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three-part mini thread:

it’s an iowa thing, not just an iowa dems thing.

the 2012 gop iowa caucuses were “won” by romney.

and then a few days later they were “won” by santorum.

and then a few months later they were “won” by ron paul....

blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012…
and then a little while later, the ron paul victory got its own exciting surprise ending:

multiple criminal indictments!

desmoinesregister.com/story/news/cri…
so yes, it’s worth being agog about what just happened in the iowa dem caucuses last night, but at least thus far, this rises nowhere near the historical apogee for clstrfckdnss in iowa.

desmoinesregister.com/story/news/cri…
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