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[Bouchart]

How many votes have been cast for Lizard People?

[RedKing]

Also...Herman Cain has 26 votes (I guess there are some people in Iowa who really do live under rocks), and Buddy Roemer has 21. Who the hell is Buddy Roemer?

Per Google, he was Governor of Louisiana (and his campaign site still refers to him as Gov. Roemer) TWENTY years ago. At least his tweets are amusing:

BuddyRoemer: I almost have enough votes in Iowa to start a bowling league. #Roementum

BuddyRoemer: BREAKING: Somebody who died in 1987 is beating me in Iowa. #invisibleman #LetBuddyDebate

I gotta appreciate someone who can make fun of themselves like that

Iknorite? Here's some more:

Have to be careful with these iPhone when signing my name. The "N" is dangerously close to the "B" #nuddy

Much to the chagrin of my Twitter volunteer, I will never be the guy that says "true dat" or "buh-bye" #oldmanproblems

My staff has a unique sense of humor today. #kittens pic.twitter.com/w78byASq

Plus, he's refusing any contributions over $100 (which is why his fundraising is laughably low) and he supports the Occupy movement. And he's been on the Daily Show and been plugged by Colbert. Hell, I'll vote for him in the NC primaries.

[Bdthemag]

He has a good sense of humor, likes the Occupy Movement, and has a kitten picture? Damn, probably the only presidential candidate I'd support.

[Aqizzar]

Alright, so with about 90% of the vote in (and Bay12's server trying to stymie me), Santorum and Romney are within 1% of each other, tied at 25% each.  Ron Paul has sunk back to third with 21%, and is probably numerically stuck there with so few votes left to count.  Gingrich still at 14%, Perry 10%, Bachmann 5%, Huntsman nowhere.

And I have to go to work in twenty minutes, so they better hurry up and finish counting.

[RedKing]

As the results fill in, it's looking less optimistic for Ron Paul. Seems assured of a 3rd place finish at this point. Won several counties, but didn't take the college counties, splitting the vote instead and placing behind Romney. Romney did best in the eastern part of the state and the urban centers (although Santorum is at this time winning Woodbury, where Sioux City is). Santorum winning the rural cornfields and western half of the state. Absolutely crushed the vote in the northwest corner of the state, taking anywhere from 45-61% in those counties. Gingrich didn't win any counties, but came in 2nd in a handful. Looks placed to take 4th. Perry actually won a couple of counties in the southwest, took 2nd in several counties in the south, and paced 3rd in a wide number of counties. Should place a close 5th behind Newt. Bachmann came in 2nd in two counties, 3rd in two counties, and....yeah, she's toast. Huntsman placed approximately 117th, just behind "Jed, the Hobo King of Decatur". Seriously, he didn't even crack the top 4 in *any* county.


EDIT: Just looked at another map, and geographically...Iowa is a frothy sea of Santorum. Man, I am *not* going back to visit anytime soon.

[Frumple]

... was there actually someone running on the ballot as Jed, Hobo King of Decatur?

[RedKing]

... was there actually someone running on the ballot as Jed, Hobo King of Decatur?

I have no idea. But if they did, they placed higher than Jon Huntsman.

[Aqizzar]

... was there actually someone running on the ballot as Jed, Hobo King of Decatur?

I have no idea. But if they did, they placed higher than Jon Huntsman.

Yeah, he and Buddy Roemer should start a traveling roadshow.  And I should add Roemer to the OP list, how thoughtless of me, he has an interesting campaign.

[RedKing]

Looks like Bachmann still has a little more crazy in the tank. Word is she's hanging on till at least South Carolina. Admittedly, the fact that South Carolina has a female Republican (and Tea Partier) governor (the first in state history) who even looks a little like Bachmann....who knows? Personally though, from what I know of South Cackalacky....it ain't happening.


Interesting statistic (haven't fact-checked for accuracy):

Money spent per vote received in Iowa:

Santorum: $1.65
Bachmann: $8
Romney: $113.07
Gingrich: $139
Paul: $227
Perry: $817

Looks like Santorum's decision to basically live in Iowa the last few months paid off. Now...can that momentum carry over to South Carolina? Didn't realize Bachmann had spent so little in Iowa, but then she's only raised about $4 mil compared to the $10-15 mil the top-tier guys have.

[Andrew425]

I found this whole thing very interesting. Sucks that Ron Paul didn't shake up the Iowa and make it irrelevant for all future generations

[Frumple]

Ahaha, there's days I hate the way I look at things. I see that list, and go... okay. Romney and Gingrich could have fed a person for a month, per vote. Paul, two people. Perry, eight.

... how many hungry people are in Iowa? *grumblemutter*

Now I kinda' want go convert campaign expenditures into a "Could have fed this many people instead" list, just to see how it goes.

There a list of total campaign money spent in Iowa, broken down by candidate? I'm guessing yes, but if someone's got it on hand...

[Capntastic]

To be fair, money spent in campaigns does enter back into the economy.

[RedKing]

Well, think of it this way...it did go to feed people: signmakers, printing shops, campaign staffers, coffee shops to feed and fuel those staffers, etc.

It's not like campaign expenditures vanish into some abstract void. If nothing else, the Iowa campaigns have meant a net inflow on funds from out-of-state into their economy. It's like a weird sort of tourism.

[SalmonGod]

Technically, that money didn't just disappear as it was spent.  It went to someone.  Probably not people who desperately needed it, but still... it's people/entities who have tons and tons of money and just hoard it that are the biggest problem.  Yeah, it's money being spent on frivolous bullshit, but at least it's passing from the hands of the rich asshat candidate to people who are getting an opportunity to make some sort of living off from it.

Ninja'd!

[RedKing]

Of course, most of those people strongly support Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, etc. Which leaves me ambivalent about the whole "trickle-down benefit" part.

It's like saying "Oh, well the Dark Lord isn't THAT bad...I mean, he pays his henchmen well..."