Tonight is the first primary in the 2020 election.  President Trump is anticipated to win the Iowa republican caucus handily, so the primary focus will be on the Democrat side.
Caucus locations close at 8:00pm Eastern and preliminary results should start coming in around 8:30pm ET.  There are 1,600 caucus sites across the state. There are a total of 41 delegates or “State Delegate Equivalents” (SDE’s) to be distributed.  A candidate must get a minimum of 15% support in order to earn a delegate.  [Explanation Here]

The dynamic to watch how Biden -vs- Sanders plays out.  As caucus voters cannot get to 15 percent, do they coalesce behind Bernie socialists or a “Never Sanders” alternative?

Des Moines Register Results HERE

New York Times Results HERE

CNN Iowa Election Results HERE

President Trump’s 2020 Campaign Manager Brad Parscale along with the Trump family, Eric, Lara and Don Jr, hold a press conference in Iowa to kick off the 2020 primary campaign season.
Mr. Parscale explains the campaign is using Iowa 2020 as a testing ground for the operational aspects to the grassroots campaign structure that has been assembled.

Senator Rand Paul appears to know a great deal about how the impeachment fraud was constructed.  In this Fox News interview Rand Paul outlines that he is aware of six members of the National Security Council and Adam Schiff staff who appear to have coordinated their efforts to create the impeachment hoax over a year ago.
Additionally, Senator Paul says he will have close discussions with President Trump about the serious FISA issues, including those used to target his administration, that DC refuses to consider.   A very interesting interview.

Good grief, could House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler be any more transparent with his intentions here?  Knowing all eyes will be on the Senate impeachment vote at 4:00pm on the same day, Democrat Chairman Nadler schedules the House oversight hearing on FBI (FISA Misconduct) for 10:00am Wednesday, February 5th, to bury it.

[Link to Judiciary Notice]

FBI Director Christopher Wray has not been scheduled to face any questioning or public scrutiny by any legislative oversight body since the Inspector General report highlighted gross corruption and FBI misconduct in the December 9th, 2019, FISA report.
Additionally, the DOJ/FBI response to the demands of the FISC were also extended to February 5th.  The corrupt institutions, and the administrative state that surrounds them, are working overtime to avoid any exposure and national discussion about misconduct that should alarm everyone.  Why? Because they targeted Donald Trump… So, bury it.
Remember, the questions within this hearing are important.  The DOJ/FBI has admitted they need to sequester all evidence in all cases that stemmed from the Carter Page Title-1 FISA surveillance warrant; and they are hunting for that information.
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The House Managers and President Trump defense team have presented their case and defense of impeachment.  Closing arguments are now completed.  Tonight and tomorrow the Senate has scheduled regular quorum for debate.
This phase is pure partisan politics. Each of the 100 senators will be allowed ten minutes for remarks tonight and tomorrow prior to the impeachment vote at 4:00pm Wednesday.

• Monday: 4:00pm Senate, regular session, floor speeches begin.
• Tuesday: 11:00am full day of floor speeches.  Each Senator limited to ten minutes.
• Wednesday: 4:00pm – A final vote on the articles of impeachment.

Fox News Livestream – CSPAN Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream 1 –

Oh no.  Mr. Rush Limbaugh just informed his radio audience he has advanced lung cancer.
Video segment 01:43 WATCH: (prompted just hit play)
https://youtu.be/G-FMc59G-I4?t=1h43m
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As predictable as the sunrise.  Club engineers now maneuver Michael Bloomberg into third place.  Notice how Morning Consult positions the graphic with Bloomberg leaping over Warren.  Now we enter the phase were national media will discover a new found love for the former New York City mayor… a considerable shift in the corporate narrative.
Morning Consult publishes their poll of 15,000 democrats:

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg picked up another 2 points among Democratic primary voters across the country, pulling even with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) at 14 percent first-choice support.

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There will be 24 hours of presentation by House Impeachment Managers (over 3 days); 24 hours of presentation by Defense team (over 3 days); 16 hours of Senate questioning; 4 hours of closing arguments, equally divided; open Senate deliberations/speeches; and a final vote on the articles of impeachment.

• Monday: 11:00am closing arguments by House Managers and Defense (two hours each for a total of four hours); then the senate, regular session, floor speeches begin.
• Tuesday: 11:00am full day of floor speeches.  Each Senator limited to ten minutes.
• Wednesday: 4:00pm – A final vote on the articles of impeachment.

Fox News Livestream – CSPAN Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream 1 –

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