And they’re off!
The 2012 presidential election officially begins today with the Iowa caucuses, where Ron Paul or even Rick Santorum could pull off a victory in this kick-off to the Republican primary.
A victory by Paul or Santorum could prove to be the end of the road for Michele Bachmann and John Huntsman. But it could also be a bit of a victory for Mitt Romney, as it would thin out the contest and prevent his closest rivals from receiving a much needed boost with an Iowa win.
OK WASSUP! will provide full coverage of the Iowa caucuses here tomorrow!
<span><span><span>I'll be watching the results tonight with great interest for the following reasons: Yesterday Romney and his folks raised expectations to the highest level by making the bold prediction that Romney is going to win the caucuses tonight. If Romney fails to do that it'll reinforce the perception that he's a very weak "front-runner" who CAN"T close the deal with rank-and-file Repub "conservative" voters. I don't care how the Romney campaign tries to spin it. If he doesn't place FIRST tonight, it won't be a good sign at all. Add to that….. IF Santorum actually wins tonight_combined with the fact that Newt has now declared all out war on Romney (in retaliation for the millions of $ worth of attack ads by Romney's Super Pack) THAT could really spell BIG trouble for Romney as they leave Iowa and N.H. and take the fight south, beginning with South Carolina and then Florida. </span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span><span><span><span>Sidethought: I think Mitt and… Read more »