The depth of Huck's triumph

Most interesting was the number Huck had for women (as I just emailed you), if I'm reading the chart right.

As far as the 'deck being stacked', I realize Iowa has a lot of religious conservatives, but we're active in the GOP in other states as well...

"Secular" is the new slur from social conservative elites. Basically, 75% of Americans are secularists according this new meme.

No wonder social conservative are the most despised voting bloc in America, given the way their elites talk.

Do you have evidence of your "religion isn't important to them" data, because it isn't what you sourced in your post. Romney did well among non-Evangelicals and Huckabee did poorly among that group. Which either blows your analysis apart that Romney only did well with rich secularist males, or in fact secularist is a slur from social conservative elites.

So which is it?

I can understand how you misinterpret these numbers, Rod. When was the last time you visited Iowa? Ever?

Maybe you should have been at Oak Street Baptist Church a few weeks ago when the pastor started talking about the moral direction of our country. Or at Harmony Bible Church, where the number of Huckabee bumper stickers in the parking lot on Sunday morning is astounding.

Or perhaps you should listen to KAYP, the local AFA affiliate radio station, who has been running story after story about a local anti-Mormon evangelist who released a new book, "When Salt Lake City Calls."

You come to Iowa, spend a few weeks getting to know us, and then tell us what these numbers mean. And compare the numbers with those from the 1988 caucus, the one that put Pat Robertson in second place behind Bob Dole.

The most telling numbers in the CNN poll are the ones about how the caucus attenders felt about President Bush. 68% said they were satisfied or enthusiastic about Bush. Huckabee claimed 72% of these voters. Maybe instead of writing about how Huckabee isn't buoyed by the Christianists, you should be writing about how these numbers do not bode well for him in the general election.

After all, what's 72% of Bush's 32% approval rating? Last place in the general election.

Hhm, "Christianists," speaking of slurs...

One other thing to note about this CNN poll, Rod.

Where was abortion as an issue?

Where was "the homosexual agenda" as an issue?

Apparently non-existent, if this survey is to be believed.

I thought that not only did he win a lot of the women vote, but he was the only candidate who won more of the women vote than the men's. Interesting. Reminds me of another candidate from Ark.

Other interesting thoughts from those numbers:

64% strongly support their candidate, and Huck takes 38% of those, and 29% of the 33% who have some reservations. Meanwhile, Ron Paul gets 10%, exactly the number of the votes he received.

Under "feelings about the Bush administration" I noticed that under those "angry" Ron Paul takes the cake at 54% of the 5% who said they were angry. (That's one of the things that turns me off of him, he and his supporters seem angry about everything) Huck does well with those more positive.

Very interesting was the vote by ideology. For all the talk of Huck not being a strong conservative, those saying they were had high numbers, while Ron Paul and Mitt tied for those listed as "moderate."

Interesting numbers.

The only caucusgoers Romney dominated were the well-off ($100K+) secular urban moderates.

So everyone who isn't a born-again or evangelical Christian is secular? As in "worldy, not spiritual?" Do Orthodox people self-identify as born-agains or evangelicals in entrance polls?

Mrs. Pringle

Ha. Remember when I said only Ron Paul, out of the Republicans, could win the general election? (And that he couldn't win the primary, which everyone agrees with.)

Look at the 'Feelings About Bush Administration' and tell me how well that bodes for Huckabee. Or 'Vote by Party ID'.

There is a very angry subsection of society that is voting against Bush or anything vaguely Bush-shaped. Huckabee is Bush-shaped.

Here's something interesting:

Compare the maps here and here . Obama or Clinton and Huckabee mostly won in opposite areas.

Or, to put it better, everywhere that Huckabee won, the middle of the state, was fought over by all Democrats, with all of them winning sections. Whereas where he lost on the right side of the state Obama got it all, and where he lost on the right Clinton did.

Does anyone who knows something about Iowa geography tell us about the left and right sides of the state? I did a quick check on the population density but that's not it.