What Happened In Iowa? - Republican version
The headlines are that Senator Ted Cruz won, Donald Trump came in second and Senator Marco Rubio third but let's look at why and what else happened that is significant. First, the why. To begin with, Trump did not have quite the organization that Cruz did. Winning a caucus process is not the same as winning an election. Trump's personality got a lot of voters out but there are nuances to getting enough and winning in the caucus. Also, I do believe some of the last minute dirty tricks by the Cruz campaign had an effect. I think the letter from Cruz kept a few people home who were probably Trump supporters and passing on the incorrect information about Dr. Ben Carson resulted in Cruz picking up some of Carson's supporters. Some things that need to be recognized. \Cruz's margin was not that big. He was sagging in the polls. Not quite enough to lose but close. Where people felt Trump skipping the Iowa debate was a mistake, I think it cost ...