Iowa

[George K]

@George-K said in Iowa:

By the way, Joy Reid, why is your hair white?

AND STRAIGHT?????

[Mik]

A very good piece from WSJ

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-wins-the-gop-iowa-caucus/ar-AA1n5tox

[George K]

Dick Morris (remember him?) comments:

[George K]

@George-K said in Iowa:

Vivek was always running for VEEP.

[Mik]

[89th]

The crowd was even chanting "VP! VP!" I think. Good speech overall, I liked the opening line about so much focus on diversity and differences that we've forgotten to focus on what makes us the same. Good stuff.

I can see the Trump/Vivek sign now.

[Doctor Phibes]

[Doctor Phibes]

@89th said in Iowa:

I can see the Trump/Vivek sign now.

If nothing else, it might take people's minds off how annoying Trump is.

[Mik]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Iowa:

If nothing else, it might take people's minds off how annoying Trump is.

[Axtremus]

@89th said in Iowa:

I can see the Trump/Vivek sign now.

Trump-Vivek TV.

[Mik]

And the Bee runs afoul of the wokees..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/babylon-bee-receives-backlash-after-racist-joke-about-vivek-ramaswamy-running-white-house-7-eleven/ar-AA1n5DNM?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=ead192f87d52491a90e61242cbf8bd1f&ei=21

[Axtremus]

@Mik said in Iowa:

And the Bee runs afoul of the wokees..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/babylon-bee-receives-backlash-after-racist-joke-about-vivek-ramaswamy-running-white-house-7-eleven/ar-AA1n5DNM?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=ead192f87d52491a90e61242cbf8bd1f&ei=21

Also makes you wonder, if Vivek gets 7-Eleven, what will Nikki get?

[Doctor Phibes]

@Mik said in Iowa:

And the Bee runs afoul of the wokees..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/babylon-bee-receives-backlash-after-racist-joke-about-vivek-ramaswamy-running-white-house-7-eleven/ar-AA1n5DNM?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=ead192f87d52491a90e61242cbf8bd1f&ei=21

Seriously - complaining that it was in poor taste?

What other kinds of taste are there?

[89th]

Honestly all I'm wondering is if Kamala will cross-train Vivek on his first day working the White House 7-11.

[George K]

@Mik said in Iowa:

And the Bee runs afoul of the wokees..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/babylon-bee-receives-backlash-after-racist-joke-about-vivek-ramaswamy-running-white-house-7-eleven/ar-AA1n5DNM?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=ead192f87d52491a90e61242cbf8bd1f&ei=21

Funny how the Wokies were pretty silent when Uncle Grandpa Joe made a similar comment.

[89th]

I love the "I'm not joking" ending to that clip.

[89th]

You know, just as we said would happen (like 2016) Trump will win as the rest of the field is fractured for the non-Trump vote. Imagine if it was just Nikki or Ron, the primaries would be closer to a 55/45 split which would change the dynamics BIGLY in NH and other primaries soon.

[George K]

@89th said in Iowa:

Imagine if it was just Nikki or Ron

I think each of them sees the other as a spoiler.

("If only Nikki weren't running, I'd have a shot")

[Jolly]

@89th said in Iowa:

You know, just as we said would happen (like 2016) Trump will win as the rest of the field is fractured for the non-Trump vote. Imagine if it was just Nikki or Ron, the primaries would be closer to a 55/45 split which would change the dynamics BIGLY in NH and other primaries soon.

Nope.

Trump has 40% of the vote that would run through a brick wall for him (BTW, that's not an original statement). To think that anybody will defeat him in the GOP primaries was drug induced nonsense.

[89th]

Not saying they would beat him. But I saw a lot of people at the caucus interviewed saying they were voting for him because they knew he would win Iowa. If some of those folks saw a candidate at 40 or 45%, there’s motivation to try to get a non-Trump candidate across the finish line.

Trump will win the nomination and lose the election again. I doubt he’s gained any more supporters since his sore loser tantrum after his landslide loss in 2020. I suspect voter turnout will be lower than 2020 but with an overall similar electoral result.