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The Spectacle Blog
Here’s something to keep in mind as the returns come in tonight: The early exit polls suggest that evangelicals were 70 to 80 percent of the electorate in Alabama and Mississippi. Mitt Romney, who was leading or tied in most polls of the two states, has yet to win in a state where more than 50 percent of the voters are evangelicals.
I’ll be blogging and tweeting about the results as we learn more.
UPDATE: Here are some numbers from the early exits that favor Romney. Pluralities in both states prefer a candidate who can beat Barack Obama over other characteristics — such being a “true conservative” or having good personal character — and Romney is considered the most electable. Note that these numbers can change and the early exit polls will be recalibrated as the actual results come in.
UPDATE II: The early exits show Romney tying Rick Santorum among evangelicals in Mississippi, where they were 80 percent of the vote, and trailing Santorum by eight among evangelicals in Alabama, where they are 74 percent of the vote.
Windy City Commentary| 3.13.12 @ 7:11PM
It the "Romney is the most electable" doctrine ends up being a bust come November, I hope their is a revolution within the GOP ranks, and hopefully GOP voters will never forget the time they were suckered into thinking they should vote for a guy who became less and less electable with each passing day.
The American Hitman| 3.13.12 @ 7:55PM
Among other things, conservatives need to demand some new pundits. Most right of center pundits have repeated and recycled the Great Lie about Rombot's electability.
Drek| 3.13.12 @ 9:28PM
Concur!
Our pundits, and some who have become unbalanced in their enthusiasms for some of our candidates, such as THE OTHER MCCAIN, who bounced from Cain to Santorum without any critical thought given to either candidate, have badly served us.
They've let us down.
And they've let us down badly!
Quin Hilyer too. Throw him into the mix..........
The American Hitman| 3.13.12 @ 7:53PM
Romney is considered the most electable.
Propaganda works.
Drek| 3.13.12 @ 9:29PM
They have created this unreasoned fear, this palpable panic that if we go with anybody else but Romney, we'll be doomed now and forever against obama.
Dick Morris spoke last night just on this theme of fear, wild, rampant fear.
Nite| 3.13.12 @ 7:58PM
Romney and Evangelicals really don't mix. Romney is a very liberal candidate, and one I will not vote for period.
Tom| 3.13.12 @ 8:02PM
No Romney; not now, not in November, NEVER!!!
Proud Mormon| 3.13.12 @ 8:30PM
Romney showed he can win deep south states in primaries hence the general election as well. Thanks to southerners who have ignored the religious zealotry and voted for the best man...Mitt Romney.
Drek| 3.13.12 @ 9:33PM
Implicit in your comment is the insult that those who voted for Gingrich, Santorum or Paul were motivated only by "religious zealotry."
Which begs the question........
What of the man who identifies himself as PROUD MORMON, and apparently only comes on this website to tout Romney and run down his opponents.
Might it be that those motivated by "religious zealotry" are those who most stridently support Romney.
Take a good look in the mirror pal............
Mender| 3.13.12 @ 11:16PM
"Thanks to southerners who have ignored the religious zealotry and voted for the best man"
I'm all for voting for the best man, but his serious opponents are Catholics. If religious zealotry came into it Rick Perry would be winning right now.
somnolence| 3.14.12 @ 12:45AM
If the Romney candidacy and the GOP "bust" in November I really don't see any future for the GOP come 2016. I really don't.