CalvinBall wrote:doesnt omalley have to hit a certain threshold at the caucuses? if not, the people standing up for clinton or sanders have to convince the omalley people to come stand with them?

caucuses are weird as shit.

CalvinBall wrote:the move doesnt make much sense then bc they seem like ultimately they are still going to be up for grabs.

The U.S. commander in charge of the military coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria said today carpet bombing the terrorist network would be "inconsistent with our values" - a remark almost certainly aimed at Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who has vowed to "carpet bomb them into oblivion."

Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland told reporters the United States was "bound by the laws of armed conflict," after being asked to explain why carpet bombing would not be an effective strategy against the Islamic State.

"We're the United States of America. We have a set of guiding principles," he said. "Indiscriminate bombing, where we don't care if we're killing innocents or combatants, is just inconsistent with our values."

He added: "Right now we have the moral high ground, and I think that's where we need to stay."


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/t ... z3yxE6ZW2p

While most primaries are simple ballot affairs, the flyover geniuses that vote in Iowa require a special format. These energy drink-addled corn people are used to UFC-style cage fights where their raucous yells and parking lot melees are more acceptable than the civilized democratic process.

That’s why in the Iowa caucuses, candidates identify a relatively civilized Iowan (someone with only 4 DUIs) to be a precinct captain. This person is in charge of organizing their lesser counterparts. They corral their neighbors from leaving racist comments on Nick Cannon’s “Wild N Out” on Hulu and bring them to a high school wrestling room or wherever Iowans caucus. There, people organize into delegate groups for their candidates. If they have less than 15 percent of the plurality as the pitiful moron Rand Paul surely will, their candidate is eliminated. The delegates for this candidate must then either join another candidate’s delegates or be removed from the caucus due to the likelihood of causing a mass shooting, as Rand Paul’s supporters surely will be. Voters can persuade these delegates to join their candidate’s group, so look for Bernie supporters to go into any caucus hall with any women inside and scream at the top of their lungs as they are accustomed to doing.

PSUEagle wrote:At the caucus: twenty minutes before shit pops off!

Currently going back and forth with the old man: he's leaning towards voting for Rubio because he believes he's more "electable." I feel differently, obviously: can't stomach the thought of another K Street Republican after Bush II.

Never done one of these before: should be interesting

CalvinBall wrote:Results are starting to come in.