There is a great deal of pressure between the two remaining Democratic candidates to the Presidency. What was once seen as a stroll through the park for the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton turned into a nightmare in Iowa. In a race that was too close to call, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders snapped at Clinton’s heels into the wee hours of the morning. At the end of the day, only a few delegates separated the two; six of the precincts were decided with a flip of a coin.
Astonishingly, all six flips landed for Clinton. The chances of that happening is 1.5625% chance. If all six would have gone to Bernie, the thick leaf covering Clinton would have been gone already. A 74-year-old Socialist almost beat the darling of the Democratic Party: Hilary Clinton. This does not bode well for Clinton as she goes forward with heavy clouds of scandal and possible FBI indictments in her future.
Meanwhile on the Republican side, Ted Cruz got the largest number of votes ever cast on a caucus in Iowa. However, Ben Carson who is normally the more reserved Conservative, claimed that Cruz’s delegates misinformed caucus goers by saying that Carson had quit the race and thus causing delegates to switch their vote from Carson to Cruz. In the meantime, Donald Trump barely beat Marco Rubio and was surprisingly gracious in his speech of concession. It is expected that the field of the Republicans will be whittled down as Christie, Kasich, Fiorina, Bush, Huckabee, Paul, Gilmore and Santorum failed to make an impact in the caucuses. This sets up a very interesting showdown between Cruz, Trump and Carson who are seen as the outside the “Belt” candidates versus Rubio who is being heralded in the media as the main traditional Republican standard bearer. The Democratic candidate Martin O’Malley, the Republican candidates Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee have suspended their presidential campaign. Pull up the pegs. Fold up the tent. New Hampshire is next, starting tonight.
By Dasa Rosca