As a rule, the Iowa Caucus is predictive of nothing. Winning means little, losing means less. The most important thing about the caucus is that it weeds out the wastrel candidates who devote too many resources to Iowa and can't compete in the rest of the country.
But, but...!
ReplyDeleteI mean, next week in Iowa we get to find out who is this year's Mike Huckabee. Or this year's Pat Robertson!
It's all part of the reality TV show that is the Republican nomination process ... back after this break ...
ReplyDeleteIf this hasn't been all about selling ads and entertaining the public, I don't really get the purpose.