Interesting: Really low turnout-less than that for a single congressional district general election. Is that usual for these?
Romney did best in the big cities with auto plants, Des Moines and quad cities area. Ron Paul mostly got the liberal corner of Dubuque, up by Wisconsin and Minnesota. And Santorum spread all over the farmland (and you thought that smell was fertilizer)!
Any time I see one of Dan's dumb "the internet is a race and you won" comments, I think of times like this, when he puts something up and couldn't be bothered to even check Slog to see if anyone has already posted the same thing.
It's not that the internet is a race, Dan, it's that you're the one who acts like it is. What other reason is there to explain why you rush these things out without checking?
Although it doesn't have the same colors, the figure on the NYT is better because it overlays the major cities. Even among Iowa Republicans you see the same pattern: the urbans go for the person who understands policy, and the rurals go for whoever shouts "Jesus" louder.
How the fuck did this happen? Santorum is a certifiable idiot as well as a hateful bigot. Is this what Iowans really want??? Doesn't bode well for same-sex-marriage in that state, that's for sure.
@13
The internet, Dan Savage and Slog are multi-platform marketing schemes. A post by Dan will be twitted, retwitted, and (maybe) facebooked (you guys do that?) and be seen by many more people than a post by any other writer here. I would guess roughly hundreds see a regular Slog post, while thousands? see a Dan twitter, which in turn will boost Slog views. It's a win for Slog , a win for Dan, a win for the internet, and a whine for you.
Now that you've seen the Wizard without his clothes behind the Emperor's curtain don't you feel dirty?
the ? on thousands is guessing it's tens of thousands and I'm probably low on the hundreds too.
bedipped is not authorized to speak on behalf of Dan Savage, Slog, or the internet. Any conjecture is pure speculation based on random dice tosses and a calming daily bromide of lead paint.
@12, these are caucuses, not elections. You have to actually attend in person and sit for a long time listening to your neighbors massacre their candidates' positions. Low numbers are expected. Caucuses are stupid.
Judy Brown @10 is 100% correct. Santorum is an irrelevancy; he's not even on the ballot in many of the remaining states. Indeed, Iowa itself is an irrelevancy. Amusingly, thanks to ethanol subsidies, it is one of the top welfare states too -- fitting for a Republican party that embraces welfare as long as it's for their own people.
The thing I hate most about campaign season, in addition to the stupid horserace mentality that makes "events" like this claim a false importance, is maps like this, that fail to distinguish between rural counties with 1000 people in them from urban counties with a million or more.
@ 19, if that's the reason he does it, he owes a hat tip to the Stranger staff who beat him to the punch. But I'm pretty sure it's just a desire to get stuff out there NOW. He rushes his slog posts all the time. Pay attention - if you happen to see a brand new Dan Savage post, like just a minute or two old, refresh it after five minutes and see if you can find all the changes he's made.
@22
Again, there's more marketing value in attributing a reader/potential customer of advertised goods than there is in attributing staff. I don't know if these are or aren't conscious decisions, but they're successful ones, and thanks to the largesse of our host we have this shiny happy soapbox to write our names in the sand or snow from.
I don't look for the edits, although I refresh enough to notice them on occasion. Obsession with it increases Slog page views = WinX3.
On ABC's overnight news program, one of the anchors made some kind of comment along the lines of, "Santorum's fluidity in this campaign has been impressive. He's covered all of Iowa."
Apparently it's the thing now for everyone to have anal sex on any night when Santorum hits the top 3 in a primary contest. Kind of like a drinking game, or doing a shot whenever Captain Picard says "Number One".
You can head over to RealClearPolitics polling averages graphs, and see that their artists clearly put thought into the colors of all the candidates...
You have been flinging your Frothy Feces for years
and now your boy is winning the first contest.
Congratulations.
What do they say;
"Say anything you want about me as long as you spell my name right"?
You DID spell his name right, didn't you?.....
"...just look at the color [FOX News] chose to represent Rick Santorum."
25% of bigoted Republican Neanderthal Iowans -- that's a cake walk for a bigot and an idiot.
In a state with a population of 3 million -- I live in a city bigger than that.
Santorum is running for what Santorum is always running: Santorum.
This may up his fee on Fox News, but that's about it. But then again, that was Santorum's goal.
www.santorum.com
Romney did best in the big cities with auto plants, Des Moines and quad cities area. Ron Paul mostly got the liberal corner of Dubuque, up by Wisconsin and Minnesota. And Santorum spread all over the farmland (and you thought that smell was fertilizer)!
It's not that the internet is a race, Dan, it's that you're the one who acts like it is. What other reason is there to explain why you rush these things out without checking?
The internet, Dan Savage and Slog are multi-platform marketing schemes. A post by Dan will be twitted, retwitted, and (maybe) facebooked (you guys do that?) and be seen by many more people than a post by any other writer here. I would guess roughly hundreds see a regular Slog post, while thousands? see a Dan twitter, which in turn will boost Slog views. It's a win for Slog , a win for Dan, a win for the internet, and a whine for you.
Now that you've seen the Wizard without his clothes behind the Emperor's curtain don't you feel dirty?
bedipped is not authorized to speak on behalf of Dan Savage, Slog, or the internet. Any conjecture is pure speculation based on random dice tosses and a calming daily bromide of lead paint.
Judy Brown @10 is 100% correct. Santorum is an irrelevancy; he's not even on the ballot in many of the remaining states. Indeed, Iowa itself is an irrelevancy. Amusingly, thanks to ethanol subsidies, it is one of the top welfare states too -- fitting for a Republican party that embraces welfare as long as it's for their own people.
The thing I hate most about campaign season, in addition to the stupid horserace mentality that makes "events" like this claim a false importance, is maps like this, that fail to distinguish between rural counties with 1000 people in them from urban counties with a million or more.
Again, there's more marketing value in attributing a reader/potential customer of advertised goods than there is in attributing staff. I don't know if these are or aren't conscious decisions, but they're successful ones, and thanks to the largesse of our host we have this shiny happy soapbox to write our names in the sand or snow from.
I don't look for the edits, although I refresh enough to notice them on occasion. Obsession with it increases Slog page views = WinX3.
It had to be intentional.