Trump Lost....

[Lord Jim]

Thank God...

But it was really Rubio who won.....

[oldr_n_wsr]

Only a point behind (Rubio from Trump).

[Sue U]

But it was really Rubio who won.....

As long as "winning" means having more than three-quarters of the party turnout vote for someone else ...



That's a Charlie Sheen definition of "winning."

[Lord Jim]

Well Sue, at this point in the process, "winning" is defined by "how did you do versus media expectations?"...

By that yardstick, Marco did well, Cruz did well...

Trumpty not so much... .

And Hillary and Bernie came out about the same as Al and George in West Palm Beach...

[oldr_n_wsr]

How's wesw handling this loss?

[Sue U]

Well Sue, at this point in the process, "winning" is defined by "how did you do versus media expectations?"...

"Media expectations?" Really, Jim, you're more sophisticated than that. The real question is whether he can hijack ¿Jeb?'s super-PAC in the wake of his implosion. And that's going to be some trick.

[Lord Jim]

Well Sue, I understand that Jeb's Super PAC still has about 40 mil in the bank...

Would it be such a huge problem for them to drop just one million in my bank account?

They wont even miss it, (it's a rounding error) and I guarantee you I'll put it to better use...

(My kids education and our "retirement" boat and bar in The Florida Keys... )

[Scooter]

[Big RR]

Donald trump and Ted Cruz were drowning--who was saved? America!

[MajGenl.Meade]

I'd let her decide...

[rubato]

Bush is the biggest loser. Does he even have a campaign right now? He polled worse than Carson and Rand Paul.



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[Long Run]

You can't make too much of Iowa because of its funky manner of voting, the domination by the extremes of each party, less than 1% of the country, and the general demographics of the state compared to the country. However, it is usually important to those on the bottom (part of the culling process) and those who are relying on momentum. Clearly, Rubio, Cruz and Sanders were helped by yesterday's results. Trump and Clinton were not helped, and Trump may have been harmed since he is all about momentum which gets him media, without which, he can just go back to being Mr. MoneyGasBag. Plus, as much as he helped make the turnout huge, he attracted plenty of anti-Trump votes. And Bush continues to not have much traction, and he will only get a couple of more states to get it going. Megan McArdle wryly noted that it is looking more possible that the Republicans will field a young Latino against the Dems senior citizen white person.

[Big RR]

he can just go back to being Mr. MoneyGasBag

Go back? When did he stop being that?

[Lord Jim]

Donald trump and Ted Cruz were drowning--who was saved? America!

[Scooter]

[Long Run]

Well, maybe second most punchable. He still has a bit to go to catch this one:

[Big RR]

Donald trump and Ted Cruz were drowning--who was saved? America!

To be fair, that was recycled from Jimmy Carter and Jerry Ford.

[Lord Jim]

Well, I see the point with Carter...

But Gerald Ford was a Great American...

[rubato]

Great at reducing federal prison overcrowding:






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[Sue U]

As between Trump and Cruz I am sorely vexed to decide which is more loathsome.

Can't they both be the GOP nominee?