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That's true. But if the race

Elusive Trope — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:31:14 +0000

In reply to Absolutely. I'm guessing the

That's true. But if the race turns out to be Newt vs Mitt, then Newt could end up picking up Santorum's. If Santorum is still in it to win it, then these will be very important towards the end of the horse race.

Appearances are indeed important and that's why SC is critical for Newt. A win there and he'll pass both Santorum and Mitt in total delegates (even with Mitt's gain from NH). It makes it a legitimate three way race in Florida.

For what it's worth, although

Verified Atheist — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:28:45 +0000

In reply to ROMNEY WINS IOWA BY 8 VOTES

For what it's worth, although IowaCaucus.com is also reporting the 8-vote victory, they have "1766 of 1774 precincts reporting". ¿Que?

Absolutely. I'm guessing the

Verified Atheist — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:22:12 +0000

In reply to But all those delegates are

Absolutely. I'm guessing the 13-12 will be used as part of the horse race, however, and the appearance of leading is very important in such races (well, for political ones—I'm not sure how much it matters for the equine ones).

But all those delegates are

Elusive Trope — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:15:23 +0000

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But all those delegates are unbound. The official allocation of delegates for the convention won't occur until the state convention in June. In 2008, McCain who only got 17% of the popular vote in Iowa was allocated all the delegates at the convention.