I’m so happy to to be able to write these words: Donald Trump is a loser.

If there’s one giant message from yesterday’s Iowa caucuses, it surely has to do with Trump’s loss. It certainly punctured the myth of his inevitability and seems to suggest that big rally turnouts don’t always translate into big voter turnouts. But however you slice it or project it, the fact is that Trump lost to Ted Cruz and only narrowly managed to edge Marco Rubio. He was the night’s big loser. It will be interesting to see what now happens in New Hampshire for the Donald, who has always maintained a large lead in the state’s polls.

Other takeaways: Mike Huckabee ended his campaign, about six months later than it died. Jim Gilmore managed a measly 12 votes — not 12 percentage points — just 12 votes in the entire state of Iowa. There is no reason for Carly Fiorina and Rick Santorum to continue, though I suppose their funeral will have to wait for the results in New Hampshire.

And a special shout-out to Ben Carson, whose finished fourth in Iowa and whose doomed campaign continues for reasons only he knows. After the results were in, his aides announced Dr. Ben is going to Florida for a few days “to grab a change of clothes.” Really. Everyone else is in New Hampshire for the last week of campaigning. Carson will be out of sight in Florida. Bye-bye Ben. Enjoy the sun.

However you analyze the Democratic caucus votes, it is clear that Bernie Sanders did better than anyone expected. And Hillary appears in for a long slog since she trails Bernie in New Hampshire polling by big numbers. It seems almost certain she’ll wind up as the party’s nominee, but it is going to take more energy and more money to accomplish that, and we’ll have to see if it take any sort of toll on her with voters.

Martin O’Malley ended his campaign after miserable results in Iowa. He had neither the money nor the charisma to have any impact against Bernie and Hillary, but that doesn’t detract from the fact that he was an attractive, intelligent and thoughtful candidate.

And finally, did I mention that Donald Trump is a loser?