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The Republican presidential race has become a frustrating process for supporters of all candidates involved. Mitt Romney is winning, but slowly and painfully, without decisively crushing his opponents’ hopes to deny him the nomination. He’s ahead by a substantial margin, but still far from the 1,144 needed to clinch on the first ballot. He’s won most of the big contests, but everytime he seems to have the nomination in the bag, Rick Santorum wins another state.
Large numbers of Republicans remain resistant to Romney. They continue to support the other candidates, mainly Santorum at this point. Santorum does just well enough to give them (likely false) hope that Romney can be beaten, but doesn’t do well enough to actually overtake him in the delegate count or popular vote. Santorum voters are further irritated by their sense that they could win if Newt Gingrich would drop out and give them a clean shot at Romney.
Meanwhile, the Romney supporters feel as if their candidate’s success isn’t being recognized by either the party faithful or the mainstream media. Supporters of Gingrich and Ron Paul feel that their choice is being devalued. These kinds of things happen in a primary contest, but are especially likely in one that remains so unsettled. All in all, a bit of a mess.
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Tom| 3.23.12 @ 5:05PM
NO to Romney; not now, not in November, NEVER!!!!
I lived throuogh four years of Carter, eight years of Clinton, and the first four years of Obama. I can certainly make it through another four years of Obama.
What I CANNOT and WILL NOT do is sacrifice my principles on the alter of political expediency and make a political whore out of myself just so a bunch of GOP hacks and Romneyite minions can have jobs come January 2013.
Vern Crisler| 3.23.12 @ 5:24PM
Dittos Tom.
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 3:46PM
You already are a whore, since same are usually extremely stupid from a lifetime of drug ingestation and unable to think for themselves. They therefore rely on their pimps to control and to THINK FOR THEM [which apparently you're doing from your above]. Your "....I lived throuogh four years of Carter, eight years of Clinton, and the first four years of Obama. I can certainly make it through another four years of Obama...." is testament to the fact that YOUR ELEVATOR DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP since you don't seem to understand that you nor any of the rest of us will be able to "....make it through another four years of Obama...." as you so ignorantly state. This country does not have four more years of existence under Obama and these radical Democrats, and for you to state otherwise is beyond stupidity! Do you understand what is now happening in Europe, in Greece, in Portigal, in Ireland from their decades of Obama-like socialistic governmental spending policies? Do you understand that the IMF and no doubt most banks are on the financial hook for $trillions of semi-worthless government bonds that these countries have issued? Do you understand that the United States Government is in worse shape financially than these countries, and if we don't elect financially capable politicians in November to begin straightening out the economic mess, that this country will implode in 1-2 years? do you understand that Rick Santorum is not qualified to handle this problem and does not care to do so [and that he only care about morality issues and has staed thus]? THINK DUMMIE!!!!!!!!!
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 4:33PM
" In their December 2001 Sports Illustrated article “Snow Job,”Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele (Barlett, Donald L., and James B. Steele. "Snow Job." SI.com. CNN/Sports Illustrated, 10 Dec. 2001. Web. 25 Apr. 2010).,wrote For the past few years, while attention was focused on the Great Olympic Bribery Scandal…private and public interests have siphoned an estimated $1.5 billion out of the U.S. Treasury, all in the name of the Olympics.
Bartlett and Steele further cited four “Olympic records” set by the Salt Lake City Olympics:
Federal Handouts: The amount of federal taxpayer money spent in Utah was more than “the amount spent by lawmakers to support all seven Olympic Games held in the U.S. since 1904 – combined. In inflation-adjusted numbers.
Private Interests: For the first time, private enterprises – primarily ski resorts and real estate developments – stand to derive significant long-term benefits from Games-driven congressional giveaways.
Milking of Government Agencies: Utah’s five-member congressional delegation has used the Olympics to drain money from an unprecedented number of federal departments, agencies and offices – some three dozen in all, from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to the Agriculture Department.
Most Amount of Taxpayer Money per Athlete: Federal spending for the Salt Lake City games will average $625,000 for each of the 2,400 athletes who will compete. (Not a penny of it will go to the athletes.) That’s a 996% increase from the $57,000 average for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. It’s a staggering 5,582% jump from the $11,000 average for the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. Again, these are inflation-adjusted numbers."
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To An Open Convention.
spike59| 3.26.12 @ 7:35AM
ObaMao thanks you for your support
Clint| 3.23.12 @ 5:08PM
The Stupid Party Attempts McCain Redux And Opens The Door Into It's Face Again.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Dixie Pixie| 3.23.12 @ 5:56PM
Clint, Jack,....Face the facts.
Not only has Ron Paul sold out to Romney, but he is staying in to divert votes away from the Conservatives so as to have a place on Mittens Cabinet.
