A report from an Iowa Caucus-goer.
It looks to be a long winter; Ted Cruz woke up this morning, saw his shadow, but then absolutely refused to go back in his hole.
Like thousands of other Iowans, I spent some of last night caucusing in a gymnasium. I suspect that this environment may have confused some Hawkeyes into thinking that they could vote for Ricky Rubio. [An NBA basketball player on the Minnesota Timberwolves, from Spain–RC]
Of the +600 caucusoids in the gym with me, there were some 15 or so standing for O’Malley, about par for the state. Senator Sanders was said to have been heard muttering something about payback for the Dodgers, but this rumor has not been confirmed. [Walter O’Malley owned the Brooklyn Dodgers, moving them to LA before the 1958 season–RC]
The part of Senator Cruz’s speech in which he thanked The Father and the Holy Ghost for enabling him and his candidacy showed him characteristically willing to share credit.
The part of Senator Rubio’s speech in which he noted that he did not win but finished third was found on the cutting room floor.
Governor Christie, when asked about whether his candidacy could continue much longer, said that they would block that bridge when they got to it.
Donald Trump suggested that it might be necessary to build a north wall, keeping out interlopers from Canada, and to backdate it.
Secretary Clinton defended her statement while a New York senator that she represented Wall Street. She explained that if one examined her record, it would be seen that there was little or no action backing up this statement, just as with most all her public statements of positions.
Clinton, asked whether Sanders is now the Democratic front-runner, replied, “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.”