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The Spectacle Blog
With just under 50% of the vote in, Fox News is calling Rick Santorum the winner of the Alabama Primary.
At the moment, Santorum is narrowly leading Newt Gingrich in Mississippi. If Newt passes Santorum then they cancel each other out making Mitt Romney tonight’s big winner by default.
But if Santorum prevails in Mississippi then it not only demonstrates his fortitude but it also demonstrates how much Republican voters really, really don’t want to back Romney.
One also must wonder if greater pressure will be brought to bear against Newt to drop out. Even if there is I suspect Newt isn’t budging.
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Drek| 3.13.12 @ 10:41PM
Exactly!
THE result of the evening is how desperate the rank and file are in their rejection of Romney, so desperate, that they'll even vote for Santorum if necessary.
COMBINE this result with the results of Virginia, where over forty percent voted against Romney in favour of Paul!
Bill| 3.13.12 @ 10:47PM
I hope Santorum will not overturn AL "Right-to-Work" law if he gets the GOP nod.
Nick| 3.13.12 @ 11:20PM
"That nigger lover President Clinton had the pen and vetoed so many good bills passed by the Gingrich-led Congress."
- Written by Bill, in the Time for Newt to Do the Honorable Thing thread:
http://spectator.org/archives/.....ent_749403
You're a moron and a racist, Bill.
GO AWAY!
somnolence| 3.13.12 @ 11:06PM
Romney STILL leads overwhelmingly in delegates, and even gathered them in the South tonight. Gingrich is in denial right now, speaking in hurried tones about how only he can save us over a barrell or two of oil. His is the biggest disappointment by far, as he has always posed as a son of the South. Kudos to Santorum, however, even though "the Massachusetts moderate" will prevail in Illinois, California, New Jersey, and New York, and gather delegates in the rest even if he falls short. He will have the amount needed by the Convention.
Dai Alanye | 3.14.12 @ 2:44AM
Romney and Paul are both back to their natural levels of support in Alabama and MIssissippi -- 30% and 5% respectively.
somnolence| 3.13.12 @ 11:07PM
The biggest lie Gingrich has told tonight is that he will get two thirds of the delegates. Either that or no wonder he is a history major.
Mike 3/505| 3.13.12 @ 11:23PM
He didn't say that...He said between them, he and Santorum would get 2 thirds of the delegates tonight.
Windy City Commentary| 3.13.12 @ 11:12PM
It has been said that the proportional delegate system in place this year has caused this primary to drag on. However, if every state was winner take all, the delegate count as of now would be- Romney 479, Santorum 363, Newt 101, Paul 0. Romney doesn't have quite as many delegates as people think.
Mike 3/505| 3.13.12 @ 11:26PM
Neither does Santorum.
somnolence| 3.13.12 @ 11:23PM
No, but he will have over 1144 by convention time. The WSJ has a map out today in one of its columns with Romney states in the Western U.S. in blue. He is dominant there.
Clint| 3.13.12 @ 11:36PM
Big Government Statist Ricky Specter-Santorum's Record On Voting For Earmarks, Even The Bridge To Nowhere, His Support For The Lobbyist "K-Street Project" , His Tariff Votes, Medicare Prescription Drugs, No Child Left Behind, Etc. Is Gonna Sink Him With Tea Party Patriots.
Ricky Specter-Santorum Is Our Useful Dupe To a Brokered Convention.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
george washington| 3.14.12 @ 3:02AM
5 serious STRIKES AGAINST Romney:
Romney created the legislative basis for Obamacare with his own Romneycare.
ROMNEY JUST LIKE OBAMA has always supported bailouts for wall street.
while a candidate & while holding office in MA ROMNEY JUST LIKE OBAMA always ran as a pro-abortion & pro-gay marriage candidate
ROMNEY JUST LIKE OBAMA allowed anti-abortion religious institutions to not be able to get wavers for the anti-rape abortion pill.
ROMNEY JUST LIKE OBAMA doesnt admit to ANY mistakes, including all of the above.
5 important positive points IN FAVOR OF VOTING FOR SANTORUM:
Santorum helped put together legislation which curbed entitlements in the 90s & the 00s.
Santorum has always been against bailouts for wall street.
Santorum has always been against Obamacare.
through his coordination Santorum enabled the Supreme Court to get seated a conservative justice & conservative chief justice which will effect a conservative outcome from the Supreme Court over the next 30-40 years.
Santorum has always been pro-life.
Santorum admits his mistakes.
...and yu were saying???
somnolence| 3.14.12 @ 12:10AM
That is how delusional Gingrich is. He has to ride on Santorum's coattails. BTW keep on aggravating the Romney voters, and if shenanigans take place in Tampa be ready to be on your knees begging them to support a candidate who came in the back door. But I don't worry because it won't happen.