Iowa Caucus Results

Ken AshfordElection 2016Leave a Comment

10 pm and more than half the results are in. It looks like Ted Cruz is going to take the Republican nomination, with Donald Trump in second, and Marco Rubio in third.  However there is an outside possibility that Marco Rubio might even come in second. The bottom line is, Donald Trump did not come in first which means he is vulnerable.  Had he not boasted of being a winner all the time it might not be a big deal. But because he boasted so much, this really punctures his “winner” mystique.
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On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton appears poised to win, but not by very much.  Martin O’Malley came in a very distant third and is stopping his campaign.

On to New Hampshire.

UPDATE: With 99% in, Cruz wins with 29%, Trump has 24%, and Rubio has 23%. This makes Cruz and Rubio the “winners” and Trump the loser.

10:30 pm: Huckabee ends campaign. Hillary ahead of Bernie by only 0.7%

10:50 pm:
89% of Democratic precincts reporting
Clinton 49.8%
Sanders 49.6%