Today's the big day, when all the talk and ads and stumping and handshaking is over and the candidates meet their first real test in what could shape up to be a historic election. Here are my predictions. Post yours in comments.
Democrats: 1. Hillary Clinton 2. John Edwards 3. Barack Obama 4. Chris Dodd 5. Dennis Kucinich 6. Bill Richardson 7. Joe Biden 8. Mike Gravel
Republicans: 1. Mitt Romney 2. Mike Huckabee 3. John McCain 4. Ron Paul 5. Fred Thompson 6. Rudy Giuliani 7. Duncan Hunter 8. Alan Keys
Barack Obama
John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
Bill Richardson
Joe Biden
Uncommitted
Chris Dodd
Mike Gravel
Dennis Kucinich
I wasn't even close, except for Edwards at second. Interesting call by Bizgrrl for Clinton in third place. Terry Troll also called it correctly for Richardson at fourth (except for the double digits part). Biden did a lot better than I expected, and Dodd worse. Not sure what happened to Kucinich.
Rs
Mike Huckabee
Mitt Romney
Fred Thompson
John McCain
Ron Paul
Rudy Giuliani
Duncan Hunter
R's not quite as surprising. Thompson did better than I thought he would, McCain not as well. Interesting that "values voters" carried the day. I guess we are over 9/11.
Metulj was pretty close on the Ds over at KnoxViews.
In that same thread Knox Dem Chair Don Daugherty was close on the Rs, and predicted a better showing for Biden than I did and Don was correct on that.
I think everyone was surprised by Clinton's results.
Democrats:
1. John Edwards
2. Barack Obama
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Chris Dodd
5. Joe Biden
6. Bill Richardson
7. Dennis Kucinich
8. Mike Gravel
Not saying that Clinton won't win the nomination. BC didn't win in Iowa either.
Republicans:
1. John McCain
2. Mitt Romney
3. Mike Huckabee
4. Rudy Giuliani
5. Fred Thompson
6. Ron Paul
7. Duncan Hunter
8. Alan Keys
...does everyone hate Bill Richardson? He will take fourth.
Results:
Ds
Barack Obama
John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
Bill Richardson
Joe Biden
Uncommitted
Chris Dodd
Mike Gravel
Dennis Kucinich
I wasn't even close, except for Edwards at second. Interesting call by Bizgrrl for Clinton in third place. Terry Troll also called it correctly for Richardson at fourth (except for the double digits part). Biden did a lot better than I expected, and Dodd worse. Not sure what happened to Kucinich.
Rs
Mike Huckabee
Mitt Romney
Fred Thompson
John McCain
Ron Paul
Rudy Giuliani
Duncan Hunter
R's not quite as surprising. Thompson did better than I thought he would, McCain not as well. Interesting that "values voters" carried the day. I guess we are over 9/11.
Metulj was pretty close on the Ds over at KnoxViews.
In that same thread Knox Dem Chair Don Daugherty was close on the Rs, and predicted a better showing for Biden than I did and Don was correct on that.
I think everyone was surprised by Clinton's results.