More on this
This source has the same column and some more reactions. Not looking good right now, but I don't know how much is wild rumor and how much is facts. And believe me, wild rumors make up a lot of Iraq's local news coverage.
You'd think there would be third party observers in on this somewhere.
IraqTheModel's home page (Buck's link) has even later updates, including popular sheiks apparently getting fewer votes than they have family members.