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Eight lessons the Iowa caucuses taught us

Washington Post by Chris Cillizza | Jan. 4, 2012 (Opinion)

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s 8-vote victory over former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum in the 2012 Iowa caucuses is only a few hours old — and already is one of the legendary results in the history of presidential politics.

The main lesson of the night was that every vote does indeed count and that the makers of “Swing Vote” — that horrific Kevin Costner movie — were smarter than we all gave them credit ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jan 4, 2012 - 11:03 AM PST
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jan 4, 2012 - 11:19 AM PST

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jan. 5, 2012

Good analysis offering opinions, information, facts, and explanations laced with tongue-in-cheek side comments. Although I assiduously avoided the debates, comments and news about Republican “presidential candidates”, the outcome of this caucus was too juicy to miss.

Although Romney was declared victor, the results tell a different story: a statistical three-way tie from three splintered equal universes. Romney represents corporatism. Santorum, the evangelists. And Ron Paul, deeply radical conservatives. Profound divisions which bode ill for Republicans as a unified party. The upshot? Despite all the lofty rhetoric, my conservative friends (yes, I actually have a few) think right wingers have no chance of capturing the White House this year ... More »

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s 8-vote victory over former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum in the 2012 Iowa caucuses is only a few hours old–and already ... More »

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Ben Ross
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 by Ben Ross - Jan. 5, 2012

The Main lesson ...is complete missed in this article.

The main lesson is that the republicans do not have a clue and/or any new ideas. The media agrees with them and forgets to report the news....few voters bothered to come out to vote.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 4, 2012
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fazryx
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 by fazryx - Jan. 7, 2012
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