It’s fitting that a state known for corn should fill this purpose. The Iowa caucuses have never been about crowning a nominee, or even giving the winner a clear path to the nomination. They’re about thinning the field of the non-viable candidates. And, given the fact that we’ve seen Rand, Huck, and Santorum all drop…
Month: February 2016
Why Ignoring An Historic First Is Bad. And Good.
Beyond the idiocy of the risible media and Establishment spin that the big winner of Monday’s Iowa Caucuses was Marco Rubio with his predicted third place finish, what was lost on me and probably most people was that in actually coming in first, Ted Cruz made history by being the first American of Latino extraction to win a…
Not So Bold Predictions on That Thing in Iowa
Everyone else seems to be making predictions on Iowa, so thought this blog should have some too. Seeing as I’m technically “working” right now, I’ll have to be brief. No percentages because I hate stats. (Ironically I’m TA-ing a Stats Ethics class right now! I’m the ethics, the professor is the stats.) Cruz Rubio Trump/Paul…