The Results Are In
... and they're somewhat surprising (at least to me). From the New York Times:
Obama's been running a pretty close second to Hillary in most of the polls that came out prior to last night. The most interesting part here, given that Dodd, Richardson and Biden were barely a blip, was that Obama won an overwhelming amount of undecided voters, rather than scooping up the dismissed less-than-15-perceter votes. This is a pretty strong result for him.
I don't even know what to say about Huckabee. The guy is likable and, even though he's a minister, he's not a Bible-thumping assface. I wouldn't vote for him, because he's completely opposed to everything I support (or at least don't care enough about to be opposed to) socially, like abortion, gay marriage, etc. However, I can totally see why he'd be a viable option for any Republican voter. Romney comes off so disingenuous to me. It's very hard to get a read on him. He's supposedly a devout Mormon, which to me is the same as being a Scientologist.
The best result of the night? 6 percent for Giuliani, the twice-divorced "family values" candidate, who's so crooked that you have to count your fingers when you shake his hand. His record in New York City as mayor was horrible from a civil liberties perspective, and he was mostly hated here right up until 9/11. I'd rather pull my fingernails out with pliers than vote for Giuliani. Sounds like Iowa feels the same way.
Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, a first-term Democratic senator trying to become the nation's first African-American president, rolled to victory in the Iowa caucuses on Thursday night ... The victory by Mr. Obama, 46, amounted to a startling setback for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, 60, of New York, who just months ago presented herself as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.--snip--
On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas who was barely a blip on the national scene just two months ago, defeated Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, delivering a serious setback to Mr. Romney's high-spending campaign and putting pressure on Mr. Romney to win in New Hampshire next Tuesday.
Obama's been running a pretty close second to Hillary in most of the polls that came out prior to last night. The most interesting part here, given that Dodd, Richardson and Biden were barely a blip, was that Obama won an overwhelming amount of undecided voters, rather than scooping up the dismissed less-than-15-perceter votes. This is a pretty strong result for him.
I don't even know what to say about Huckabee. The guy is likable and, even though he's a minister, he's not a Bible-thumping assface. I wouldn't vote for him, because he's completely opposed to everything I support (or at least don't care enough about to be opposed to) socially, like abortion, gay marriage, etc. However, I can totally see why he'd be a viable option for any Republican voter. Romney comes off so disingenuous to me. It's very hard to get a read on him. He's supposedly a devout Mormon, which to me is the same as being a Scientologist.
The best result of the night? 6 percent for Giuliani, the twice-divorced "family values" candidate, who's so crooked that you have to count your fingers when you shake his hand. His record in New York City as mayor was horrible from a civil liberties perspective, and he was mostly hated here right up until 9/11. I'd rather pull my fingernails out with pliers than vote for Giuliani. Sounds like Iowa feels the same way.
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