Ok, seriously...
What is wrong with moderates people?
I had this problem with Democrats back in 08 too. What is the problem with moderates?
So will Ricky drop out now? I'm tired of seeing his ugly mug and (even worse) hearing his incredible stupidity on display day after day...
Ok, seriously...
What is wrong with moderates people?
I had this problem with Democrats back in 08 too. What is the problem with moderates?
Ok, seriously...
What is wrong with moderates people?
I had this problem with Democrats back in 08 too. What is the problem with moderates?
It's a good question. Had Santorum taken Michigan ... probably. Polls last week indicated great support for Santorum in the South. Gingrich has regained momentum in his home state of Georgia ... but so far nowhere else in the South, at least not that I've seen. No debates are on tap, so I don't see how Newt recovers more ... but who knows.will the south vote for Santorum?
Nah ... not buying it. Both Ron Paul and Rick Santorum have the fortitude to go all the way to the convention. Newt Gingrich has at least one more week to pull a rabbit out of the hat. We see signs of uneasy alliances being drawn (OK, one is easy, the other uneasy but why quibble details ... )
Romney is the favorite only of Wall Street, the Republican establishment and the mainstream media ... which ought to set off all sorts of warning bells. He has lots of money ... and requires it all to beat grotesquely underfunded opposition. What's wrong with this picture?
Ha, Mitt barely won his home state, oh my gosh, you say the number two guy should drop out. That's rich.
When the GOP primaries end, I honestly have no idea how I will get my political entertainment. And that scares me.
Thank God.
Now we need a brokered convention to nominate Chris Christie, the only one with stones enough to get the red ink under control. The heck with the social conservatives this election. Their issues can wait.
I swear the media is what is keeping this primary alive; (and the silly new GOP primary rules), in previous elections Gingrich would have been toast by now. Santorum would probably still be in it, as he has won a few states, but one of those was a non-binding meaningless primary in MO. For all the talk about the Romney ceiling, he wins, and has done so in New England, the South, the West, and now the Midwest. And if MI had a more closed primary, Santorum's support would have been quite a bit lower.
I am not necessarily the biggest Romney fan, but it is clear that most of the party, not just the establishment, has more or less lined up behind him...in any other year he would be declared the party victor by now.
Except the biggest and most populated states (California, New York, Illinois, etc.) are not going to be Santorum-friendly territory. And the GOP planned it that many of the more moderate/liberal states are winner-take-all, while most Southern states will assign delegates proportionally, so Romney will still pick up delegates down there even if he loses. Santorum and Gingrich are not even on the ballot in Virginia, where it's just Romney vs. Paul.That is like saying a marathon is over after mile 5, and before the only hill.
Republican Delegate Count - Election 2012 - NYTimes.com
There are still 2 states remaining that have more delagates than any candidate has in total so far. There are probably 5 or 6 more where just that one state could change the lead.
Does anyone in their right mind think that every candidate has used their best trick, the one really nasty skeleton in the closet?
Far from over. There is both a lot of time and delegates remaining.
Romney is looking good, but if enough others stay in it could be a problem for him.
EDIT: March 6th may say a lot. The race could get close or Romney could open a comfortable lead. Still even after that date California, Texas and New York remain and if they are all or none states each and every one of them represents a major swing.
Super Tuesday looks to be every bit as divided as the contests to date have been.EDIT: March 6th may say a lot. The race could get close or Romney could open a comfortable lead.
Looks like California is not winner take all: California Republican Delegation 2012Still even after that date California ...
Texas apparently is not winner-take-all either: Texas Republican Delegation 2012... Texas ...
Looks like New York is not winner-take-all either: New York Republican Delegation 2012... and New York ...
Looks like it's gonna be a long primary season ... none of the big states look like winner-take-all. Bummer ...... remain and if they are all or none states each and every one of them represents a major swing.
Super Tuesday looks to be every bit as divided as the contests to date have been.
Looks like California is not winner take all: California Republican Delegation 2012
Tuesday 5 June 2012: 169 of 172 of California's delegates to the Republican National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders in today's California Presidential Primary.Texas apparently is not winner-take-all either: Texas Republican Delegation 2012
159 district delegates are to be bound to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the 53 congressional districts: each congressional district is assigned 3 National Convention delegates and the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in that district will receive all 3 of that district's National Convention delegates.
10 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 0 bonus delegate) are to be bound to the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary statewide.
In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the California's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position.
The selection of Presidential Nominating Convention Delegates to the Republican National Convention ... shall be chosen by the Presidential candidate who obtained the plurality of Republican votes within each Congressional district, and, for ... at large ... by the Presidential candidate who obtained the plurality of Republican votes statewide. [Standing Rules and Bylaws of the California Republican Party As Amended 20 March 2011 Article VI Section 6.01 (A)]
Thursday 7 June - Saturday 9 June 2012: The Texas Republican State Convention convenes in Fort Worth where the National Convention delegates are elected according to the results of the primary. [General Rules for All Conventions and Meetings. Rule 38. Sections 6, 7, 8, 9]Looks like New York is not winner-take-all either: New York Republican Delegation 2012
108 district delegates are elected: 3 from each of the state's 36 congressional districts.
44 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 34 bonus delegates) are elected.
Delegates are elected by Presidential Preference from the Congressional districts in which their candidate received the highest percentage of the vote, providing the candidate received 20% or more of the vote, until the candidates delegate allotment is fulfilled. Then, the process is repeated for the 2nd highest vote getter. Once all Congressional district delegates are selected, the At-Large delegates are selected.
58 district delegates are bound to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the state's 29 congressional districts (using the congressional districts in effect in 2010 per the 2000 census reapportionment). Each congressional district is assigned 2 National Convention delegates and the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in that district receives both delegates. Prior to the primary, each presidential candidate submits a slate of district delegates.Looks like it's gonna be a long primary season ... none of the big states look like winner-take-all. Bummer ...
34 At-Large are bound to presidential contenders "winner-take-most" based on the statewide primary results. These delegates are elected at the state committee meeting.
If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, that candidate receives all 34 delegates.
Otherwise, the delegates are distributed proportionally to those candidates receiveing 20% or more of the vote.
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