As predicted, due to the strong independent presence last night, Obama was able to charge forward to a glorious win.
(Post; "Obama wins, if!" 1/2/08))
According to National reports, the voter turnout was the biggest in Iowa in recent years, with the large percentage of under-thirty balloters primarily casting a "yeah" for upstart, Barack Obama.
Trouble for Hillary?
Although older women put their best foot forward on Clinton's behalf, the younger female voters were inclined to stand in Obama's corner, upsetting the apple cart for the Clinton political dynasty.
Mr. Huckabee also stole the limelight in his republican bid for a top slot, when he surged forward against big spender, Mitt Romney...with a promise to accomplish the same task next week at the primary in New Hampshire.
However, a few people may have a bone to pick with Mr. Huckabee.
On the TODAY show this morning, when Matt Lauer noted that sixty percent of his vote count was garnered from the "Evangelicals", Huckabee appeared to care little about the numbers.
"Forty-five percent, you say?"
"Sixty percent," Lauer reiterated.
He then waved off Lauer, and stated on-camera that his base of voters did not consist mainly of "Evangelicals", but rather, a broader base of voters which included factions beyond the Evangelical movement. Wow!
On the day Mr. Huckabee should have been thanking the Lord (and precious Evangelical supporters) he was pooh-poohing 'em - and diminishing their influence on the future, caucus trail.
Well, when he heads into New Hampshire, he will be experiencing some headaches from some voting quarters, for sure.
As a Bette Davis character, once said,
"Fasten your seatbelts; it's going to be a bumpy night."
After all, New Hampshire is very pro-gay.
If you recall, same-sex marriage unions were just approved by a majority of residents, in the State.
Undoubtedly, Mr. Huckabee's anti-gay sentiments in recent years, and his inhumane statements about "quarantining" AIDS-infected individuals, are going to come back to haunt him.
In fact, they may cost him in New Hampshire.
Indeed, his Presidential reach may be put to the test in upcoming caucuses around the Nation, in the next few weeks.
At this juncture, other candidates standing in the wings, may have the opportunity to bounce back.
Although, Hillary - for one - showed a strong voter support in New Hampshire in recent polls - after last night's historical election event - it is doubtful she can surmount the odds at this point.
Clearly, the influential voting masses - comprised primarily of independents, the youth, and turncoat Republicans - expressed their desire for "change".
As one caller noted on a talk show,
"Hillary represents the "old guard" but, the voters want change. The voters are anxious to break the stranglehold of the Bush/Clinton/Bush regimes in power over the past few decades."
So, Obama's speeches about "change" - instead of the ones about "Dreams" (which often echoed Martin Luther King's mantra for America's future) - appear to resonate more fully now, and undoubtedly, account for his unprecedented success last night.
If only Obama can maintain the momentum, as he heads into New Hampshire, next week.
Bottom line, once again...independents, young women, and turncoat Republicans...must get out the vote!