tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post4393774202033287576..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: "Donald Trump Is Shocking, Vulgar and Right"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-86001480823397362162016-02-04T18:11:19.734-05:002016-02-04T18:11:19.734-05:00"I was a bit surprised by Trump's first l..."I was a bit surprised by Trump's first loss but there are many states left."<br /><br />According to what I've read (no idea how true), Iowa's weird system is basically designed to grant victory for whichever candidate literally <i>buys</i> the most votes. What happened, according to this view, is that Marco Rubio's campaign bought what they thought were enough votes for first or second place, but so many people showed up to vote for Trump <i>without being paid</i> that they knocked him down to third. It's more of an upset win than a loss. In any case, South Carolina is usually a better proxy for the eventual GOP nomination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com