***** Official Iowa Results Blog = The Clown Show Continues *****

[L. Coyote]

And, the big winner is .... Barack Obama !!!!

[orpupilofnature57]

1. K&R!!!!

[rocktivity]

14. One GOP clown car, coming right up!

rocktivity

[L. Coyote]

18. That really rocks the funny bone.

[orpupilofnature57]

20. Coool ,thanks!

[L. Coyote]

58. Pat Robertson: God Told Me Who The Next President Will Be

Christian conservative leader Pat Robertson says he has a secret straight from God: He knows who the next president of the United States will be.

"I think He showed me about the next president, but I'm not supposed to talk about that so I'll leave you in the dark -- probably just as well -- but I think I know who it's gonna be," Robertson said Tuesday on the Christian Broadcasting Network's "700 Club."

Robertson then went on to recite the message he claimed to have been told by God. According to Robertson, God doesn't support President Barack Obama's agenda and says that only "overwhelming prayer" can bring a new leader who will stop the country from "disintegrating":

[L. Coyote]

2. Paul, Romney atop Iowa caucus entrance polls Gingrich, Romney escalate war

Paul, Romney atop Iowa caucus entrance polls
Gingrich, Romney escalate war of words
Author: By the CNN Political Unit
Published On: Jan 03 2012 02:55:49 AM CST Updated On: Jan 03 2012 08:00:29 PM

DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) -

Ron Paul appeared to have slightly more support than Mitt Romney in GOP entrance polls taken minutes before Tuesday evening's Iowa caucuses -- the first contest in the 2012 presidential caucus and primary season.

Paul, a U.S. representative from Texas, had 24% support in the final entrance poll tallies, and Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, had 23% in the sampling of Iowa voters as they headed into their caucus sites throughout the state.

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania was at 19%, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was at 13%. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota were fifth and sixth in those polls, respectively.

The caucuses began at 7 p.m. in 809 locations .....................

[L. Coyote]

13. Huntsman on Iowa results: 'Nobody cares'

http://www.thonline.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_c3344696-3671-11e1-bfd7-0019bb30f31a.html

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman has a message for whoever wins the Iowa caucuses: "Welcome to New Hampshire. Nobody cares."

.....

The former Utah governor finished up his final day of having New Hampshire to himself with a crowded town hall meeting in Peterborough, where a voter asked him what he'd say to the winner of the Iowa vote.

That's when he said "nobody cares" about who wins in Iowa. .....

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. Paul campaign response:

"@jonhuntsman we found your one Vota in Iowa, he's in Linn precinct 5 you might want to call him and say thanks."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/ron-paul-disses-jon-huntsman

[coalition_unwilling]

83. Huntsman got off the funniest bon mot, imho:

"Iowa doesn't pick presidents. Iowa picks corn."

Fell off my chair laughing when I heard that. You have to drive through Iowa in the summer or fall to really get that joke

[1stlady]

3. +1

We Obama supporters are laughing all the way to the White House again!

[brooklynite]

4. 10% reported: Paul 25%, Santorum 24%, Romney 23%, Gingrich 14%

[musicblind]

5. Now it's Paul 24% and Romney 23% and Santorum 23% with 12% of the vote in.

According to MSNBC.

[ellisonz]

6. Obama! Obama! Obama!

[musicblind]

8. If this turns out Paul 1st, Santorum 2nd, and Romney 3rd... Iowa basically just voted for Obama!

*fingers crossed*

[SixthSense]

7. Gary Johnson just dropped out

and endorsed Ron Paul

not like anybody but us political junkies and people from New Mexico know who he is anyway

[musicblind]

9. MSNBC just retracted the story saying that it was a hoax?

Were they wrong?

[SixthSense]

12. might be some confusion on that point, not 100% sure

http://www.conwaydailysun.com/node/482166/18661

GJ moved to the Libertarian Party to try for that nomination instead, last week.


