As expected, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the most votes in Saturday’s symbolic test of campaign organizing strength in this first-in-the-nation caucus state.
“Change starts in Iowa,” said Romney.
But in the more critical expectations game, there were so many other declarations of victory that the GOP field is likely to stay as muddled as ever.
“It’s a big question mark at this point,” said Tim Hagle, associate professor of political science at the University of Iowa.
Romney was the only top-tier candidate who competed in Saturday’s beauty contest in Ames, so his 31.5 percent tally was greeted with a yawn.
“I think the results yesterday may actually have opened up the caucuses on the Republican side a little bit,” said political science professor Peverill Squire, a longtime Iowa analyst.
The straw poll did winnow the field of one presidential candidate, however.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, who ran sixth, dropped out of the race yesterday.
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