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trillion

(1,859 posts)
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:55 AM Feb 2016

Iowa caucuses: Ted Cruz wins; Clinton, Sanders tied

Source: CNN Politics

(CNN)One thing is clear after Monday night's Iowa caucuses: there's a long, volatile election season ahead before two deeply fractured parties can unite behind a nominee.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are leaving the Hawkeye State in a virtual tie -- a vote that underscores the Democratic party's debate over whether it should solidify behind President Barack Obama's legacy or move forward with more radical health care and economic reforms.

Republican Ted Cruz bested Donald Trump, raising questions about the billionaire's reliance on his celebrity instead of traditional political organization. And Marco Rubio's stronger-than-expected showing could mark him as the establishment's best hope against a grassroots revolt in next week's New Hampshire primary and beyond.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/01/politics/iowa-caucuses-2016-highlights/



Unfortunately you get to see Cruz's speech at the link. Sorry.
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2naSalit

(86,048 posts)
2. Cruz makes me cringe
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:59 AM
Feb 2016

so much so that, like with W, I quickly reach for the mute button whenever I hear his voice.

2naSalit

(86,048 posts)
5. I was watching it online
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:04 AM
Feb 2016

via TYT, thankfully, about ten seconds into it my best friend called so I didn't have to suffer through much. Best friends are awesome that way.

JudyM

(29,122 posts)
6. Ha, yep. I was at Bernie HQ and we watched what seemed like 10 minutes before we all started
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:09 AM
Feb 2016

losing our minds.

beac

(9,992 posts)
13. Politico had a counter up saying
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:36 AM
Feb 2016

"Number of minutes Ted Cruz has been talking:" right above the live stream of his speech.


beac

(9,992 posts)
15. Especially since Politico is
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:27 AM
Feb 2016

a GOP-leaning site. Even Republicans hate Cruz.

Luckily, we can remember Presidents Huckabee and Santorum to see what a win in Iowa means for GOP candidates.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
11. Me toooooooooo
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:24 AM
Feb 2016

and not only that he'll take us back 200 years if somehow he makes it to the oval office. More like 2000 years. He's an old testament kind of 'CON. Scary is all I can say about Teddy boy

2naSalit

(86,048 posts)
19. Interesting...
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 12:51 PM
Feb 2016

I heard a snippet of the speech on NPR this morning and when he came to the part where he espouses the greatness of how "good xtian values" made this country great... even half asleep my mind was screaming, "No you flaming zealot, it was those xtians who made this country not great and created a country that was founded on the spoils of genocide and absolute pillage of the landscape, flora and fauna!!"

Geeze I loathe these assholes. That reminds me, I need to fix my sigline.

SunSeeker

(51,367 posts)
9. Right now, CNN is not saying they're "tied." It's got Clinton 50% to Sanders 49%
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:48 AM
Feb 2016

With 99% reporting, the all-important delegate count per CNN is Clinton 24 to Sanders 21.

http://www.cnn.com/election/primaries/states/ia/Dem

(oh, and no creepy Cruz video at the link, just the stats)

Nyan

(1,192 posts)
10. It's not a tie. It's not anything yet.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 04:43 AM
Feb 2016

Until we know for sure that the count has been finished. Let's not buy into this.

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
17. I just wish Trump had come in third.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:57 AM
Feb 2016

Even so, it is great he did not win. And I do not see the Cruz victory as being such a big deal. He threw everything into Iowa and still came away with only 28% and 8 delegates - Trump and Rubio each got 7 delegates. We will see what happens in New Hampshire. I see Cruz's appeal to be fairly limited to Evangelicals and Rubio is now cutting into that. I believe Rubio pulled Evangelicals away from both Cruz and Trump. I think the strong showing by Rubio will cut into Trump and Cruz support in New Hampshire.

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
18. Found this interesting: Men and women numbers for Clinton and Sanders.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:19 AM
Feb 2016

Clinton beats Sanders 53% to 44% among women while Sanders beats Clinton among men 50% to 42%. This could be a harbinger of things to come as women made up 57% of the Democratic voters in Iowa while men were 43%. If these trends continue it could bode well for Clinton over the long haul.

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
20. Instead of looking at it through a gender lens, try age...
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 10:48 PM
Feb 2016

Sanders does increasingly well as the demographic group gets younger, while Clinton's lead increases as groups of voters surveyed get older.

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