Why are people so excited about Obama when HE is the one that SIGNED the NDAA? YOu know, the ones allowing American citizens to be INDEFINITELY DETAINED?

We need somone who is going to adhere to the constitution and not abuse the power we gave them. Ron Paul 2012.

You have the electoral system to

Prevents Large population centers from ruling the country

if you don't have this system, there is no reason for smaller population states to stay in the Union. (gives smaller states a stronger voice)

Prevents one region from dominating with it's ideas.

Slows change down, giving the country stability and time to correct smaller errors in it's direction.

Forces a president and a congress to consider the whole of the country and not just the individuals that got them that 50% + 1 vote dictatorship.

American Serf - getting rid of the electoral system puts us on the road to Venezuela form of government. Currently Hugo Chavez is slowly nationalizing all private industry, imprisoning people who dissent, and pocketing billions of the countries revenues. It all started with a popular vote president.

In a

Provides an orderly system to prev

Obama stated that his administration will not authorise indefinite detention.

We can see in Iowa the real face of Bible Belt politics. I hate to say it but as someone said Iowans, raise corn not freedom most of their platforms are taken straight from the sins as dictated by the modern prophets and interpreters of real down to Earth religion. Nothing to say about improving education, thats okay where do you stand on abortion. Don't have a clue on how to lower taxes and the debt, never you mind, what do you think about them gays holding hands and getting married. Now if you talk about cutting off farm subsidies you can get a rise out of them as they escort you to the border of Nebraska. Not one issue about the problems confronting America, taxes, unemployment rising health care or tens of other critical problems. All they want to know is are you going to deal with them abortions and gays.

A life of farming in Iowa is not very attractive to today's blacks.

Shhhhhhhhhh. You're not supposed to notice that.

Yeah...a lot of white people...and a COW! WTF!?!

The cow is voting for Romney

Yeah, but the cow left Ron Paul a donation.

These old people probably have worked harder in a week, that most of you libs have workded in a lifetime.

i wish america was nothing but white.

if it were nothing but white, who would create, build, invent, and provide the labor that has yet to be replaced by technology....I dare to think anyone truly believes this country would be better off if it were all white. i like the flavor of diversity and welcome it. fear not....control is but an illusion anyway.

and the Democrats still plan to vote for Obama because they have bought his bull!

Imagine what Palin and McCain would have done to stop the Bush economic collapse?

The only WRONG decision made lately was putting up with you stupid Tea Baggers and your mindless drivel. Obama WINS again in 2012 and it doesn't matter WHO you Bagger retards support. GFY!

Bill CT -- McCain/Palin, haunting. And the current GOP/TP field *out crazy* Palin.

Integrity. That's the minimum that voters want, and just not being so out-of-the-mainstream scary. Good luck Teapublicans. Obama/Biden - 2012!

This Republican will be voting straight Dem ticket in 2012. Common Sense that is all it takes.

Insight,

So join the democrats and ignore the deficit spending?

It seems to me that the Republicans spend and raise the debt and deficit without any problem at all. The only time they scream about it is when we get a Democratic President. Look at what G.W. Bush did. The debt was starting to get under control and he cut taxes, largest cuts being for the wealthy. Once before 9/11 and then again when we were in two very expensive wars -- lowest figures being about 10.6 billion per month.

Bill CT - Um, the collapse happened BEFORE the 2008 election - Remember?

Believer - I know several "Republicans" that were never really Republicans. One is a former employer, and the other married into the family. Can't for the life of me see how they even remotely saw themselves as republican.

But then, I do know a couple of democrats that I can't for the life of me see how they saw themselves as Democrats either.

Not exactly true on either account. As a Californian who has lived a few years in Iowa (plan to move back to Cali this summer), Iowa has a diversity of people, religion, and opinions that cannot be distilled to "Evangelicals". I don't know the technical breakdown but since moving here I've met mostly Catholics and some Quakers and a few Protestants, none of which have been Evangelical. Also a few Mosques in the area.

In contrast, Evangelicals predominated with a few baptists and less Catholic churches in the central valley. (other protestants I'm sure but almost every corner had a evangelical or baptist church compared to just a few Methodist etc.)