I have like 30 tabs open on various news sources

as always, breaking news is of modest reliability

[musicblind]

10. Ron Paul still winning with 13% reporting n/t

http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/ia

[independentLiberal]

11. i am a democrat

im a democrat but, i do like ron paul. it would be nice to have the two party system be sane again lol

[ellisonz]

16. Fuck Ron Paul.

You only like Ron Paul because you don't know the totality of his positions. His opposition to Social Security (he does rhetorical twists), Medicare, the Department of the Interior (googly), our involvement in international organizations (isolationism), abortion rights, and the civil rights movement for African-Americans is unbecoming. He's also pro-nuclear power. Ron Paul is a fraud, hypocrite, bigot, and paranoid conspiracy theorist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ron_Paul

[one_voice]

26. Ron Paul isn't sane...

fuck Ron Paul!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

27. You mean, the bigot Ron Paul who is STILL a corporatist? That's really sad. Sad!!!

[jenmito]

29. You think Ron Paul is SANE??? Getting rid of the EPA, Dept. of Ed., Fed. Reserve, etc.,

and being against the Civil Rights Act, is a SANE thing to do? And I didn't even mention his racist, homophobic stances.

[PeaceNikki]

32. lol, indeed!

[L. Coyote]

41. Do you like his racism, or his anti-women politics, or his ubber-facism?

just wondering

[spanone]

123. i'm a democrat BUT...bwahahahaaa

[wandy]

134. It would be more like a 1 party system. Corpratosky. Ron Paul, Mad Man.

[L. Coyote]

15. CBS News LIVE Results here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA

Iowa
Last Updated at 6:16 PM ET
Republican Results
Jan. 3, 2012 | Polls Close: 8:00 pm ET

County Results » Entrance Poll »

282 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

[pre]
Ron Paul 24% 3,821
Mitt Romney 23% 3,650
Rick Santorum 23% 3,636
Newt Gingrich 13% 2,058
Rick Perry 10% 1,571
Lesser Clowns 7%

[musicblind]

17. Yup. Paul still winning with 15% in. It will be interesting to see when the big cities come in. n/t

[Robbins]

21. latest

Paul Is still In lead and Santorum Is back ahead of romney.

My hope If for Paul and Santorum to finish ahead of Romney.

[coalition_unwilling]

22. I hope Paul's stength causes a fatal schism in the Repuke Party. Good riddance to

bad rubbish, I say.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. GOBAMA 2012!!!!!!!!

[L. Coyote]

24. FAUX: Three-Way Race Emerges i... "Fox News can also project that Michele Bachmann will finish last"

Three-Way Race Emerges in Early Iowa Voting
Published January 03, 2012 | FoxNews.com
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/03/gop-candidates-await-iowa-verdict/

.....

Fox News can also project that Michele Bachmann will finish last in Tuesday's caucuses among the candidates who are competing there. Early returns show her with 7 percent. Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry are settling into the second tier.

[musicblind]

25. MSNBC: Ron Paul Still Winning With 18% Reporting n/t

[Robbins]

35. Lastest-21 percent In

Threeway tie between Romney,Santorum,and Paul.For first time Romney Is barely ahead.

MSNBC says romney's strnegth Is among 65 and older Republicans.Paul Is good with 30 and younger.while Santorum Is strong
with right wing christins.Both Paul and Gingrich do better with them than Romney.Gingrich at fourth with 13 percent Is because
he has third among Christins.

I continue to root for romney to be poorly to embrass him to keep this clown show going.

[yellowcanine]

46. You really should not talk about Ricky being in a "three way" with Mitt and Paul. Horrible mind

picture.

[musicblind]

28. 21% and Santorum now leading n/t

[maximusveritas]

30. Go Ricky Go

[L. Coyote]

31. 433 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 23 - 23 - 23

433 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 23% 6,067
Romney 23% 6,060
Paul 23% 6,018
Gingrich 13% 3,502
Perry 11% 2,733

[musicblind]

34. WOW, just WOW. This is so close it is insane. n/t

[coalition_unwilling]

33. CBS is so lame. Their banner headline currently: "CBS News Projects

three-way race between Romney, Paul and Santorum."

