(updated)Hillary - beware of the Ides of March, or why Iowa still matters

Next up is Mississippi, we all know that.  But on the Ides of March Iowa has the next round of caucusing.  Early media estimates of the results had Edwards getting 14 delegates (Obama at 16, Clinton at 15).  These early estimates have currently failed to adjust based on the Edwards campaign suspension.

All of his earlier pledged precinct delegates have to rethink their earlier positions and oaths.  Each has a duty and a responsibility to favor on March 15th the candidate remaining that would best serve their precinct, the state of Iowa and the Nation.  

Update:This next round of caucusing is at the COUNTY level and is among only those elected from their precinct level.  Even the state level estimates on CNN, have ignored the middle round.  This is true in EVERY caucus state.  Recall the chaos in Clark County, Nevada.  In comments I mention that event next happens on April 12.

I need not mention the concept of who would best serve the Party, because the Party should only have purpose as long as it is serving the betterment of all Americans, not just its members.

There is certainly a mathmetical way I could go about this.  Showing you  the strength of Barack and Hillary in Edwards winning counties (that goes by about two counties to Hillary).  This would result in a long statistical treatise that would have little bearing on reality.  Reality in this case isn't a numbers game, but instead is an individual decision by nearly a thousand precinct delegates that were earlier pledged to Edwards, Richardson, Biden, Uncommitted and Dodd.

These passionate individuals may have the power to end it after Iowa.  It just won't be happening after her chosen timeline from several months ago.

They can choose to matter.

Sure it didn't vote for Kerry in the General Election, and so shouldn't matter.

Yes, it is a caucus state and thereby the results are supposed to be immaterial.

Certainly, the Hawkeye State has a small population and some might state that smaller population states should not determine the nomination (Gov Rendell).

Yep, college students are allowed to take part in the process in their adopted home and so the results should be ignored.

We all know what candidate has put out this kind of tripe throughout the primary season.  One must wonder then, if Iowa didn't matter, why did she have statments that she expected the nomination contest to be over after Iowa?  Why did she spend almost 10M$ and 100 days campaigning in a state that didn't matter?

Why? because Iowa matters. Just like Washington matters, and Virginia matters, and California and Texas and Rhode Island matter.  Every state in this imperfect Union matters.

Whether a Red state or a Blue state, whether Southern, Yankee or Western.  Every state of every ethnic makeup matters and only one candidate is focusing his efforts on proving that a unified America led by a progressive President will be a leader in the world on environmental, trade, human rights, nuclear non-proliferation and combatting the targeting of innocent civilians for political gain can be a leader in the world and better for all Americans.  Every American matters.

Iowa precinct delegates - Choose to Matter.  Vote with your heart and your head for a President who will lead all of America, not one who will claim a false mandate from a 50%+1 win.

Hillary, beware of the Ides of March, when you will lose further ground, nearly as much as you gained on March 4th.  Because all of America matters.