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The Spectacle Blog
Rick Santorum easily won the Kansas Republican presidential caucuses today, winning an absolute majority of the vote. He looks like he’ll get an overwhelming majority of the delegates too, since at present none of his opponents have received the 20 percent of the vote necessary to claim a share of the delegates allocated proportionally. Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul are bunched very closely together in that order.
The liberal author Thomas Frank once wrote a book attacking Kansas for supposedly allowing its social conservatism to override its economic interests. I’m sure this will make a nice op-ed for him.
UPDATE: When the final votes were counted, Romney did manage to break away from Gingrich and Paul. He won just shy of 21 percent of the vote, giving him an estimated seven delegates to Santorum’s 33.
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Anommynous| 3.10.12 @ 4:02PM
HUGE. Did Rick just turn Kansas into a winner-take-all state with his absolute majority? Those 40 delegates will help him close the delegate gap.
I hope Alabama and Mississippi were watching. We're running out of time to unite.
spike59| 3.12.12 @ 6:35AM
indeed...now he's (still) got less than half the delegates that Romney has
Anommynous| 3.10.12 @ 4:05PM
Maybe Newt can get back into the race by challenging Romney to 7 Lincoln-Douglas debates before the Republican National Convention.
Cassandra| 3.10.12 @ 6:14PM
As I watch these primaries, I more and more get the sinking feeling that we're in for another 4 years of Obama.
Anommynous| 3.10.12 @ 6:34PM
Haha, the name.
I BELIEVE YOU, CASSANDRA!!!
Rick Santorum's right about this, though: Romney is uniquely unqualified to take on Obama on the single most important issue of ObamneyCare. Shame on the Establishment for serving us a spoiled plate of Romney left over from 4 years ago.
Oldefarte| 3.10.12 @ 7:51PM
A Romney debate over Romney versus Welfare Care will be a struggle no doubt, but more importantly Romney is best suited to debate the Socialist on whether this country is a CAPITALISTIC or a SOCIALISTIC one. Romney understands and is a proponent of private sector business, while Obama is a now porvider of the governmental provided socialistic dictates. Santorum has never run a snow ball stand profitably in his entire professional lifetime, and to bank/bet on his ability to do so now is ludicrous. Gingrich is no doubt the most qualified to not only defeat and to out debate Teleprompter Barry but also to effectuate administratively huge governmental changes if elected [his recent published ideas on energy/domestic oil drilling was extremely accurate as to an economical jolt that coule rejuvinate this country's economy]. It's either got to be Gingrich or Romney since the others are not qualified to be president!!!!
Clint| 3.10.12 @ 8:14PM
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Bob Grant | 3.10.12 @ 9:10PM
The only brokered deal Ron Paul will be involved in is the one involving Romney.
Clint| 3.11.12 @ 7:30AM
Do Your Homework Little RINO-CINO Mitten's Kitten Flunkie Stooge, Grant.
" Mr. Paul, a 76-year-old congressman from Texas, sees his three Republican rivals as more or less the same politically. He can be tough on Mr. Romney, whom he describes as a flip-flopper with a dubious political core.
“He’s been all over the place on some of this stuff,” Mr. Paul said in a recent interview near his Texas home. But he seems to segregate those views from his personal feelings for Mr. Romney, whom he sees as a steady, dignified personality whose devotion to wife and family reflect his own values. "
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| 3.12.12 @ 6:37AM
DrEarMark, the Tinfoil Hat Tinpot, will have NO role in a brokered convention...unless they let him run the corndog stand...but they'd better have video surveillance on the cash register
Bob Grant | 3.10.12 @ 9:19PM
Romney needs to attack Oblammy primarily on energy. This will be the most important issue and the easiest for the republicans to score on.
If they can't take obama on energy, they can't take the White house so Oblamacare will be moot.
Clint| 3.11.12 @ 7:32AM
Romney Needs To Attack Romneycare, Little RINO-CINO Mitten's Kitten Flunkie Stooge, Grant.
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.
Mender| 3.10.12 @ 8:39PM
Ow.
My thought for a worst case scenario is this:
1) Romney gets discredited in some way, Santorum wins almost everything from now including some real surprises, but the stack of states Romney has already won let him give him the nomination.
2) That leaves the GOP with a nominee it hates and looking awkwardly at Santorum who's won all recent primaries.