Personally though, I'm glad the Iowa primary is becoming less important as it's losing it's predictive power for elections. No state is a good representative for a nation as diverse as the USA.

I spent my first 39 years in Iowa and never met an Evangelical.

By the new reports one would think Iowa only has Republicans!

That is why NY and California are referred to as the granola states... what aint fruits and nuts is flakes! HAHAHA Happy New Year to all you koolaid drinkers!

Why the dig on California? Ug, both Iowa and California are beautiful places full of smart, nice, and diverse people.

Anyone who want's to generalize about either probably hasn't been there, hasn't traveled to more then one location in the state, or is just using confirmation bias to perpetuate their prejudice.

Iowa has NO track record on the democrat side. Most Democrat presidents lost in Iowa the first year they won the presidency.

The republican side is different. Better than half of successful Republican nominees won Iowa.

DG - that may be true. I honestly don't know too much about that since I tend to ignore primaries *shamefaced*. I know that Iowa is supposed to be important anyway, but I would like to know the predictive power compared with other states. My point is, regardless of it being first, to what degree does a successful nomination here cause/influence later elections versus just correlate (i.e. - if a candidate is the most popular in one state, it may just correlate with popularity overall).

I do get that it is supposed to influence voters - but I don't know how much that influence extends - I've never voted based on who I thought would win - just who I wanted to win.

Great..Love the insight into the heart of the American Ditto Heads.

doug-1973088 I am inclined to agree with you and unfortunately, most Americans only see what they want to see. There are radical fanatics in most faiths, so one is just as bad as another, and I am a Christian!

really? lets go ask the wiz for a brain!

I believe you might be mistaken (born and raised there, and participated in caucases, and still have plenty of friends and relatives there that are telling me they won't be voting Republican).

all them OLD white folks

LoL!!!!!

That's part of the "intelligent design", we are scheduled to die soon so we don't impede the next generation.

Better than the Hood, Gangs, Gat's and Drive-By's

ktrav <> no wonder the kkk never gives up, when there are "fools" like you, to keep'um going.

Dude-2064516

you can pick your nose and you can pick your friends....

An old wise man once said; "I doesn't matter how you pick your nose... It's where you put the booger that counts."

Ron Paul - 2012 the only intelligent choice for President!

So Mal'achi, you've named yourself after a minor prophet. Are you a minor prophet for Ron Paul or for the GOP?

Seems to me the GOPers only want someone who will tow the tea baggers line, not do what is best for the country.

Bruce Toothman

Actually, I'm a registered Democrat who will be voting for:

Ron Paul - 2012 the only intelligent choice for President!

How did this conversation demean to Iowa being all old white bigots? What in all the reporting leads any of you to make that mental leap. These are farm-oriented people who care more about this country and their way of life than the predicitive liberal bias reflected in your comments! They are just people who are participating in the political process. Race has had absolutely nothing to do with the nominaiton process going on in Iowa so pick a new line of thought if ya cannot back up your position! Trying to somehow make the IOWA caucuses about race truly sad!

get that dude a birth certificate and he could take GOP front runner...lol

sorry he is King of Canada right now and if you folks get your "Cloud Floater" down there next election I have a hunch "they" may have a plan for all of us!

Tomorrow Iowa will lance her boil! Hot damn! How exciting!

ID???? "bout what" ???? lol

ya it ain't no Elephant but he looks smarter than the rest of the herd!

thank you 1sgfitzswife on behalf of my fellow iowans.

What do you expect when corn provides much of the state's income? All states have their issues but as a democrat, I prefer Iowa republicans to the ones back home in California - at least these ones seem to be more about economics then government trying to run your life with anti-choice and anti-gay rights fervor (not that it doesn't get heated here about that- just not as bad as in my home-town).

Europe is not a country. Are you one of Palin's students?

Yep, the GOP doesn't think they are their brother's/sister's keeper. Maybe their brother's/sister's overlord, but not their keeper.

LMAO! Listen to the left... There was once a time when the majority of Americans did help those less fortunate directly. Now the left wants to delegate individual efforts to a big government entity that only uses a shotgun approach to aid.

I wonder who is more efficient in distributing aid, big government or the individual?