this is dumb. i don't wan't Iowans (it's not even a real election they're having, its a caucus) to choose the next leader of the free world.
Who ever wins in Iowa, wins the primary. Republican and Democrat alike, its basically guaranteed.
this is down right unfair. agree?
2007-12-29 14:53:49 · 13 answers · asked by Logical Rationalist 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
They aren't.
All they are doing is choosing who they want to be their parties candidate for the presidency.
2007-12-29 14:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree that our election system has some fundamentally inherent flaws but Iowans are not choosing our president. Iowa is the site of the preliminary caucus and they are not electing our president. The purpose is for determining the candidates and the candidate that win Iowa and New Hampshire get a boost to their campaign that gives them an early lead but even this does not guarantee anything. If you recall in 2000 John McCain won these early primaries but still lost the Republican nomination to Bush. So in short, you are misinformed my friend.
2007-12-29 15:29:27 · answer #2 · answered by khsora23 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you're misinformed. to quote from Wikipedia.
"Since 1972, the Iowa caucus has been the first major electoral event of the nominating process for President of the United States. It has served as an early indication of which candidates for President of the United States might win the nomination of their political party at that party's national convention. The next Iowa caucus will be held on January 3, 2008."
for the entire article, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus
2007-12-29 15:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by wendy.bryan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are very misinformed. As you said, it's a caucus, not an election. Nothing is guaranteed, and the Iowa Caucus winners do not always go on to win their party nomination.
A few of the candidates that end up at the very bottom of the list in Iowa usually end up dropping out....the ones at the top are all still very much in the race.
2007-12-29 15:00:51 · answer #4 · answered by redhairedgirl 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Not true. This is merely the first stop in the "beauty pageant". Lots of candidates have lost the Iowa Caucus and went on to gain the nomination of their parties. It's just a way of giving job security to the "talking heads" on cable TV news operations.
2007-12-29 15:19:35 · answer #5 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Iowa does not choose the next president. They are just the first in a long line of primaries. And I disagree with you, who ever wins Iowa does not always win the big seat.
2007-12-29 15:14:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are incorrect. Please do a little research. The winner of the Iowa caucus has only become their party's nomination 55% of the time since the Iowa caucus began in 1972.
2007-12-29 15:01:52 · answer #7 · answered by Sordenhiemer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They are holding the first of several primaries. This is when the state chooses which member of a party they want to represent that party.
2007-12-29 14:58:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I easily believe that it would be Obama. I additionally disagree with the person who claimed that that's no longer correct which candidate is elected, that no longer something will exchange. i think of only the different. i think of that whomever is elected will make huge transformations. For the greater acceptable or the greater severe is yet to be desperate.
2016-10-20 08:49:59 · answer #9 · answered by megna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL - we're supposed to be scared of the Iowans after a rant like that?
2007-12-29 15:11:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's only happening if you believe it and vote the way they do. Unfortunately, there are too many sheep allowing themselves to be led by the barking dogs. Let us hope that there are still some intelligent voters out there.
2007-12-29 17:05:32 · answer #11 · answered by John H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