THE FINAL FOUR
Anybody who was surprised by Ted Cruz winning Iowa doesn’t fully understand the unique nature of
the Iowa caucus system - which rewards targeted, grassroots organization - or
the strong social conservative strain of voter that dominates the GOP primary
electorate there.
Some historical perspective: Bush beat Reagan in Iowa in
1980. Reagan won the nomination. Dole beat Bush in 1988. Bush won the nomination. Dole won Iowa and the nomination in
1996. Bush W won Iowa and the nomination
in 2000. Huckabee beat McCain in Iowa in
2008. McCain won the nomination. Santorum beat Romney in Iowa in 2012. Romney won the nomination.
In any event, we now officially have our Final Four going
into New Hampshire: Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Ben Carson. Trump/Carson
outsiders. Cruz/Rubio insiders. Interesting dynamic.
Carson was never going to do well in New Hampshire and will
now immediately focus on South Carolina.
Chris Christie is likely to
have his brief shining moment in New Hampshire…and then disappear. John
Kasich needs a miracle, and if he can’t find it in New Hampshire, he ain’t
gonna find it anywhere.
Last thought: Why hasn’t Jeb! dropped out yet? He is
the “New Coke” of the 2016 GOP presidential election. No one’s buying it. He’s toast.
Time to hang it up.
Cheers.
Dr. Chuck Muth, PsD
Professor of
Psephology (homeschooled)
Publisher / Irritator-in-Chief
TAX PLEDGE WATCH
Assembly District 25
(Washoe) – GOP Primary
- Jennifer Terhune HAS signed the Tax Pledge
- Kimberlie King-Patraw HAS signed the Tax Pledge
- Jill Tolles has NOT signed the Tax Pledge
- Sam Kuman has NOT signed the Tax Pledge
- Hillary Won Six Straight Coin Tosses To Win Handful Of County Delegates
- A Good Night for Conservatives
- Marco Rubio Emerges as GOP's Champion, Now a Three-Way Race
- Has “Trump fever” broken?
- ‘This Is Horsesh*t’ — Carson Camp Accuses Cruz Of Foul Play In Iowa
- 60% of White Republican Iowans Vote For Black Man, Two Hispanics
- Jeb Bush’s Right To Rise Super PAC Burned $15 Million In Iowa And What Did They Get?
- The Latest: Christie to NH: I'll be 'like gum' on your shoe
- Kasich: Expensive Negative Ads Against Me Prove Rivals Are 'Worried'
- A Message to the Voters of New Hampshire about John Kasich
FOX NEWS HEADLINES
- MARTIN, MIKE OUT O’Malley, Huckabee drop out of presidential race
- HOLLYWOOD SQUARES: Celebs divided over Clinton, Sanders support
- CONTROVERSIAL VISIT Mosque set for Obama meeting has extremist ties
- GLOBAL ZIKA WARNING WHO declares virus an ‘extraordinary event’
- SHE’S NO SURVIVOR Cancer research fundraiser lied about having disease
- DARING DETAILS Escaped inmates had help, abducted taxi driver
- BIG CAT DISCOVERY Huge population of rare lions found in Ethiopia
- KISS TRADITION G’BYE Principal drops Valentine’s, Christmas, Thanksgiving
NEVADA NEWS & VIEWS
- Deadline coming up to register for Nevada GOP caucus
- KTVN: Reaching Catherine Cortez Masto "Has Been Difficult"
- Grover Norquist praises Andy Matthews’ tax-reform proposal
- Michael Roberson, Jesse Sbaih lead in 3rd Congressional District campaign donations
- Financial reports suggest fierce primary battles await Nevada congressional candidates
- Finicum supporters see government as murderer
- Commentary: Where the candidates stand on public land
- Little-known conservation district studies tax increase
- NV Energy proposes Sept. 10 cutoff for lower solar rates
MUTH’S TRUTHS
Including seven with very strong ties to Las Vegas! See if you recognize which ones they are…
BUSINESS
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
“Trump is not finished by any means. Getting 40,000 people
to caucus for him even though he had very little organization and had
exuberantly defied all the normal rules of politics was an impressive
achievement.” – National Review Online editorial
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