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DFW

(54,047 posts)
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:04 AM Jan 2012

All this fuss was about 60,000 votes cast in the state of Iowa?

I think there are more registered voters than that in any two congressional districts in Virginia.

This may turn out to be one of the most expensive "so what" events of the decade.

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All this fuss was about 60,000 votes cast in the state of Iowa? (Original Post) DFW Jan 2012 OP
Bingo--last time, they gave us HUCKABEE as the GOP Star of the Day! nt MADem Jan 2012 #1
It's mindlessness, and we're eating it up. joshcryer Jan 2012 #2
+1,000,000,000,000 HuckleB Jan 2012 #5
I would hope that 60,000 votes is only a portion of one congressional district in Virginia. HuckleB Jan 2012 #3
Not on a national basis DFW Jan 2012 #11
this is a side show, South Carolina and Florida are going to be fun Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #4
if only 60,000 voted that is a big decline from 120,000 in the GOP caucuses in 2008 book_worm Jan 2012 #6
More than 120,000 this time alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #20
ah yes, but the networks get those eyes watching...... MindMover Jan 2012 #7
Dems don't diss an entire state and its democratic process. Four years ago Iowa was "crucial"... Skip Intro Jan 2012 #8
There was no incumbent in 2008. DFW Jan 2012 #10
Looks like turnout was about 130,000 for the GOP race. ellisonz Jan 2012 #9
I saw preliminary stats for Santorum and Romney DFW Jan 2012 #13
Run for Governor! ellisonz Jan 2012 #15
But I'm not qualified for the position DFW Jan 2012 #16
Yeah I was going to say... ellisonz Jan 2012 #17
LOL! n/t DFW Jan 2012 #19
120,000 plus Republicans went to vote in precinct meetings tonight in Iowa. L. Coyote Jan 2012 #12
With Gingrich, that's a negative DFW Jan 2012 #14
DFW, every one of these events is covered like a national disaster because that's what they are. freshwest Jan 2012 #18

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
2. It's mindlessness, and we're eating it up.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:08 AM
Jan 2012


I'm probably going to take a break for the next 6 months.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)
3. I would hope that 60,000 votes is only a portion of one congressional district in Virginia.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:08 AM
Jan 2012

If not, I give up on Virginia.

Well, I guess I've already done that, but...

DFW

(54,047 posts)
11. Not on a national basis
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:29 AM
Jan 2012

I was thinking of the state House of Representatives, not the national one.
I should have been more specific, sorry!

 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
4. this is a side show, South Carolina and Florida are going to be fun
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:09 AM
Jan 2012

hopefully there will be a couple weeks of tearing each other down between now and then


Gingrich is going down but he isn't going down alone

book_worm

(15,951 posts)
6. if only 60,000 voted that is a big decline from 120,000 in the GOP caucuses in 2008
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:11 AM
Jan 2012

which should cause the MSM to ask where the excited GOP voters are? Actually I think over 100,000 voted this time as well, but I'm not sure it was as many as last time.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
20. More than 120,000 this time
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 08:53 AM
Jan 2012

The OP refers to the vote totals for Santorum and Romney only (about 30 thousand each), so, 60,000.

MindMover

(5,016 posts)
7. ah yes, but the networks get those eyes watching......
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:11 AM
Jan 2012

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41483660@N04/6633088755/" title="eyes-4 by pbmus, on Flickr"><img src="" width="450" height="337" alt="eyes-4"></a>

Skip Intro

(19,768 posts)
8. Dems don't diss an entire state and its democratic process. Four years ago Iowa was "crucial"...
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:13 AM
Jan 2012

to Dems and Repubs...

DFW

(54,047 posts)
10. There was no incumbent in 2008.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:27 AM
Jan 2012

AND.....with a strong, moderate Republican candidate, e.g. Chuck Hagel, the Democratic
nominee would not have had such a cakewalk. The more the Republicans showed that
they had nothing to offer, the fiercer the fight for the Democratic nomination became.

This year, the Democratic nominee is obvious, and yet the Republicans STILL refuse to
put up a seriously qualified candidate. That doesn't guarantee they'll lose, but it makes
their race for the nomination a lot less interesting.

DFW

(54,047 posts)
13. I saw preliminary stats for Santorum and Romney
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:34 AM
Jan 2012

Both seemed to have scored under 30,000 votes each.

I'd hate to think how many dollars per vote that cost them!

I think I could get more than that many votes in the General, myself, asking only for write-ins, and running for president with the Frustrated Texan Party.

ellisonz

(27,709 posts)
17. Yeah I was going to say...
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:55 AM
Jan 2012

...maybe you should run for Agricultural Commissioner first or you could run a Major League Baseball team and some failed business ventures.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
12. 120,000 plus Republicans went to vote in precinct meetings tonight in Iowa.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:33 AM
Jan 2012

The final difference is a few handshakes

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
18. DFW, every one of these events is covered like a national disaster because that's what they are.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 03:21 AM
Jan 2012

The GOP got the best advertising their media owners could buy. The Democrats were there but got no coverage. Look at this great platform that the media bypassed to bring us the GOP clown circus:

Six Ways Iowa Progressives Will Caucus

http://www.thenation.com/blog/165408/six-ways-iowa-progressives-will-caucus

The media is really showing their true colors on this, giving airtime to the bigotry and lies of the GOP when they could be performing their mandate to inform the public to run the country.


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