MICKEY KAUS: “Think how impressive Romney’s victory would have been if you hadn’t read 20 stories over the past week on his brilliant, decisive move into Iowa. The overspin took away the impact.”

Related: Joe Battenfeld: Voters Make Obama The Real Loser In Iowa. It’s the record turnout: “The results from the Hawkeye State mean while there isn’t much enthusiasm yet for a Republican nominee, there is still plenty of motivation for Republicans to keep Obama from winning a second term in November. . . . So while the White House might have gotten a chuckle out of the GOP prat-falling and shape-shifting over the last few months, the real joke is this: Obama is in trouble even against a weak field.”