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			By Siren.Mosin 2016-02-02 16:24:36			
			
						
                     
                 
                Man, I'm still reeling from how bat-***crazy Iowa is. Cruz? really?  
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but wow...                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                                
                                        
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2016-02-02 16:36:07			
			
						
                     
                 
                It's weird to me that Iowa, of all places, casts the first vote, as if they were representative of the whole country.                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By fonewear 2016-02-02 16:41:40			
			
						
                     
                 
                hey fone's figured out how to post gifs! I can't see this going wrong...                                              
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Siren.Mosin 2016-02-02 16:41:54			
			
						
                     
                 
                well I can think of at least three presidents who lost their respective Iowa caucus, so it doesn't mean all that much in the end, really.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                                
                                        
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2016-02-02 16:42:45			
			
						
                     
                 
                well I can think of at least three presidents who lost their respective Iowa caucus, so it doesn't mean all that much in the end, really. Yeah, I see it as more of a weeding out of the hopeless candidates.                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By fonewear 2016-02-02 16:43:34			
			
						
                     
                 
                Speaking of Cruz: 
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			By Valefor.Sehachan 2016-02-02 16:43:57			
			
						
                     
                 
                Yeah, I see it as more of a weeding out of the hopeless candidates.  Or point and laugh at them while they cry.
 
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			By Odin.Slore 2016-02-02 16:59:38			
			
						
                     
                 
                caucus is stupid anyway, you don't just go in and cast a vote.  New Hampshire iirc is a actual voting state, just go in vote and leave.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                            
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2016-02-02 17:12:59			
			
						
                     
                 
                I dunno what's more delicious this afternoon. The sanders supporters that are getting bent over by Clintonian tactics, or the Rubio fans who somehow think coming in third is the story of the day. 
Sanders supporters were bent because he should have performed better. Iowa and Hampshire are states that are practically handed to Sanders. Iowa is the 3rd most white liberal state in the country.                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Siren.Mosin 2016-02-02 17:26:33			
			
						
                     
                 
                The fact that people like to vote along racial lines makes me hope the zika virus kills us all.                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Caitsith.Zahrah 2016-02-02 17:27:43			
			
						
                     
                 
                The fact that people like to vote along racial lines makes me hope the zika virus kills us all. 
Nihilism gets you nowhere.
 
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			By Siren.Mosin 2016-02-02 17:28:58			
			
						
                     
                 
                
/hangsheadinshame
 
right, right, right, sorry, carry on. Is trump a mick?                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Anna Ruthven 2016-02-02 17:33:59			
			
						
                     
                 
                I like to just assume most people who vote would struggle to pour water out of their boot with instructions on the heel.                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2016-02-02 17:54:15			
			
						
                     
                 
                The fact that people like to vote along racial lines makes me hope the zika virus kills us all. 
I don't think it's voting along racial lines so much. All the candidates are white, except Cruz and Rubio. Samders main message is the top 1% etc and doesn't really touch upon topics like immigration as much as Hillary imo which effects his polling among minority voters.                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Garuda.Chanti 2016-02-02 19:36:37			
			
						
                     
                 
                Man, I'm still reeling from how bat-***crazy Iowa is. Cruz? really?  
 
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but wow... Its the evangelicals.                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Garuda.Chanti 2016-02-02 19:38:41			
			
						
                     
                 
                caucus is stupid anyway, you don't just go in and cast a vote.  New Hampshire iirc is a actual voting state, just go in vote and leave. We used to have caucuses in WA but then we got on the primary bandwagon. I liked them.
 
Nothing like either of Iowa's though.                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                            
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Phoenix.Amandarius 2016-02-02 20:25:49			
			
						
                     
                 
                Cruz tucks his shirt into his jeans. That disqualifies him. Could he be more anti-gay?                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Ragnarok.Nausi 2016-02-02 21:50:30			
			
						
                     
                 
                Phoenix.Amandarius said:  »Cruz tucks his shirt into his jeans. That disqualifies him. Could he be more anti-gay? Rubio has perma-drymouth.  How we gonna kick *** if the prez is neck deep in his whistle wetting fetish?                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By Altimaomega 2016-02-02 22:38:32			
			
						
                     
                 
                The fact that people like to vote along racial lines makes me hope the zika virus kills us all. 
 187k people voted in the republican caucus(A record), 60% voted for non-white candidates. Cruz a non-white won with 30% of the vote. (another record) 
 
Some percentage of people showed up for the Democrat caucus, I'd tell you the number but that would be PC or something I guess. Anyways, every single one of them cast a vote for a white person.. And Hilary narrowly wins because she is good at tossing coins..                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2016-02-03 00:39:24			
			
						
                     
                 
                I'd tell you the number but that would be PC or something I guess How would that be PC? Post away. 
 
