WAG - Looking at this whole thing Cockeyed
Here's a candied delicacy to treat the sweet tooth of you political junkies out there.
This is the crash-plagued results page for the Iowa Democratic Caucus.
I've been dropping by this site off and on all day long. It was crashed for most of the day. Then links weren't matching up. Finally, with less than an hour to go, things seem to be working, but I'm still registering doubts. The goal of this electronic system is to report the final tally two hours earlier than ever before. I'll believe it when I see it.
For those of you whose eyes glazed over when this stuff was being taught in school or just never had the opportunity to pick up this information, you can click on this link and learn how the whole caucus process works OR bypass it and keep living in the ignorance of the past.
For you blissful people who want some of the specifics on the Iowa angle, this link should prove informative.
One note, an observation, and a conclusion:
Even after the final count is in, the Democratic presidential nominee race will still be going. "The boys" will keep facing off on a regular basis until (at least) Super Tuesday on March 3 (when 1,151 delegates are up for grabs [one needs 2,161 to clinch the nomination]).
Next, when one reviews the candidate's pictures one quickly notices that Dean is the only one who isn't smiling. Kucinich is kinda smirking, but from what I know, that's pretty cheerful for him. Is the webmaster trying to do some foreshadowing, did the Dean party submit a poor picture, is there some Democratic inner-circle conspiracy against Dean, or is it simply a fluke?
In conclusion, let me repeat the conventional wisdom concerning the outcome of this race:
Who knows?
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