Comments on: The Quantum-Indeterminate Iowa GOP Vote http://toddseavey.com/2008/01/03/the-quantum-indeterminate-iowa-gop-vote/ Conservatism for punks. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:56:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: Meredith http://toddseavey.com/2008/01/03/the-quantum-indeterminate-iowa-gop-vote/#comment-9292 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:00:47 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2008/01/03/the-quantum-indeterminate-iowa-gop-vote/#comment-9292 My 2 Cents - The BF and I actually registered Republican and plan to attend our precinct caucus on Feb. 5 (Denver). There's at least 2 votes for a Paul delegate. :) I suppose if I can be convinced to go through the effort of registering, locating, and actually showing up to vote at a Republican caucus, anything is possible. My 2 Cents - The BF and I actually registered Republican and plan to attend our precinct caucus on Feb. 5 (Denver). There’s at least 2 votes for a Paul delegate. :) I suppose if I can be convinced to go through the effort of registering, locating, and actually showing up to vote at a Republican caucus, anything is possible.

]]> by: D------ http://toddseavey.com/2008/01/03/the-quantum-indeterminate-iowa-gop-vote/#comment-9284 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:06:40 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2008/01/03/the-quantum-indeterminate-iowa-gop-vote/#comment-9284 It's all in the spin. It's no longer about winning, but to what extent candidates meet and exceed the perceived expectations created through and by the media. If Paul does better than expected (at least pulling into double digits or finishing third), his campaign will become the new story. (And the foreign policy neo-cons will get out their chainsaws.) By next week, the field will be even smaller as the lesser known, underfunded candidates in both parties drop out. Richardson, Hunter, Dodd, and even Thompson should be out. If you ask me, bring back 1976 (GOP) and 1980 (Democrats) when there was real drama at the conventions when the winner was in doubt until all the delegates votes. Now, it's over by February. It’s all in the spin. It’s no longer about winning, but to what extent candidates meet and exceed the perceived expectations created through and by the media.

If Paul does better than expected (at least pulling into double digits or finishing third), his campaign will become the new story. (And the foreign policy neo-cons will get out their chainsaws.)

By next week, the field will be even smaller as the lesser known, underfunded candidates in both parties drop out. Richardson, Hunter, Dodd, and even Thompson should be out.

If you ask me, bring back 1976 (GOP) and 1980 (Democrats) when there was real drama at the conventions when the winner was in doubt until all the delegates votes. Now, it’s over by February.

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