Midknight Review -- new and revised: Iowa live update: Romney wins by 14 votes. That's the rumor

Iowa in brief review:

Turnout: 121,000. About the same as 2008. Back then, they were not enthused with the GOP candidate choices. Now . . . . . . . . they are not enthused with the GOP candidate choices. Difference? Yes - back then, we were all angry with the party, as a whole. Today, we are only disappointed and that is a really big difference.

Santorum strategy: the talking heads believe that Santorum should not go to New Hampshire. He has no money. The TEA Party in that state is not overly enthusiastic about him. Independents do not like him. New Hampshire is next Tuesday. If he comes in behind Romney and Paul, it hurts his momentum as he goes into South Carolina where Gingrich, who finished a strong 4th, is waiting to continue the battle. Santorum currently has 4% of the vote in New Hampshire. That will change, because of the tonight, but does he have enough time to get into a solid double digit circumstance.

Mitt Romney update: Mitt had hoped to win big in Iowa and go to New Hampshire where he has a huge lead, and deliver a "knockout punch," there. But because of tonight, South Carolina and Florida suddenly have much more influence in this GOP primary race. It really is anyone's game to win, including Newt.

It is over for Perry and Bachmann.

Huntsman is waiting in New Hampshire and may take votes from Romney and Paul.

And race is about to go into high gear.

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With 88% Santorum 25% Romney with 25% and Paul with 21%

With 55% of the vote counted: Santorum with 25%; Romney with 23% and Paul with 21%

With 46% of the vote counted in Iowa, there is a virtual tie for the top three spots between or among Santorum (24%), Romney (24%) and Paul(22%) in that order.

Newt is projected to have come in 4th . . . . . . that much we know.

Regardless of the finally outcome, Santorum has established his candidacy. Now, will he start collecting the bucks necessary to finance a successful campaign?

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."

Midknight Review -- new and revised

Iowa live update: Romney wins by 14 votes. That's the rumor

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