Live, from the Department of the Obvious.

Jeesh.

http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA

[L. Coyote]

37. Wow. Did they read that on Fox?

a few minutes earlier

[coalition_unwilling]

42. My local CBS2 affiliate (in Los Angeles) cut to the

chase on the 5:30 news and called it simply a 'Three-Way." I just about fell on the floor laughing so hard.

[rocktivity]

45. Well, it IS a three-way

with Santorum on the bottom!


rocktivity

[musicblind]

38. 27% in and still a three way tie. 23% - 23% - 23%.

Just wow. For a political junkie like me... this is like a drug. And I don't even LIKE these candidates!

[rocktivity]

40. Romney's on top by about 100 votes

I think we're going to start to see him pull away.

Wouldn't it be hysterical if Perry pulled ahead of Gingrich?


rocktivity

[musicblind]

43. Polk county. The most populous county, that Paul is winning has only reported 28%

A lot of Romney's county's have reported over 50%.

Linn County, where Cedar Rapids is and Romney is winning has already reported over 80%

Here you can see. Just roll your cursor over each county:

http://iowacaucus.com/results/

[musicblind]

69. Never mind. Despite Paul still winning at at 37% in Polk... Romney managed to leap frog both Paul

and Santorum to win Polk County.

[L. Coyote]

39. 548 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 23 - 23 - 23

548 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Romney 23% 7,844
Santorum 23% 7,726
Paul 23% 7,655
Gingrich 13% 4,440
Perry 10% 3,433
Bachmann 6% 1,932

[L. Coyote]

44. Police agencies report no major disturbances during Iowa caucus voting despite GOP fears

Police agencies report no major disturbances during Iowa caucus voting despite GOP fears
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/298ad0f697224dd7a6e9c082ae5177ad/IA--Iowa-Voting-Disturbances/

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: January 03, 2012 - 9:37 pm
Last Updated: January 03, 2012 - 9:37 pm

DES MOINES, Iowa — Police agencies across Iowa are reporting no significant protests or disruptions .....

The Republican Party of Iowa had warned the leaders of the 1,774 precincts that "disruption-minded individuals" might attempt to interfere ......

Occupy the Caucuses protesters insisted all along they had no plans to interfere with the voting. They encouraged some activists to show up and vote "no preference" but did not hold any major events Tuesday.

[L. Coyote]

47. Perry says 1 or 2 states won't decide GOP nominee, vows to stay in presidential race

Perry says 1 or 2 states won't decide GOP nominee, vows to stay in presidential race
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/298ad0f697224dd7a6e9c082ae5177ad/IA--Iowa-Voting-Disturbances/

Perry encouraged supporters to keep the faith in his national aspirations as his advisers cast the coming contest in South Carolina as the first real test of his presidential campaign. Before Iowans met at churches and schools to signal their preferences, Perry was downplaying the role of the traditional lead-off states.

"The idea that one or two states is going to decide who the next nominee for the Republican Party is just, you know, that's not reality," Perry told CNN before the caucuses began.

Perry's team planned events in South Carolina for Wednesday and hoped a jumbled pecking order would emerge from Iowa's caucuses. He also signaled that he saw the contest to oppose President Barack Obama as a two-man race between himself and Mitt Romney ..................

[wandy]

135. One dollar = one vote. Perry can hang on to the bitter end.

[L. Coyote]

48. CNN: Live blog from the Iowa caucuses

Live blog from the Iowa caucuses
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/03/live-blog-from-the-iowa-caucuses/

Team Santorum not surprised by how well they're doing tonight. They planed for this w/ volunteers at more than 70% of caucus sites.

9:27 p.m. ET - @David_Gergen: Tight 3-way finish suggests fractured field. Lowest % win in Iowa history ole at 26% in '96 . Winner tonite may have less.

