well organized in a lot of states and he has to know that the party will never nominate him nor will anyone ever pick him as a running mate; so what other option does he have, but to run on his own ticket.

Trump could be a spoiler too. The guy likes attention and drama and has the money to put on a mediocre campaign.

Should be an interesting season if you like this kind of thing.

98% reporting...and Santorum is up by...

Five votes.

Five.

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Todd

I think you're right, Mike, and have thought that all along...and if Trump's Ego has to run, it'll take a few Republican right wingnut voters away, and if Paul runs as an Indie, he'll siphon off a few of the left wing wierdos, and a bunch of the right win crazies...either way, they both help Obama if they run, and Millard needs every vote he can get.

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Todd

One precinct left...two? Who knows? They're reporting that Santorum is up by 4 votes now...with both teams tabulating over 29,000.

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So, not surprisingly there is a problem with the last precinct, and a few others.

Wrong numbers entered, the mythical "some dude driving around in a truck with results", and "another precinct is inexplicably not reporting"...

Who does Diebold rig the numbers for when both combatants are Republicans?

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Todd

Just announced that Romney wins by 8 votes. Certification is not for two weeks. May be a vote or two in someone's pickup.

Can't wait for the huge announcement at 11:00.
I hope it is something significant like she is naming Joe the Plumber as her running mate.

"Who does Diebold rig the numbers for when both combatants are Republicans?"

If Diebold does rig the numbers isn't that a form of free speech?

8 Vote loss, not 8 point

Ding dong the witch is dead. You know you are a whack job when you lose to Perry.

The biggest winner last night was . . . . .