3) Either a totally disunited party base, a sudden change of political tack from Romney or a staggeringly stupid attempt to make Santorum the VP nominee (which Obama's campaign would laugh their heads off at) ends any hope of winning.
Bottom line: Santorum has to win everything from now on or we go with Romney come what may. Unless a fifth candidate is on the cards.
Mender| 3.10.12 @ 8:48PM
BTW: 'going with Romney come' what may just means regardless of his views or legal past acts as govenor. Obviously if he turned out to be corrupt or something Cain-esque came out before the convention I assume he would probably get leaned on to quit.
Hwt123| 3.10.12 @ 7:05PM
I will only support Ron Paul so it looks like Obama will win...Mitt,Newt and Rick support the patriot act , NDAA and wars ...i will not support these Rinos
spike59| 3.12.12 @ 6:39AM
ObaMao is eternally grateful for your support, dolt-sorry for the tone, but 'my messiah will fix everything' zealots are the reson we're in this mess to begin with
somnolence| 3.10.12 @ 7:07PM
Why should Alabama and Mississippi jump in the lake to oblivion because Kansas does? Latest polls show Romney surprisingly with the lead in both those Deep South states.
Evan| 3.10.12 @ 7:20PM
Who won Dodge City?
Oldefarte| 3.10.12 @ 7:51PM
Who gives an excrement?????
Clint| 3.10.12 @ 8:34PM
Check The Brown Racing Stripe In Your Pants, RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooge Fart Pants.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
spike59| 3.12.12 @ 6:40AM
and DrRonPaul and his band of Rontards will ONCE AGAIN be on the outside, looking in
Bob K.| 3.10.12 @ 9:33PM
I'm from PA and seriously folks, I have my doubts that he could carry his "alleged" home state in the general election against Obama. He actually lives in Leesburg, VA and has lived there for years. I think that he knows he will lose PA.
Mender| 3.10.12 @ 9:37PM
Which to be fair to him compares pretty well with Mitt, who...well, let's not talk about Massachusetts. At least he should win Michigan.
Dai Alanye | 3.10.12 @ 11:44PM
Mitt will carry neither Massachusetts nor Michigan. First, not a Dem. Second, not appealing to ordinary voters and blue collar.
Bob K.| 3.11.12 @ 10:32AM
Here is an article from today's Sunday Edition of the largest newspaper in NE PA about the Republican's Presidential Election problems. The authors are pollsters and one is a Professor at Franklin & Marshall College. The article is entitled: : "A Choice between the Truly Bad and Merely Awful." It gives interesting historical analogies with past elections that had similar problems.
http://citizensvoice.com/news/.....z1oonGixr2
tinker| 3.10.12 @ 11:29PM
Has anyone yet analyzed this as Kansans offering up today some real backlash due to how aghast they are at "one of their own," Katherine Sibelius, doing her best to be the Dr. J. Mengele of the nation?
Brooklyn| 3.11.12 @ 3:51AM
Let's see: Santorum 33+3=36 Delegates
Romney 9+9+7+7+7= 39 Delegates
Suzanne| 3.11.12 @ 5:13AM
Why should we vote for someone who can just regurgitate the same thing on the economy only? He has nothing else to say. He cannot talk about any other topics or issues in America. Why should people vote for him when he can't convince us?
Nick| 3.11.12 @ 12:27PM
Romney won Wyoming,Virgin Islands,Guam and the Northern Marianas.
Bill| 3.11.12 @ 2:45PM
"Pro-union" Santorum goes round and round...........
Bill| 3.11.12 @ 2:45PM
"Pro-union" Santorum goes round and round...........
Simon Templar| 3.11.12 @ 11:51PM
The liberal author Thomas Frank once wrote a book attacking Kansas for supposedly allowing its social conservatism to override its economic interests. I'm sure this will make a nice op-ed for him.
I do not give a rats ass what a liberal author thinks about anything when it comes to conservatives. Why do you, Antle the THIRD?
You might want to think perhaps what that implies when a liberal takes that poistion or perspective. Maybe, perhaps..a little afraid of those social issues. Desiring we stay away from them and not fight for them so they will not have any resistance in the culture war? So, they can continue to dictate to the rest of us what we are allowed to think, believe, where we practice our faith or at all, whether we have the correct political speech and ideas, and maybe if we should still be allowed to own guns and cling to our bibles?