[L. Coyote]

62. MSNBC: Live-tweeting the Iowa caucuses

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/03/9927139-live-tweeting-the-iowa-caucuses

Senior aide to @MicheleBachmann says they will not be talking about her future or her reaction until all the numbers are in.

[L. Coyote]

49. 729 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 24 - 24 - 22

729 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting
[pre]
Romney 24% 10,873
Santorum 24% 10,789
Paul 22% 10,068
Gingrich 13% 5,996
Perry 10% 4,500
Bachmann 6% 2,618

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA

[musicblind]

50. 41% and Santorum in the lead according to MSNBC

http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2012/iowa/republican/caucus/#.TwPBUdSXTmj

Paul's stronghold of Polk County with Des Moines still has only 27% reporting. Why?

[rocktivity]

52. Keep in mind that the votes are being counted in an "undisclosed location"

Out fear of being "hacked" by "occupiers."

Which is why I suspect that Romney will pull it out by a hair.


rocktivity

[L. Coyote]

51. 808 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = Santorum

808 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 24% 12,231
Romney 24% 12,124
Paul 22% 11,117

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA

[L. Coyote]

53. Iowa caucus-goers, by the numbers (white, right, and reborn)

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/03/iowa-caucus-goers-by-the-numbers/

In 2008, about 119,000 people voted in Iowa's Republican caucuses - which is about the same as the population of Allentown, PA.

.............

exit polls showed that 99% of GOP caucus-goers were white ... GOP caucus voters are more likely to be evangelical or born again. In the most recent CNN/TIME/ORC polling, 51% of likely Republican caucus-goers said they would call themselves evangelical or born again. For the general population nationwide, that figure was 38%. ..........

[RBInMaine]

55. They are "born again" straight out of some stinking ignorant rectum.

[L. Coyote]

54. 845 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = Santorum

845 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 24% 13,339
Romney 24% 13,011
Paul 22% 11,972

[RBInMaine]

56. Gotta just love it. Cmon you anyone-but-Mittens whacky right wingers. We so love your freak show.

[rocktivity]

57. The Rethug leadership wants Romney; Apparently the voters do not

which is what I've been saying for months. As flawed as Perry and Santorum are, they're "real" Christians.


rocktivity

[RBInMaine]

59. The DNC needs to keep whacking Mittens with the flip flopper ads bigtime. Pukes hate flippers.

[Melissa G]

66. Perry is an opportunist

Nothing much real about him that can't change.

[oberliner]

61. Would leave to see Romney come in third

Mess with some narratives.

[L. Coyote]

60. 922 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = Santorum's small lead continues

922 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 24% 14,289
Romney 24% 13,935
Paul 22% 12,717

[L. Coyote]

63. 1,049 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = Santorum's lead still very narrow, Bachmann fades even more

1,049 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 24% 15,973
Romney 24% 15,389
Paul 22% 14,180
Gingrich 13% 8,727
Perry 11% 6,867
Bachmann 5% 3,583

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA

[oberliner]

65. Lead is widening

60 percent reporting and Santorum is up to 25 percent. (Romney 23.2)

[opihimoimoi]

64. Evangelicals revealing Their Failure to Pickum Right.....They suck for all the ring kissing

and keep coming up on the losing side....

GOPers are Promisers ....not keepers....its the ole Bait n Switch with them

[L. Coyote]

67. Iowa caucus results a setback for one-time favorites = Perry, Gingrich, Bachmann

Iowa caucus results a setback for one-time favorites Perry, Gingrich
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-iowa-caucuses-setback-perry-bachmann-20120103,0,3715941.story
By Paul West January 3, 2012, 7:38 p.m. Des Moines—



Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul were in a tight, three-way race in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night, based on partial returns in the opening vote of the 2012 Republican presidential campaign.

The results were a clear setback for a pair of candidates once expected to contend for the nomination — Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich. Michele Bachmann, who won a high-profile Iowa straw poll last August, was a distant sixth and faces elimination from the race.

...............

[rocktivity]

68. Whoops, Romney's up again!

Mitt Romney
25% 24,626

Rick Santorum
25% 24,134

Ron Paul
21% 21,002

about 300 precints to go!

