This is the legacy of George Bush and Karl Rove -- a party in disarray. It's great. The Republicans hate their candidates. The Politico examines this phenomenon:
The Iowa results, with a victory for a populist social conservative [Huckabee] deeply mistrusted by many people in the Republican establishment, also virtually guarantee that the nomination contest will not simply be a battle over personalities and credentials. Instead, the race will now be a deep and probably intensely negative fight for the direction of the party in the post-Bush era.Demolition derby. We'll be seeing a lot more of these headlines and article over the next couple months. Hopefully all the way til November.
Here’s what still utterly uncertain: Who will emerge from this demolition derby? Iowa’s historic role is to winnow the field. In 2008, it has the effect of expanding the number of credible top-tier contenders. There are now five people who can conjure at least somewhat plausible paths to the nomination.
It's really amazing the contrast between the Democrats and Republicans at this point. Democrats are, by and large, feeling good. Republicans are a mess.
