Iowa Caucuses
7:52 p.m. - And the madness is beginning (and by 'madness' I mean watching a panel featuring Pat Buchanan and Eugene Robinson that's moderated by Chris Matthews ... hence why I'll probably watch CNN for coverage).
7:58 p.m. - The Wife justs asks me if I can stand watching the four hours of coverage, to which I say 'it's like Christmas for me' ... and there's a bowl game on too!
8:05 p.m. - And the caucuses are underway. Democratic activists are about to shuffle around!
8:07 p.m. - The 'entrance polls' by CNN have Obama and Clinton in a tight race, which isn't terribly shocking.
8:09 p.m. - Kudos to CNN so we can see inside a caucus. It's odd - very odd - but somewhat fascinating. It's not an awful way to choose a president, but it's definitely flawed when in comparison with the rest of the states which host primaries.
8:14 p.m. - Thinking about this some more, even though it may ultimately benefit Obama, how ridiculous is it that Democrats get to put down a second choice? I mean, that's the equivalent of granting a second vote, which doesn't seem very fair to me. If nothing else, it seems to present an odd ethical situation, does it not?
8:16 p.m. - Brilliant reporting on CNN ... 'Republicans can caucus with Democrats!' Uh, they can also vote for them in the primaries.
8:20 p.m. - On the Republican side, CNN says that most of their caucus-goers have illegal immigration as their top issue. Am I the only one who isn't shocked by this, but then again ... shouldn't we be? I mean, Iowa is 94.9 percent white. It isn't like illegal immigrants from Latin American countries are having a direct impact on them.
8:23 p.m. - Two percent are in! Edwards up with 42 percent ... or, in real numbers, 19 people.
8:25 p.m. - Most entertaining - and true - post I've come across so far is, oddly enough, by Kos on the media and Clinton.
8:34 p.m. - Donna Brazile sounds an awful lot like Charles Barkley. 'This poll, that's turr-ible.'
8:39 p.m. - The Iowa Democratic Party web site has, with 237 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Edwards at 34 percent, Clinton at 32 percent and Obama at 31 percent.
8:46 p.m. - with 367 of 1,781 precincts reporting, it's a three-way tie ...Edwards at 33 percent and Obama and Clinton both at 32 percent.
8:52 p.m. - With 503 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Edwards, Obama and Clinton are knotted at 32 percent.
8:53 p.m. - Kansas is beating Virginia Tech 7-0 and playing very well. Quite stunning, particularly since I've got a whopping $5 on the Hokies covering the spread.
8:55 p.m. - Well, that's early CNN ... they call Iowa for Huckabee.
8:58 p.m. - Proving their petty as well as blatant liars, the Romney campaign has a source call Huckabee's win as meaningless as Pat Robertson's back in the 1980s.
9:00 p.m. - With 687 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Obama has a slim lead ... 33 percent to dueling 31 percents for Edwards and Clinton. Roll on Barack!
9:05 p.m. - With 835 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Obama has moved to 34 percent, while Edwards is at 32 percent and Clinton stays at 31 percent. Buried in the ABC live blog is that the projected turnout is 207,000, which is high and favors Obama they say.
9:10 p.m. - Mike Duncan, Republican National Committee Chairman = Most Delusional Man in America
9:12 p.m. - With 1,000 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Obama is at 35 percent, Edwards at 32 percent and Clinton at 31 percent.
9:16 p.m. - With 1,108 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Obama stays at 35 percent with both Edwards and Clinton at 31 percent.
9:21 p.m. - Ron Paul coming in with 10 percent right now with 40 percent reporting on the Republican side, which is rather impressive for an anti-war Republican who is conservative in a vein that today's Republicans aren't. And, can the networks do anything more to declare this a win for John McCain?
9:26 p.m. - Woo-hoo! Obama projected by CNN!
7:58 p.m. - The Wife justs asks me if I can stand watching the four hours of coverage, to which I say 'it's like Christmas for me' ... and there's a bowl game on too!
8:05 p.m. - And the caucuses are underway. Democratic activists are about to shuffle around!
8:07 p.m. - The 'entrance polls' by CNN have Obama and Clinton in a tight race, which isn't terribly shocking.
8:09 p.m. - Kudos to CNN so we can see inside a caucus. It's odd - very odd - but somewhat fascinating. It's not an awful way to choose a president, but it's definitely flawed when in comparison with the rest of the states which host primaries.
8:14 p.m. - Thinking about this some more, even though it may ultimately benefit Obama, how ridiculous is it that Democrats get to put down a second choice? I mean, that's the equivalent of granting a second vote, which doesn't seem very fair to me. If nothing else, it seems to present an odd ethical situation, does it not?
8:16 p.m. - Brilliant reporting on CNN ... 'Republicans can caucus with Democrats!' Uh, they can also vote for them in the primaries.
8:20 p.m. - On the Republican side, CNN says that most of their caucus-goers have illegal immigration as their top issue. Am I the only one who isn't shocked by this, but then again ... shouldn't we be? I mean, Iowa is 94.9 percent white. It isn't like illegal immigrants from Latin American countries are having a direct impact on them.
8:23 p.m. - Two percent are in! Edwards up with 42 percent ... or, in real numbers, 19 people.
8:25 p.m. - Most entertaining - and true - post I've come across so far is, oddly enough, by Kos on the media and Clinton.
8:34 p.m. - Donna Brazile sounds an awful lot like Charles Barkley. 'This poll, that's turr-ible.'
8:39 p.m. - The Iowa Democratic Party web site has, with 237 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Edwards at 34 percent, Clinton at 32 percent and Obama at 31 percent.
8:46 p.m. - with 367 of 1,781 precincts reporting, it's a three-way tie ...Edwards at 33 percent and Obama and Clinton both at 32 percent.
8:52 p.m. - With 503 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Edwards, Obama and Clinton are knotted at 32 percent.
8:53 p.m. - Kansas is beating Virginia Tech 7-0 and playing very well. Quite stunning, particularly since I've got a whopping $5 on the Hokies covering the spread.
8:55 p.m. - Well, that's early CNN ... they call Iowa for Huckabee.
8:58 p.m. - Proving their petty as well as blatant liars, the Romney campaign has a source call Huckabee's win as meaningless as Pat Robertson's back in the 1980s.
9:00 p.m. - With 687 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Obama has a slim lead ... 33 percent to dueling 31 percents for Edwards and Clinton. Roll on Barack!
9:05 p.m. - With 835 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Obama has moved to 34 percent, while Edwards is at 32 percent and Clinton stays at 31 percent. Buried in the ABC live blog is that the projected turnout is 207,000, which is high and favors Obama they say.
9:10 p.m. - Mike Duncan, Republican National Committee Chairman = Most Delusional Man in America
9:12 p.m. - With 1,000 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Obama is at 35 percent, Edwards at 32 percent and Clinton at 31 percent.
9:16 p.m. - With 1,108 of 1,781 precincts reporting, Obama stays at 35 percent with both Edwards and Clinton at 31 percent.
9:21 p.m. - Ron Paul coming in with 10 percent right now with 40 percent reporting on the Republican side, which is rather impressive for an anti-war Republican who is conservative in a vein that today's Republicans aren't. And, can the networks do anything more to declare this a win for John McCain?
9:26 p.m. - Woo-hoo! Obama projected by CNN!
posted by Jmac at 7:54 PM
1 Comments:
The second choice thing is just like instant-runoff voting. I still think the caucuses are weird, but not necessarily because of that.
Also, the whiter the state traditionally and the more recently it's become slightly less white, the more highly illegal immigration appears as a concern.
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