Bits and pieces taken from the Politico.com forum
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had 38 percent, while John Edwards narrowly defeated Clinton in the race for second, 30 percent to 29 percent...
The Iowa results also began winnowing the Democratic field. Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, who moved his family to Iowa in an effort to make a strong showing, ended his campaign after a dismal finish. Dodd was tied for sixth place with 0 percent. Delaware Sen. Joe Biden also quit the race after finishing in fifth place with 1 percent.
Huckabee was declared the winner at 9 p.m. Eastern time, easily besting Mitt Romney — a storyline that was unthinkable just weeks ago. With 93 percent of precincts reporting, Huckabee led Romney 34 percent to 25 percent...
Roughly 60 percent of Republican caucus-goers were evangelicals, according to entrance surveys — approximately double the evangelical turnout in the 2004 general election...
So, how do you feel about the results here? I am somewhat surprised. Surprised both in a fairly pleasant way and a frightened way. First the Republicans: I do not like basically any of Mike Huckabee's stances on the issues, of course I feel that way about all the Republican candidates, except Ron Paul. Huckabee is everything I do not want in a president, except he is a decent speaker. A win for Ron Paul on the Republican side would have been nice (pipe dreams I know) but even Guiliani or McCain would have been less scary. Now the Dems: Obama beat Clinton... well good. I like him a whole lot more than her, though he is no Kucinich. I am glad to see Edwards edging her out too. Perhaps an Obama-Edwards ticket would work well for the dems? Or Edwards-Obama depending on how the next few states go. Anyway, in summation: Rep results = frightening, Dems results = nominally good.
