Kerry winner in Iowa Caucuses

[ISUKappa]

Senator John Kerry is the official winner of the Iowa Caucuses.

This is how the polls broke down:

Kerry: 38%
Edwards: 32%
Dean: 18%
Gephardt: 11%

Are you surprised at the outcome? How do you think this will affect New Hampshire? Do you even care?

Even though I was bombarded with advertisements for the past month, I didn't vote. I didn't feel I knew enough about the candidates to give my vote to someone (and I'm not a Democrat, so I didn't pay too much attention.)

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by ISUKappa
Dole: 18%

Bob Dole? Elizabeth Dole? I thought that they are Republicans.
Interesting!

[ISUKappa]

Originally posted by russellwarshay
Bob Dole? Elizabeth Dole? I thought that they are Republicans.
Interesting!

D'OH! I'm listening to CNN on the TV and they're talking to Bob Dole. Damn subliminal messages. It's been fixed.

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by ISUKappa
D'OH! I'm listening to CNN on the TV and they're talking to Bob Dole. Damn subliminal messages. It's been fixed.

I've made that same type of mistake a hundred times. I just couldn't resist poking fun at yours.

[ISUKappa]

Originally posted by russellwarshay
I've made that same type of mistake a hundred times. I just couldn't resist poking fun at yours.

S'okay! I never was fond of Dean! (Though Dole isn't much of an improvement!)

[mullet81]

YESS!! I'm glad that Edwards had such a strong showing in Iowa!! I'm pulling for him!

[GeekyPenguin]

So happy Howard Dean did not win! I will support him over Bush, but I think we have many better candidates.

[docetboy]

Dick Gephardt will drop out of the Presidential Race tomorrow, and will not go to New Hampshire. The field is now 7....

2 down, 7 to go. Four More Years!

[PhiPsiRuss]

Iowa people must be pretty smart. They went for Kerry, who is the strongest potential opponent for Bush.

[The1calledTKE]

Kerry vs Bush would be great. Yale grads, skull and bones members as well.

A Kerry /Clark or Kerry / Edwards ticket would be a good one.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally posted by mullet81
YESS!! I'm glad that Edwards had such a strong showing in Iowa!! I'm pulling for him!

Same here.............

And I agree with GP too, I am SO glad Dean did not win. I'm not sure I would vote if it was Dean vs Bush..........

[ISUKappa]

Originally posted by russellwarshay
Iowa people must be pretty smart. They went for Kerry, who is the strongest potential opponent for Bush.

We are! From what I understand, the movement through the Internet that Kerry utilized was what really pulled people to his side. (That and he's fairly farm-friendly, that's always a big plus with Iowans)

[Kevin]

As someone who generally casts his lot with Bush, I really hope that Dean pulls the primary out. Dean is just far enough to the left that I think he could do well in the primaries by bringing out the base and just well enough to piss off the moderates in the general election.

Now we have Kerry. I don't know enough about the fella and his character as a politician, his stances, etc.. I know he used to be thought of as a pretty far left type of guy. Don't know where he's gone since the election started.

Out of all the Dems, I like Edwards the most. He seems to be the most sincere.

[KSigkid]

Surprising the gap between Kerry, Edwards and the rest of the field. Dean's outcome must have been extremely disappointing for his supporters.

However Iowa has not traditionally been a good forecaster of the overall primary, so it's way too early to be pushing Kerry too far ahead. A good win for him though.

[Betarulz!]

Originally posted by docetboy
2 down, 7 to go. Four More Years!

You realize that the primaries are always going to yield one candidate right? Just b/c two have left the field means nothing.

Besides talking to most of the people I know who aren't Republicans, the primary really means nothing as they already know who they are going to be voting for when the election comes around: Anyone NOT BUSH.