https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/01/01/hitch-on-huck-and-undemocratic-iowa/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 01:27:47 -0400<![CDATA[So, once you subtract the breathless rhetoric about &#8220;surge&#8221; and &#8220;momentum&#8221; and (oh, Lord) &#8220;electability,&#8221; it&#8217;s finally admitted that the rest of the United States is a passive spectator while about half of 45 percent of 85,000 or so Republican caucus voters promote a provincial ignoramus and anti-Darwinian to the coveted status of &#8220;front-runner&#8221; or at least &#8220;contender.&#8221;]]>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:43:39 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/01/01/hitch-on-huck-and-undemocratic-iowa-n214921