I’ve finally returned to Internet access, and let me tell you — that caucus was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen!
Romney really cleaned up in the Republican precincts here at Kirn Junior High School in Council Bluffs — but he obviously didn’t cut it in Iowa overall.
As the results shake out, nothing is settled on the Republican side, except that Romney is the only Republican loser of the night. It’s hard to see how he comes back from this.
Huckabee wins, of course — evidently, he found the holy grail of the caucuses, expanding the pool. Thompson did much better than expected, as did McCain. Rudy Giuliani watches the race stay unresolved long enough that his late strategy could work. And even Ron Paul made double digits.
But Romney is in big trouble now. McCain is poised to knock him out in the next round. If that happens, whom does it benefit in South Carolina? Thompson? Huckabee?
The Dem caucus I attended was even more fun. More on that later…