January 4, 2012
The Iowa Caucus came as a shock to all who witnessed, and waited for the results Tuesday evening. It was expected that the results of the Iowa caucus would make it clear to what kind of candidate Republicans want to run against Obama in the general election. Yet with both Santorum and Romney holding 24.6% of the votes, the outcome would be too close to call.
In the end, Romney came out victorious, winning the caucus with only 8 votes over Romney. WIth the Iowa caucus being such an influential caucus, this outcome is not normal, nor expected. The Iowa caucus did however provide an opportunity for Santorum to prove himself as a candidate. Up until this point, Santorum was not looked at in the same light as the more distinguished candidates, such as Romney. With this lead, Santorum put himself on the map, letting it be known that he was a serious force to be reckoned with.
The Iowa Caucus came as a shock to all who witnessed, and waited for the results Tuesday evening. It was expected that the results of the Iowa caucus would make it clear to what kind of candidate Republicans want to run against Obama in the general election. Yet with both Santorum and Romney holding 24.6% of the votes, the outcome would be too close to call.
In the end, Romney came out victorious, winning the caucus with only 8 votes over Romney. WIth the Iowa caucus being such an influential caucus, this outcome is not normal, nor expected. The Iowa caucus did however provide an opportunity for Santorum to prove himself as a candidate. Up until this point, Santorum was not looked at in the same light as the more distinguished candidates, such as Romney. With this lead, Santorum put himself on the map, letting it be known that he was a serious force to be reckoned with.
Following behind the close match between Romney and Santorum was Ron Paul with 21 %, Newt Gingrich with 13%, Rick Perry with 10%, and Michele Bachmann with 5%. Although not highly surprised by Bachmann falling into last place, Paul and Perry were expected to obtain more support out of the Iowa caucus. Being the opening of the Republican fight, an answer of clarity was expected from the people of Iowa. Yet, an outcome this close had not occurred since 1980 with the fight between Bush and Reagan. Although Romney takes the lead at this point, the outcome for this race is very much up in the air for right now.
http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/campaign-finance#canda=barack-obama&candb=rick-perry
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