On edit:
Rick Santorum
25% 26,443

Mitt Romney
25% 26,398

1,553 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting


rockivity

[musicblind]

71. Santorum is back up. This is going to be very close. n/t

[L. Coyote]

72. Why do you have so many fewer votes for the same precincts?

http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA

[L. Coyote]

70. 1,553 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = a real squeeker with a 45 vote lead = Santorum

A 45 vote lead!!

Santorum 25% 26,443
Romney 25% 26,398
Paul 21% 22,728
Gingrich 13% 14,244
Perry 10% 11,099
Bachmann 5% 5,496
Huntsman 1% 628

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA

[L. Coyote]

73. This is precisely 7/8ths of the results

rounded to the third decimal

.875422773393

[Melissa G]

74. Wow!

There will be a recount. Right?

I am unfamiliar with the exact manner of the way these votes are tallied. Probability of error is what? Does anyone know?

[Melissa G]

97. An answer to my question

http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-national/understanding-the-iowa-caucuses-and-how-they-work

"The votes are then tallied at each caucus and the results announced to those present. The votes and results then go to the Iowa Republican Party for a final tally."

They skip over the part where there was a phone system for the tally.

Edit for better link to process. Small number of precincts/votes should make this easy to double check.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2011/dec/29/picket-iowa-gop-works-make-caucus-vote-counting-se/

[L. Coyote]

75. 1,563 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = Santorum by 13 votes

1,563 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 25% 26,552
Romney 25% 26,539

[L. Coyote]

76. Perry says he can derail Romney in South Carolina

Perry says he can derail Romney in South Carolina
By Philip Elliott Associated Press http://galvestondailynews.com/ap/ede4f0/
Published January 3, 2012


WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Shrugging off a disappointing showing in Iowa's caucuses, Rick Perry said Tuesday he would compete in South Carolina regardless of the final tallies here and bought television time to back it up.

Perry encouraged supporters to keep the faith in his national aspirations as his advisers cast the coming contest in South Carolina as the first real test of his presidential campaign. Before Iowans met at churches and schools to signal their preferences, Perry was downplaying the role of the traditional lead-off states.

"The idea that one or two states is going to decide who the next nominee for the Republican Party is just, you know, that's not reality," ..........

[Melissa G]

77. MSNBC calling Paul as 3rd place

http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/03/9929201-nbc-news-santorum-and-romney-in-virtual-tie-for-first-in-iowa-caucuses-paul-third

[L. Coyote]

79. NPR just ran his speech to supporters LIVE.

[L. Coyote]

78. 1,585 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = Romney by 25 votes

1,585 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Romney 25% 27,101
Santorum 25% 26,976

[Robbins]

80. Please

Let Santorum win.If romney wins It can slow the antiromneys.We want this race to go as long as possable.

[RBInMaine]

81. Isn't western Iowa fundie land? Thought that would be good for Santorum. Who's voting for Mittens?

[L. Coyote]

82. 1,587 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = Romney by 130

1,587 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Romney 25% 27,133
Santorum 25% 27,003

[coalition_unwilling]

84. MSNBC now has Romney up over Santorum by

only 13 votes (with 1,629 out of 1774 precincts reporting).

Talk about a photo finish.

Wow!

[RBInMaine]

85. Cmon whacko western Iowa fundies ! Give it to Santorum !

[wandy]

136. Why does "Give it to Santorum" sound a bit kinkey. Give it to him where?

[brooklynite]

86. aaaand...Santorum takes the lead back...by 99 votes.

[RBInMaine]

87. Go Ricky Go! Bark and bite! Bark and bite ! Gotta love this freak show.

[Generic Other]

89. the 99% have spoken!!!!

Oh mercy!!!!

