| Hey, political junkies! Excited about today's Iowa caucus? You bet you are! For fun and excitement, as you watch the returns roll in, here's a handy-dandy accounting of the spin you will hear...for every possible outcome of the caucus! Political analyst Chuck Todd has indeed outdone himself today.
Seriously, this stuff can be grating. After all, it's the spin that helps dictate the outcome of elections, isn't it? But let's remember tonight: this is one state's caucus. A small state. A caucus. While Todd is claiming Edwards is cooked if he places anywhere outside of first in the Iowa caucus, it could be that Edwards truest test is in the South Carolina primary. Will he be the man for Southern Democrats? And if Hilary finishes outside of first? She's still has California, New York, and Florida to bank on, and a ton of money to spend.
Whatever. Still it'll be fun to have this report out on the arm of your Laz-E-Boy as the talking heads liberally quote from it while the returns come in.
Update: Zeitgeist, guest blogging at the Carpetbagger Report, explains how a caucus actually works. A nice summary, and worth a read for a peek into the future for Montana's own Republican caucus. |