I've had a little wine, so bear with me a second here. When I see the term PC used, I automatically eyeroll. Disregarding instances of hypersensitivity, I only ever see it used to describe something that the speaker is just plain too lazy and/or stupid to understand why it has to be clarified, or otherwise afraid of being labeled a racist/sexist/etc despite nobody bringing that up. Not accusing you of doing this, but it does make it harder to take some post(er)s seriously when brought up.
 
Anyway, the coin toss thing seemed to have been exaggerated and didn't give Hillary her tiny lead:
 http://www.npr.org/2016/02/02/465268206/coin-toss-fact-check-no-coin-flips-did-not-win-iowa-for-hillary-clinton                                            
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By fonewear 2016-02-03 07:28:11			
			
						
                     
                 
                Man, I'm still reeling from how bat-***crazy Iowa is. Cruz? really?  
 
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but wow... 
I've been to Iowa all I remember is vast fields of corn !                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                                
                                        
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-02-03 07:56:24			
			
						
                     
                 
                As much as I don't like Cruz (although, admittedly, I did vote him into Senate), he is still a Texan....born in Canada, but we let him in anyway, nobody's perfect, and therefor superior to all of you schmoes combined.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Ragnarok.Nausi 2016-02-03 08:50:40			
			
						
                     
                 
                As much as I don't like Cruz (although, admittedly, I did vote him into Senate), he is still a Texan....born in Canada, but we let him in anyway, nobody's perfect, and therefor superior to all of you schmoes combined. 
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			By Shiva.Nikolce 2016-02-03 09:21:34			
			
						
                     
                 
                Why on earth don't you like Cruz? 
his voice, his demeanor, his attitude, his arrogance, his self righteousness...
 
I never met him in person but there is something about him I just don't like... /motions to his entirety                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By fonewear 2016-02-03 09:30:14			
			
						
                     
                 
                Why on earth don't you like Cruz?  
his voice, his demeanor, his attitude, his arrogance, his self righteousness... 
I never met him in person but there is something about him I just don't like... /motions to his entirety 
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			By Shiva.Nikolce 2016-02-03 10:19:13			
			
						
                     
                 
                Why on earth don't you like Cruz?  
his voice, his demeanor, his attitude, his arrogance, his self righteousness... 
I never met him in person but there is something about him I just don't like... /motions to his entirety  
Sounds like every person in the P n R section ! 
um...if you can hear  our voices...then we have a really serious problem... 
 
try this white dinner jacket on for size...it has lots of shiny buckles and extra long arms so you can hug yourself...                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Altimaomega 2016-02-03 10:39:09			
			
						
                     
                 
                How would that be PC? Post away.  
 
I've had a little wine, so bear with me a second here. When I see the term PC used, I automatically eyeroll. Disregarding instances of hypersensitivity, I only ever see it used to describe something that the speaker is just plain too lazy and/or stupid to understand why it has to be clarified, or otherwise afraid of being labeled a racist/sexist/etc despite nobody bringing that up. Not accusing you of doing this, but it does make it harder to take some post(er)s seriously when brought up. 
 Lets see.. Why would it be PC.? It was a jab at the way Democrats disregard the fact that people exist and have power over them, so instead of counting them as a vote they use percentages. All I seen was percentages coming from the Democrat Caucasus. If I didn't care about looking up the actual number of voters that had shown up I'd have no idea. I'm fairly certain low information voters didn't even realize this which is what the democrats want.
 
 In 2008 when obama was running they was all about reporting on the numbers when 239k people came and voted. This year it has taken 3 days to tell us only 171k had shown up for them. Which by now anyone that would be swayed by that fact (if people can actually be swayed) isn't paying attention. 
  I only ever see it used to describe something that the speaker is just plain too lazy and/or stupid to understand why it has to be clarified, or otherwise afraid of being labeled a racist/sexist/etc despite nobody bringing that up. I've always thought that if you didn't know why something was considered PC you are too lazy to understand why it would be.                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                            
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Shiva.Nikolce 2016-02-03 10:51:53			
			
						
                     
                 
                I've always thought that if you didn't know why something was considered PC you are too lazy to understand why it would be. 
you left out the critical "'nt" or "not" from your sentence that would have made it make some sense
  
" I'd tell you the number but that would be PC or something I guess."                                      
                
             
                        
         
             
    
    
        
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