Almost twice as many DEMOCRATIC caucus-goers than repuke caucus-goers are expected tonight!

[in_cog_ni_to]

What's that mean? Are people in Iowa as sick of repuke rule as I am? Is there always this big of a difference in the number of caucus goers per party or are the Dems just HIGHLY MOTIVATED?

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It's estimated that the ranks of Iowans who actually go to caucus will be a mere blip by California voter standards: just 125,000 to 175,000 on the Democratic side and as many as 90,000 on the Republican side, likely less than 10 percent of all Hawkeye state voters.<snip>

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Sure hope the trend carries over to the General Election.

[havocmom]

2. One point, lots of Republicans are going to the DEM caucus

That's been all over the news lately.

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Are they going to the Dem's caucuses to screw it up, or is it because they really want a Democratic

prez? I know my sister votes in the Virginia Repuke Primary...because she CAN and votes for the one repuke the Democrats could win against. Are Iowans messing with the numbers? Or are they just fed up with the repukes...like we are and are legitimately hoping for a Dem prez??

[onehandle]

3. Even Republicans know that their candidates are clowns.

They are prepared to lose.

[IndyOp]

4. I support John Edwards, but I am honestly concerned that Republicans will

change party tonight to vote in the Dem caucuses for a candidate they think will be easiest to beat in the General Election.

The GOP has engaged in crossover voting to screw with Democratic Party primaries in the past -- including when the GOP in Georgia had Republicans cross-over to vote against Cynthia McKinney in a Democratic primary and it worked - she lost.

If anything happens tonight that suggests that this was done it will be just another GOP method of stealing an election - and the possibility that it could happen pisses me off.

Whoever wins a fair election wins it - I just want the election to be fair.

I think that Republicans would be happy if Hillary won because they can run a "gloriously" sexist campaign and just repeat the name "Clinton" 1,000's of times...

I also think the GOP would be happy if Obama won. The modern Republican Party is the party of racism -- Ronald Reagan announced his campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi (where civil rights activists were murdered); GHW Bush ran racist adds against Dukakis; Trent Lott has to apologize every few years for saying something that praises segregation or the Klan; Democrat Harold Ford narrowly lost his 2006 election in a Southern State after the GOP ran racist adds that suggested that he slept around with (horrors!) white women. There is no doubt that, if Obama wins, the GOP will use every racist trick in the book. Two big, big items that they are pushing right now that will work against Obama in an election is their anti-immigrant position and hatred of Arabs/Muslims. Any issues that activate "anti-white" sentiments in the minds of voters will work against Obama. If Obama wins the primary I will work my ass off to get him elected and we will just have to fight the racist GOP messages -- the racism will be evident.

[surfermaw]

6. I think you are right

I also think there has been republican money in the democrat race.

[liberal N proud]

5. Here is a post of mine on my concern about this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3935294&mesg_id=3935294

[surfermaw]

8. Its is Hillary and John Edwards they don't want Acording to reports they are voting for Obama

[liberal N proud]

9. Which also explains the MSM Obama-thon