Some thoughts about Iowa last night…
I doubt Iowa is an accurate barometer for where the country is right now. Despite the decidedly Leftward lean of these results, which would pit a charismatic huge-government-nanny-state leftist against a friendly big-government-populist, this is still the country that smacked down amnesty and has grown impatient with both sides over the baloney that persists in Washington right now. My guess is that these results won’t be of any more value than yesterday’s weather forecast.
Religion, as in “mine versus his” and “this is what Jesus would do” will not play as big a role in the upcoming states as it played in Iowa. Huckabee wants to play his own variation of the “race card” as part of his major stategy, but that horse won’t place in the states coming up.
In a state where activism is rewarded, Hillary’s third place finish is interesting. What ‘inevitability’? I know the Iowa Dems were energized last night, much more so than their Republican neighbors. However, Iowa has a pretty poor record for picking the eventual nominee, so there is a lot of ground to cover.
The candidates are moving on, and so is the media, who is the REAL winner of the whole thing. The people? Ridden hard and put away hot. Ask them in a month if they still feel important. And while you’re at it, ask the fine folks of Wyoming how important THEY feel right now. Many of the candidates haven’t even been to the state, which holds GOP caucuses this weekend. Even the media are ignoring that one.
Hard evidence that while you can fly the RonPaulenberg around, overwhelm most internet polls, and raise large amounts of money with online gimmicks, actually getting a significant number of people to come out and overwhelm a physical body count is a completely different thing.
If Obama and Huckabee do indeed become the nominees, America loses, and the many forces aligned against her will be the real winners.
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