[L. Coyote]

88. 1,647 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 92.84% = Santorum by 99 votes as counting slows

1,647 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 25% 28,102
Romney 25% 28,003

[L. Coyote]

90. 1,655 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 93.3% = Santorum by 136

1,655 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 25% 28,242
Romney 25% 28,108

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA

[L. Coyote]

91. Bachmann on NPR now

" ... in 2012 ... who knows, maybe another Michelle in the White House."

[L. Coyote]

92. 1,690 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 95.3% = Santorum by 54 votes = Bachmann predicts victory

Now Bachmann is regaling us with her delusion of winning the nomination and then defeating Obama


1,690 of 1,774 Precincts

Santorum 25% 28,895
Romney 25% 28,841

Bachmann 5% 5,891

[Melissa G]

94. It's a vision thing

Haven't you noticed the strange way her eyes strain out of her head with the sight of it? She can SEE it!

I wonder if Pat Robertson had the same vision...Oh wait, that was a God Message... It get confusing watching this show on allergy meds.

[L. Coyote]

93. 1,700 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 95.83% = Santorum by 109

1,700 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 25% 29,017
Romney 25% 28,908

[L. Coyote]

95. Post-Iowa GOP race turns to the 'I-95 primary' for the next month

Post-Iowa GOP race turns to the 'I-95 primary' for the next month
STEVEN THOMMA McClatchy Newspapers By STEVEN THOMMA

............... The campaign races next to the East Coast for a rapid-fire series of contests that might be called the "Interstate 95 primary," with primary elections in New Hampshire on Jan. 10, in South Carolina on Jan. 21, and in Florida on Jan. 31.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/03/4160690/post-iowa-gop-race-turns-to-the.html

[L. Coyote]

96. 2012 Clown Show Schedule

http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-republican-primary-schedule/

January 3, 2012 Iowa (caucus)
January 10, 2012 New Hampshire (primary)
January 21, 2012 South Carolina (primary)
January 31, 2012 Florida (primary)
February 4, 2012 Nevada (caucus)
February 4–11, 2012 Maine (caucus)

February 7, 2012
Colorado (caucus)
Minnesota (caucus)
Missouri (primary) – *See note below on Missouri

February 28, 2012
Arizona (primary)
Michigan (primary)

March 3, 2012 Washington (caucus)

March 6, 2012
(Super Tuesday)
Alaska (caucus)
Georgia (primary)
Idaho (caucus)
Massachusetts (primary)
North Dakota (caucus)
Ohio (primary)
Oklahoma (primary)
Tennessee (primary)
Vermont (primary)
Virginia (primary)

March 6-10, 2012
Wyoming (caucus)
March 10, 2012 Kansas (caucus)
U.S. Virgin Islands (caucus)

March 13, 2012 Alabama (primary)
Hawaii (caucus)
Mississippi (primary)

March 17, 2012 Missouri (GOP caucus) – *See note below on Missouri
March 20, 2012 Illinois (primary)
March 24, 2012 Louisiana (primary)

April 3, 2012
District of Columbia (primary)
Maryland (primary)
Wisconsin (primary)
Texas (primary)

April 24, 2012
Connecticut (primary)
Delaware (primary)
New York (primary)
Pennsylvania (primary)
Rhode Island (primary)

May 8, 2012
Indiana (primary)
North Carolina (primary)
West Virginia (primary)

May 15, 2012
Nebraska (primary)
Oregon (primary)

May 22, 2012
Arkansas (primary)
Kentucky (primary)

June 5, 2012
California (primary)
Montana (primary)
New Jersey (primary)
New Mexico (primary)
South Dakota (primary)

June 26, 2012 Utah (primary)

[L. Coyote]

98. 1,714 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 96.62% = Santorum by 37

1,714 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum ... 29,210 = 24.701%
Romney ..... 29,173 = 24.670%

[edhopper]

99. about 4000

votes left to count.

will there be a recount?

[downwardly_mobile]

101. No recount. No need. Santorum and Romney will each receive about the exact same number of delegates

by the time the state convention picks them.

-- neither of them are actually being elected (or ousted from office) by "winning" by a vote or two.

