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The Spectacle Blog
The final result of Super Tuesday: A victory for Mitt Romney in the Alaska caucuses. Rick Santorum came in second, Ron Paul in third — an especially disappointing result for Paul, who has focused on picking off delegates in caucus states, and who was the only candidate to actually visit the state.
Final score for the night: Romney won six states (Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia, Ohio, Idaho, and Alaska), Santorum won three (Oklahoma, Tennessee, and North Dakota), Newt Gingrich won one (Georgia), and Paul won none. When the delegates are counted, Romney’s win is likely to look somewhat more lopsided. It’s getting difficult to see how anyone other than Romney can amass a majority of delegates, but he hasn’t scored the knockout that would drive his rivals to quit the race just yet.
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Clint| 3.7.12 @ 4:31AM
Romney Is A Tarpster-Romneycare Big Government Statist Ruling Elite Fop RINO-CINO.
We Are Being Set Up By The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges For The Ruling Elites' Frontman Mittens Romney.
These Are The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.
Now They Are Trying To Give Us RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Flip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
spike59| 3.7.12 @ 5:55AM
ROFL, widdle Cwint...your boy (Dr Earmark, the Tinfoil Hat Tinhorn) got his clock cleaned all over the map! Time for 'DrRonPaul' to go back to his front porch and sit in his rocker, feeding the squirrels, while Rand decides which nursing home will be his new place of residence
ayrnieu| 3.7.12 @ 6:39AM
Spew bile like that and you'll be exhausted come the general.
Clint| 3.7.12 @ 6:56AM
Apparently, The Israel Firster Smear Bund RINO-CINO Buffoon, Spicey69 Is All Giddy Because The Ruling Elite's Patrician Fop RINO-CINO Frontman,Mittens Romney Is Ahead.
The Tea Party Rebellion Will Force A Brokered Convention.
spike59| 3.7.12 @ 9:28AM
how long does it take for you to cut and paste your little rant? longe enough for mommy to toss another bag of cheetos down the basement steps?
Occam's Tool| 3.7.12 @ 10:11AM
Well, Paul VISITED Alaska. Unfortunately, he brought Clint along in full S&M gimp costume. Bound to be a turnoff for AK voters. No wonder he lost.
ayrnieu| 3.7.12 @ 5:06AM
Why wouldn't Newt quit? He has so many fourth place finishes now. (I can think of a few supporters who must be upset by his lose-to-Paul streak. I'm uplifted by thoughts of them.)
Does he have any better prospects?
Mike 3/505| 3.7.12 @ 7:47AM
Count the delegates. Newt has just as good a chance as Santorum. the Southern states will hold the key...if he gets momentum, he has a chance. If he doesn't sweep, then Romney becomes the nominee.
apnep| 3.7.12 @ 9:58AM
Texas is waiting!
Bumr50| 3.7.12 @ 6:16AM
Muck Fitt.
Take it to the convention, boys.
Let's show the GOP Morons that life, in fact, DOES exist on Pluto.
apnep| 3.7.12 @ 10:00AM
"Muck Fitt."
Hahahahahaaa! Like it. :)
Fred V| 3.7.12 @ 8:37AM
Newt didn't even finish in second in Tennessee or Oklahoma. He won only his own state.
I voted for Santorum yesterday here in Vermont. He actually did decent here compared to what I thought he would do. Just so few conservatives here.
Getting back to Newt,he needs to drop out. Unless he is really trying to help Romney.
Mike 3/505| 3.7.12 @ 11:16AM
I haver a LOT of respect for Santorum....He could possibly beat Romney. Liberals will never allow his real message to beat Obama. His real message will be buried by the left twisting it into a Thocratic vision. Not fair...but likely true.
Pragmatic Independents and Democrats would go for Newt. don't see it happening for Santorum.
RJ| 3.7.12 @ 11:17AM
I was very excited about Newt until he imploded in January. At this point, his continuing in the race seems to be helping Romney, the candidate he likes the least. Its an uphill fight for conservatives to win the nomination from Romney. Hard to see how it can be done if the vote keeps getting split between Gingrich and Santorum.
Wencil| 3.7.12 @ 8:41AM
What happened to Palin? Guess her fellow Alaskans could give a crap what she thinks.
Dai Alanye | 3.7.12 @ 9:35AM
Palin has her preferences, but has neither endorsed nor campaigned for any candidate.
somnolence| 3.7.12 @ 10:49AM
Why don't you Gingrich supporters use Palin's vote for Newt yesterday as your "rallying" cry. I think the bigger story is the 3 states where Romney came in second(including two southern state) and won delegates.
Drek| 3.7.12 @ 11:40AM
Somn,
the biggest story of the night has got to be that FORTY PERCENT of Virginian rank and file pulled the lever for a Paul before Romney!
THAT'S the story!
Drek| 3.7.12 @ 11:38AM
All we have to do is get to the Convention with viable candidates arrayed against Romney.
And after that, Romney's own "supporters" will be so livid with him that they'll be the ones dragging him, kicking and screaming, to the front of the bus, so as to throw him bodily under it.
Every week this race goes on only convinces more of his own that if he can't score a knock out against Santorum, {and JUST THINK how much oozing contempt they all have for Santorum and his ilk}, then he doesn't deserve the nomination.
They're beginning to hate Romney even as much as the rest of us do!