come to think of it, rubio may not have done surprisingly well. from the beginning, there was always going to be ~25% going to moderate establishment voters, as there always is in iowa. it turned out he got most all of it and the other establishment candidates did very poorly. rubio didnt seem to cut into the base that supports cruz, trump, and some others.

he who wins iowa wins the election. just because the establishment cares more about losing and thus does everything it can to get a non-conservative on the ballot doesn't mean that he who wins iowa cant also win the nomination.


this is a big win for cruz. it means you can stand up to ethanol corruption (unheard of before now) and win. it shows that he can get massive new turnout. they said big turnout would favor trump, but it did not; cruz turned out tons of newbs. combined with his campaign skills and the amount of nationwide support he gets from volunteers, it suggests he can over-perform everywhere, which will give him the nomination.