[L. Coyote]

102. less than 4,200 votes now out

assuming same sizes for remaining caucuses

Santorum 29210 24.701%
Romney 29173 24.670%
Paul 25307 21.401%
Gingrich 15722 13.295%
Perry 12194 10.312%
Bachmann 5934 5.018%
Huntsman 712 0.602%

Total 118,252 = 96.62% reporting


0.966178
122,391.5
4,140

[rocktivity]

100. Even if Romney manages to squeak by, this is a HUGE embarrassment for him

Last edited Wed Jan 4, 2012, 11:01 AM - Edit history (1)

and, more to the point, to his Rethug puppeteers. NOW do they get the message that between his religion, his absence of charisma and his corporatism, Romney is just too divisive? RICK SANTORUM got as many votes, for Pete's sake!


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[coalition_unwilling]

103. It's safe to say that if it were down to Romney vs. Santorum, Santorum

would mop the floor with Romney. I mean, seriously, do you see a single Gingrich vote going to Romney? How about Bachmann's votes?

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127. I've been plaigairized! Look at what Josh Marshall wrote five minutes after I posted:

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Going into tonight the idea was that Romney could come in first, second or maybe even third and still ‘win’. There was a decent logic to that. But as I hear the conventional wisdom taking shape, the result in practice (which could still quite likely be a numerical victory for Romney) seems considerably worse for Romney than one might have expected. It feels like a significant setback. In the big picture, still very hard to see how someone else gets the nomination. But a tie for first, which seemed like it would be still pretty good for Romney, doesn’t look so good in the event.

Given the above, the entire Republican establishment is going to be coming out in the next couple days to shut this down and say it’s Romney....

Talking Points Memo - January 4 2012 12:13 AM


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[Melissa G]

104. Perry trotting home tail between legs

Per CNN
"Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he is returning to Texas to reassess his campaign. Perry finished fifth in the Iowa caucuses with 10 percent of the vote. Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are locked in a virtual tie, with 97 percent of precincts reporting. "

[L. Coyote]

105. 1,720 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = Vote Tally going DOWN ???

1,720 of 1,774

Santorum 25% 29,181

Romney 25% 29,137

CBS is screwing up their web page!!!

[Melissa G]

109. Time to screen save

When major news sources mess up.

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106. ROMNEY'S UP!

Mitt Romney
25% 29,599

Rick Santorum
25% 29,537

1,742 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting


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[Robbins]

108. Again Damn!

Even a razor thin Romney win helps end this sooner rather than later.

[L. Coyote]

107. 1,742 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 98.2% = Romney by 62

1,742 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Romney 25% 29,599
Santorum 25% 29,537

They fixed the mess online

[L. Coyote]

110. 1,744 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = Romney by 41

Romney 29,625
Santorum 29,584

[Melissa G]

111. I just found the timing of the screwup fascinating

in light of Romney pulling ahead at the end.

[L. Coyote]

115. Someone hit upload before finishing the edit.

Could be there are several people sharing file editing tasks and database editing. Updating has to be properly timed and coordinated.

[L. Coyote]

112. 1,749 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 98.6% = Santorum by 5 votes

1,749 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Santorum 29,662
Romney 29,657

[oberliner]

114. 5 votes??

This is nuts!

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116. Not when you consider that the votes are being counted

in an "undisclosed location..."


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[L. Coyote]

117. With just 1,700 votes to report, +/-

[L. Coyote]

118. Romney speaks last

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=1n&tag=watchnow

Definitely a Clown Show tonight!!

[L. Coyote]

119. 1,766 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 99.55% = Santorum by 34 votes

Santorum 29,908
Romney 29,874

[Suji to Seoul]

120. Well the race is on and here comes jerks in the backstretch

Douchebags are moving to the inside.
My puke is holding back and it's
trying not to fall
Intelligence is out of the running
True skill's scratched, dead at the gate
The race is one and looks like asshats
and the winner can't be found.

My apologies to Sawyer Brown.

