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Alabama and Mississippi are both genuine three-way races between Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum. Any of the three could win; any could finish third. Despite solid poll numbers, Romney has never won states where the evangelical vote is as big as it will be in these two Deep South primaries.
Gingrich hopes to win one or both states to revive his flagging campaign. He won the South Carolina primary only to take a back seat to Santorum after losing Florida. He won only Georgia on Super Tuesday. But he is not far behind Santorum in either the delegate count or the popular vote, so a strong showing tonight could give him yet another comeback.
Santorum is currently polling a strong third in both states. But he could pull off an upset with strong support from social conservatives. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley all but endorsed Santorum earlier today. He’s looking to restart his momentum and protect his status as Romney’s main conservative challenger.
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Drek| 3.13.12 @ 1:56PM
Don't ya' know? THE OTHER MCCAIN has already, and now repeatedly, written off Gingrich?
Now that RSM should be besotted over another man with a large family is one thing, -------- personal quirks aside, ------- but for him to run off and delude himself that somebody without any executive experience whatsoever is the beau ideal of the rank and file is altogether another.
Oldefarte| 3.13.12 @ 8:46PM
The Rickster couldn't operate a lockes & bagel store in the middle of Israel and make a profit out of it!!!!!!!!!
Patrick E| 3.13.12 @ 5:21PM
Gingrich should have dropped out after the Arizona and Michigan primaries. Had he done that Santorum would mhave won Ohio,as well as Alaska.
Drek| 3.13.12 @ 6:12PM
And Santorum should never have insulted our intelligence by getting in, by trying to gain the nomination when he lacks executive experience, and when he participated, during the GW tenure, in the doubling of America's federal budget.
The last thing we need right now is a guy who played ball during the Bush tenure.
Bill| 3.13.12 @ 5:29PM
IT'S GONNA BE A GINGRICH'S NIGHT!
Drek| 3.13.12 @ 6:16PM
That's the thing, that as Rushbo would say, "frosts me" about THE OTHER MCCAIN, there he is endlessly telling us about taking on the establishment, endlessly telling us about the importance of selecting a man that won't play ball with the establishment, and with the way things are being done in Washington, ---------- and then he goes bonkers, jumps on the bandwagon of a guy who was Trent Lott's right hand man, {number 3 in the GOP leadership in the Senate}, who himself told us he "took one" for the team, that he played ball with the Bush administration, all of which means he's the LAST guy we should be considering.
Yet Santorum is out there like he's the unblemished lady in white, {Bachmann}, with a sterling voting record who never voted for any of the undesirable aspects of the Bush tenure.
Yet when THE OTHER MCCAIN is queried about such things, he dismisses such observations as "nitpicking."
Proud Mormon| 3.13.12 @ 6:34PM
My thanks to Gingrich and Santorum for splitting the yahoo vote allowing Mitt to win. Also thanks to the sensible people in Miss. and Alabama who voted for Romney. VICTORY! MORMON POWER! in the deep south.
Oldefarte| 3.13.12 @ 8:51PM
Guess I'm one of your so-called Yahoos in Alabama since I proudly voted for Gingrich this morning. Oh and I'll also vote for Romney in November if he eventually becomes the nominee [since at this point Newt does not have the numbers with him]. Finally, you can take your YAHOO comment and STICK IT WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE okay???????
Drek| 3.13.12 @ 9:17PM
PM tenders but a small sampling of the dubious buffet that Romney offers the rank and file.
One has to acknowledge that fear of losing runs deep in the party, and the auxiliaries of Romney stress that fear, amplify it, and have done so to Romney's benefit.
Fear of losing to obama has almost rendered many in the party unable to think, unable to analyze the record and themes of the various candidates.
It's very sad.
And it hasn't been helped by the wild enthusiasms of those like THE OTHER MCCAIN.
Because on the one hand we have those seeking to render the rank and file panic-striken, and on the other, we have those like THE OTHER MCCAIN jumping from one bandwagon to the other.
Again, Gingrich offered a solution, he just said that between the primaries and the convention, the party needs a "conversation." We need to calm our mind, frankly and candidly assess our candidates, determine if we can bring someone not presently running into the race.