OK. From the Des Moines Register the total turn out has been"
time total reported
8:31 78,406
8:50 96,380
9:10 110,353
Assuming 600,000 registered Democrats in Iowa, that is 13.07%, then 16.06%, then 18.39%.
If one in five registered Democrats are actually going out to the caususes tonight - Right now the temperature in Des Moines is 14 degrees with a wind chill of 6 degrees - then we now have one hell of a turnout.
Anyone who wants to see a real shit-eating grin only needs to knock on my door. I haven't been happy (politically) since Gore conceded in 2000 - the world ceases to be politically gray.