The Clinton Email Scandal, Latest - Election 2016

Fox News: Reports " Highly classified Hillary Clinton emails that the intelligence community and State Department recently deemed too damaging to national security to release contain “operational intelligence” – and their presence on the unsecure, personal email system jeopardized “sources, methods and lives,” a U.S. government official who has reviewed the documents told Fox News. "

Lets Get Real:

It seems the shout from the White House that HRC was in the clear has not gotten through to the FBI, or the Obama DOJ.  The Oval Office needs to make it clear but a secret way that the DOJ and the FBI should drop this case, that it has been decided by Democrats that NO law was broken and for the FBI to move on.  Of course in his last year as President does President Obama want to get his hands dirty to help the Clintons, that is a different question, the Press section of the White House has made it clear that it has discussed the case with the FBI, one would have expected that the DOJ would have dropped the issue, in less it wants a official sanction to drop the case, thank God Reagan had Bush 41 to clear up Iran - Contra in the end, that what former Vice - Presidents are for, if they want to be President.  Does Obama want to clear HRC as to allow her to be his successor. 

Iowa Lates - Last Poll - Election 2016

CNN - Politics: Reports " Donald Trump is ahead of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has a very narrow edge over Hillary Clinton, an Iowa poll released Monday shows just hours before caucusing begins. "

Lets Get Real:

The question has been asked, what happens should HRC lose Iowa and New Hampshire, does she have a firewall in the South, if Sanders can win Iowa and most of the other Caucusing States and over turn large Clinton leads in the South it could be a real fight, lets recall Clinton lost the 2008 nomination because the Obama Campaign has turned the Youth vote on and the Campaign used this to win other caucusing Staters, well we should know in a few hours.  You might need to place the coffee on tonight it could be a long night in IOWA. 

The Political Calendar - Election 2016 cycle

Telegraph - Politics Live from Iowa: Reports in its 6.28pm pst post the following, "

February 1:

 

 Iowa caucuses. First votes of primary election cast 

February 9:

 

New Hampshire primary

February 20:

 

Republican primary in South Carolina. Democratic caucuses in Nevada

February 23:

 

Republican caucuses in Nevada

February 27:

 

Democratic primary in South Carolina

March 1:

 

Super Tuesday. Thirteen states, many in the south-eastern US, go to the polls

March 15:

 

Super Tuesday part two. Five states, including Florida, go to the polls

June 7:

 

Last primary election. Five states, including California, go to the polls

July 18 to 21:

 

Republican National Convention

July 25 to 27:

 

Democratic National Convention

November 8:

 

Presidential election "

Lets Get Real:

This is just start of the process, we should know the winner of the Iowa caucuses by early Tuesday morning, the candidates then will travel to New Hampshire for the Primary on Feb 9th, if Clinton's loses both Iowa and New Hampshire then campaign will be long, hard, but HRC will win, as she has stated she has the African - American vote in South Carolina.  The we have a year of nearly constant politics, if your a political geek that is fantastic, if not move to Mars. 

Clinton, Obama vs Sanders - Election 2016

Guardian - Live Politics from Iowa: Reports in its 7.02pm post the following, " In a tweet from Clinton’s official Twitter account, she points to a 60 Minutes interview from 2013 after she stepped down as secretary of state, in which Obama called her “one of the finest secretary of states we’ve had.”...“I’m going to miss her. Wish she was sticking around ... But I want the country to appreciate just what an extraordinary role she’s played during the course of my administration and a lot of the successes we’ve had internationally have been because of her hard work.” "

Lets Get Real:

The Clinton Campaign  was to be seen as the successor to the Obama Administration when it comes to Democrats, that close a connection could harm HRC in the general election, with the exception of 1988 when Bush 41 was the successor to Reagan, the voters want something complete new or a different policy, thus being seen as Obama's third term could cost HRC the election.   Let's hope the Campaign gets that FACT or we could see a Trump or god forbid a Cruz Administration.   It depends how long the the Democratic race is, let's hope HRC wins Iowa and comes a close 2nd in New Hampshire and has a firewall in the Southern States. 

Iowa Latest - Election 2016

BBC News -Live from Iowa:  Reports in its 6.45pm post the following,  " Iowa residents who are hosting caucus events at their homes tonight tell me they are concerned that the weather will lead to a low turnout. In the rural parts of the state, caucuses are hosted in people’s private residences rather than in public buildings and driving distances can be quite long. "

Lets Get Real:

IF the weather is bad in Iowa then only the true followers will come out, this should help Hillary Clinton and Senator Ted Cruz, if on the other hand a large number of voters turn out this could have the flip result, this would help Donald Trump and Senator Sanders.   If the Des Moines Register is right the final result should be  a Trump and Clinton win, of course if they are right.  A surge of Senator Rubio could be on the cards, he has become the Establishment candidate to beat Trump, on the other side, if O'Malley supporters could decide the Democrat result, if a candidate does not get 15% in the first draw his supporters will have to move to either Clinton or Sanders.  This could be a very LONG NIGHT.