The REAL reason the Iowa caucuses are bullshit is

[Gman]

there are only 57 delegate votes at stake. Compare that to California's 440, New York's 280, Pennsylvania's 181 or Texas' 228. In other words, it's small potatoes and complete media event driven bullshit. Let Obama or whoever have Iowa, even New Hampshire (30 delegate votes). Hillary will take at least 1,000 of the 1,129 total votes in the 4 states above. And that's just four states.

It's over already.

[tekisui]

1. I agree, but Michigan has 0 in 2008.

[Gman]

2. I forgot about that

correct the OP to use Pennsylvania's 181 delegates.

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Resistance Is Futile... All Your Votes Votes Are Belong To Hillary

Of course you're right, which is why she's spending so much money and time in Iowa.

[Joe the Revelator]

4. Iowa matters because its a proving ground....

The candidates put on their first, and longest show there, the people in Iowa pay attention longer then anyone else, and its a Bellwether as to how other states will act once they start paying attention.

Don't let your sour grapes get in the way of years of History.

[emilyg]

5. We make Iowa important. It's really not.

[Joe the Revelator]

9. Great analysis Emily. Next time you share your opinion...

how about adding a little meat to it? Cryptic one liners aren't doing much for me.

[Renew Deal]

6. The bitterness is palpable.

The Hillary campaign is whittling itself down. Amusing.

[quinnox]

7. Thats true

Iowa caucuses should go to a primary system, caucuses are outdated.

Anyway, Hillary does have commanding leads in the super delegate states so its one reason I tend to doubt the "Hillarys campaign is in shambles" posts on DU by supporters of other candidates.

[gmudem]

8. Yea who cares about people voting

That doesn't matter obviously. Queen Hillary has already been chosen in the minds of Hillbots.

[rucky]

10. If Iowa were any bigger, the lower-tiers would get completely shut out.

Media is priced based on population. All the little guys rely upon face-to-face contact and some spots here and there. You can't do any of that in California or Texas.