*facepalm*

[lagilman]

Various news outlets report Huckabee winning the GOP side in Iowa.

Oh, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa...

ETA: Obama on the Dem side, but it looks like it might have been a squeaker.

Comments

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

Yeah I got a CNN email saying that CNN is claiming him the winner.}:(

Is Iowa this election's Florida? Cripes.

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

Probably not.

But Huckabee probably can't win outside of a red state, so it's really no big deal.

I lean towards Clinton, but I'm not that upset to see Obama win.

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

In the primaries, Huckabee gets most of the Evangelical vote with any moderates splitting between Romney, McCain, and Giuliani. Not sure who is voting for Thompson and I have a feeling that Paul his is threashold with the 10% he got in Iowa. But that means that Huckabee stands a reasonably good chance of winning the nomination if the non-Evangelicals don't get behind a candidate.

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

NOW Cnn is saying Obama will win.

Wish they'd make up their minds.

I'd rather have Clinton than Giuliani any day, but really hope Obama wins.

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

It's two different races.

Huckabee is the winner of the Republican race and Obama is the winner in the Democratic race.

Republicans
Huckabee
Romney
McCain/Thompson
Paul
Giuliani (who did not spend a whole lot of money in Iowa and essentially conceded it).

Democrats
Obama
Edwards
Clinton
Richardson
Biden

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

ohhhhh... see i didn't pay attention to that fact. lol

[hoosier-red.livejournal.com]

I was talking to a member of the local Democratic organization about Huckabee -- his observation: "Yeah, but he's slightly less an asshole than the others."

My response: "Yeah, but he's a much bigger religious loonball!"

Oy, and oy again.

[smoemeth.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I'm not surprised that a fundie whackjob won in Iowa.

I am, however, pleasantly surprised to see that Obama pulled it out.