[grantcart]

121. anybody see numbers for the Democratic caucus?

[coalition_unwilling]

122. With 1772 out of 1774 precincts reporting, CBS has

Santorum up by 18 votes over Romney. That's less than a .1% margin of victory. Incredible illustration that every vote indeed does count.

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124. According to CBS News, Romney has formally congratulated Santorum

Video: http://t.co/MVQlFr4F


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[L. Coyote]

125. 1,772 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting = 99.887% = Santorum by 18 votes

Santorum 29,944
Romney .. 29,926

[L. Coyote]

126. I feel like predicting a tie vote.

Seriously, it is time to call it a night.

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129. According to Talking Points Memo and CNN

Romney is now up by four votes.

Now they say Santorum is up by four.

On the CBS page, it now says Santorum's up by four. But there are 1,765 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting when there were 1772.

I smell a squeaker by Romney.


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[cthulu2016]

130. Santorum up by 4 votes. About 100 votes remain to be reported

From various combined news sources

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131. As they say in the beer commercial, here we go

from CNN/Talking Points Memo:

@edhenryTV: Fox First: Rove reports RNC source says a mistake may have undercounted some Romney votes … Developing
There is just one more precinct to report. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer says they’ll either be speaking with the captain of that precinct soon or finding out about that precinct through an interview with the chair of the Iowa state GOP.

Karl Rove, the votes counted in an undisclosed location, the Rethugs trying to force feed Romney -- all so terribly familiar...

ON EDIT: cbsjancrawford: Romney team says he won by 14 votes. Just talked to state party officials. About 17 minutes ago


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[freshwest]

132. Trumpet Sounds! Obama Wins!

[L. Coyote]

133. CLOWNS!! 1,766 of 1,774 Precincts Now Reported = Romney by 8 votes

At least according to CBS, there are now fewer precincts reporting:

1,766 of 1,774 Precincts Reporting

Romney 30,015

Santorum 30,007

Paul 26,219

Gingrich 16,251

Perry 12,604

Bachmann 6,073

Huntsman 745

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA

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OFF to New Hampshire

[L. Coyote]

138. CBS finally fixed the precinct number, ALL precincts reporting = 1,774 of 1,774.

More clowns???

[L. Coyote]

137. Could Typo Rewrite Caucus History? Caucus Vote Counter Says Romney Mistakenly Given 20 Votes

Could Typo Rewrite Caucus History?
Caucus Vote Counter Says Romney Mistakenly Given 20 Votes

http://www.kcci.com/news/30144582/detail.html

DES MOINES, Iowa -- ... a caucus of 50 people may just blow up the results.

Edward True, 28, of Moulton, said he helped count the votes and jotted the results down on a piece of paper to post to his Facebook page. He said when he checked to make sure the Republican Party of Iowa got the count right, he said he was shocked to find they hadn't.

"When Mitt Romney won Iowa by eight votes and I've got a 20-vote discrepancy here, that right there says Rick Santorum won Iowa," True said. "Not Mitt Romney."

True said at his 53-person caucus at the Garrett Memorial Library, Romney received two votes. According to the Iowa Republican Party's website, True's precinct cast 22 votes for Romney.

"This is huge," ......

[L. Coyote]

139. BradBlog has a better story on this

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9044

.............

As Lewis explains: "True said that there was one other mistake. The Iowa GOP reports there were a total of 79 votes cast at his caucus, but only 53 people attended that night, he said. He said 20 of the non-existent votes went to Romney, but he has no idea where they counted an additional 6."

Well, we've figured out where those "additional 6" seem to come from. True's hand-written tally [see graphic at right] fails to include former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer who, according to the GOP's numbers seen above, received 6 votes at the Washington Wells caucus. Those 6, plus the alleged extra 20 given to Romney, would bring the total number of votes to 79. That still fails to explain the difference, however, between True's assertion of 53 voters, versus the GOP's reported 79.

Other than the missing Roemer tally and the Romney discrepancy, all of True's numbers appear to match the GOP's. ...........