Is it safe to say that there are only 6 contenders now?

[begin_within]

Edwards - Obama - Clinton - Huckabee - Romney - McCain

I don't see Giuliani as having any momentum any more. Is it safe to predict that the next POTUS will be one of the above?

[Bicoastal]

1. Giulani isn't out of it.

And neither is Richardson.

[Common Sense Party]

5. Giuliani is definitely still in it. He'll crush Huckabee on Feb 5.

We'd better not get used to the notion of having Huckabee as the Puke nominee. He has no money--may get a little after tonight--and is behind Julie in many of the big states.

A lot of the talking heads are saying the Pukes may come down to a brokered convention.

[Seen the light]

6. I disagree

The momentum factor will be so far in either Huckabee or Romney's favor that he'll lose a very large chunk of people that would have voted for him if every state voted on their primary or caucus on one day.

[Bumblebee]

7. I think Romney is done too. McCain will win NH.

[Common Sense Party]

13. We'll see. But Iowa is small and Giuliani didn't even compete. nt

[Bicoastal]

16. How often does the guy who comes next to LAST in Iowa win the entire thing?

Almost never, I think you'll find.

[dysfunctional press]

14. richardson was never in it- except maybe in his own mind.

:shrug:

[grytpype]

2. Kucinich will hang in until the convention!

Mark my words.

He got 0% in Iowa but that won't make him go away.

[Bumblebee]

4. does not exactly make him a contender, does it? :-)

Realistically, I think there are just 4: Obama, Clinton, Hackabee, and McCain.

[Bicoastal]

8. Why not Romney?

Just curious--he came in second in IA.

Come to think of it, even Night of the Living Fred beat McCain.

[Bumblebee]

11. McCain did not even campaign in Iowa and tied Fred. Romney

outspent everyone, and lost to Huck by a big margin. That makes him appear like a big loser, and GOP hates losers, esp. if they are Mormons :-)

[flvegan]

3. No.

It's one state. One state that some candidates didn't campaign in.

[Occam Bandage]

9. I'd swap Ghoul for Edwards.

[1awake]

10. I think it will come down to

Democrats: Obama - Clinton
Republicans: Romney - Giulliani

Of those four, I further believe is will be Obama vs. Giulliani, though of those four, it could go either way for each.

[Bumblebee]

12. I think it will be McCain -- versus either Obama or Clinton.

[951-Riverside]

15. You left out Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich :) n/t