There are two major things that I took away from the Iowa Caucus results. Number one, the only candidate that I wanted to support dropped out of the Presidential race Wednesday morning. Of course I'm speaking of Rand Paul. It was probably the right decision for him as he's done everything possible to try and relate to every voting base possible. His campaign had took a great turn earlier this week, but only receiving 4.5% of the vote in Iowa was enough for him to suspend his campaign. Rand is needed in the senate, and he will continue to fight for liberty and government overreach. I'm grateful for this. This country is clearly not ready for a libertarian president. I'll never figure out why. Establishment republicans clearly want to elect someone who doesn't have what it takes to beat Hillary in November.
GOP Results: (Source: AP)
| 100% reporting | Delegates | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
 Cruz (won) | 27.6% | |
 Trump | 24.3% | |
 Rubio | 23.1% | |
 Carson | 9.3% | |
 Paul | 4.5% | |
 Bush | 2.8% | |
 Fiorina | 1.9% | |
 Kasich | 1.9% | |
 Huckabee | 1.8% | |
 Christie | 1.8% | |
 Santorum | 1% | |
 Gilmore | 0% |
And number two: Judging by the post-caucus speeches, it appears nobody really lost. Even when they did. Hillary Clinton narrowly won by a coin toss, which technically is not accurate, but she did in fact win 6 precincts by a coin flip, but it's not why she edged out Bernie Sanders. She was very fortunate to win that is for sure. The Iowa Caucus is a strange happening in American politics. Almost like a sporting event in which a winner can be determined in part because of.... a coin toss.
Democratic Results: (Source: AP)
| 100% reporting | Delegates | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
 Clinton (won) | 49.9% | |
 Sanders | 49.6% | |
 O'Malley | 0.6% |
This has been and will continue to be a very interesting presidential race. I don't feel like there is a clear winner, especially on the republican side. Bernie Sanders has made it interesting and is definitely making Hillary sweat. He has a lot of supporters, (And most, if not all could use a basic economics lesson) but I'm certain those supporters will jump ship to team Hillary if she wins the nomination, even though they seem to be against one another at the moment.
I'm not certain at all what will happen on the GOP side. I'm still not convinced Trump will win the nomination, and I personally don't think it will end up being him. Just don't ask me if it's going to be Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio.
As a libertarian, my attention most likely turns to a Libertarian Party candidate. Sighs.... Maybe 2020 is a possibility, libertarians? Don't give up the good fight. The libertarian message is becoming more common and I hope people are starting to take notice.
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