The betting money is Mittens Romney will walk into the Republican National Convention with enough delegates for a first-round nomination.
The Republican Elite will push for all delegates to vote for Mittens in a show of party unity.
The RINOS will then use that unity vote to plow-under any hint of conservatism.
The Conservatives will have to settle for a few symbolic gestures quickly forgotten.
Face the Facts, the Mac Govern Electoral Reforms have again produced the result of the North-Eastern Socialist Elites having control of both Parties.
The American Political System is run for and by the Washington / New York Axis.
Clint, Jack,...Ron Paul was Romney's wing-man from the very start.
I await your certain and feverish denials.
Clint| 3.23.12 @ 7:47PM
You're Full Of Your Own Uninformed Crap, Dickie Picky.
Watch & Learn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?f.....U2AvSwzuok
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Dixie Pixie| 3.23.12 @ 11:05PM
Clint....You are unintentionally funny.
The ad for the movie “Snow White and the Huntsman” made more sense than your presentation.
See the following website::::
http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012/delegates
From the map, it is obvious that Romney's base of support is in the Northeast, Rust Belt States, far West and Pacific Coast.
In his base are a possible 667 delegates.
Santorum and Gingrich have a base in the Old South and Mid-West.
In that base are a possible 478 delegates.
Ron Paul has no base anywhere.
He just takes votes from Santorum and Gingrich
Please note after April 1st the contests are winner take all.
I am also deleting La from this list as the results are unpredictable.
So assuming Paul and Gingrich are no longer a factor and giving Santorum the benefit of all doubts, the bettor list is as follows::
Romney Delegates to Date 563
Santorum Delegates to Date 263
Date States Winner Del M.R. R.S.
April 3 Wi, Md DC M.R. 98----661
April 23 Mo R.S. 52-----------315
April 24 NY, CT, RI, DE M.R. 159----820
April 24 PA R.S. 72-----------367
May 8 NC R.S. 55-----------442
May 8 WV, ID M.R. 71----891
May 15 NE R.S. 35-----------477
May 15 OR M.R. 28----919
May 22 KY, AR R.S. 81-----------558
May 29 TX R.S. 155------------713
June 5 SD R.S. 28-------------741
June 5 Ca, MT NM, NJ M.R. 271----1190
June 26 UT M.R. 40----1230
**The M.R. And R.S are Romney and Santorum.
Romney crosses the delegate finish line of 1144 delegates on June 5
There is no chance of derailing Romney unless Santorum can take the really big bi-coastal states.
Feel free to create your own Bettor list.
Dixie Pixie| 3.24.12 @ 2:18AM
Sorry for the formatting error.
I hope the following format is much clearer.
The sub-Total count is the starting delegates added to the delegates awarded.
Date April 3
States Wi, Md, DC
Winner Romney--Delegates 98 Sub-Total 661
Date April 23
States Mo
Winner Santorum--Delegates 52 Sub-Total 315
Date April 24
States NY, CT, RI, DE
Winner Romney--Delegates 159 Sub-Total 820
Date April 24
States PA
Winner Santorum--Delegates 72 Sub-Total 367
Date May 8
States NC
Winner Santorum--Delegates 55 Sub-Total 442
Date May 8
States WV, ID
Winner Romney--Delegates 71 Sub-Total 891
Date May 15
States NE
Winner Santorum--Delegates 35 Sub-Total 477
Date May 15
States OR
Winner Romney--Delegates 28 Sub-Total 919
Date May 22
States KY, AR
Winner Santorum--Delegates 81 Sub-Total 558
Date May 29
States TX
Winner Santorum--Delegates 155 Sub-Total 713
Date June 5
States SD
Winner Santorum--Delegates 28 Total 741
Date June 5
States Ca, MT, NM, NJ
Winner Romney--Delegates 271 Sub-Total 1190
Date June 26
States UT
Winner Romney--Delegates 40 Total 1230
Even with the best case for Santorum, Romney walks into the convention with more than enough delegates to win the 1st round.
The only way for Romney to lose is if Gingrich and Ron Paul eats into Romney's base in the Northeastern and Bi-coastal states.
Otherwise the nomination is Romney's to lose, short of a total meltdown.
Clint| 3.24.12 @ 10:29AM
Do Your Homework Dickie Picky.
" In a head to head match up with incumbent President Barack Obama, the indie voter chooses Ron Paul, a CBS News poll suggested on Monday.
A total of 47% of independent voters said they would choose Ron Paul compared to 45% of independent voters choosing Mitt Romney against Obama, and 41% of independents saying they would choose Rick Santorum. If a Paul-Obama showdown were ever to take place, 47% of independent voters would vote for Paul, 81% republicans and 10% Democrats for a total of 45% of the vote. Obama would get just 40% of the independent vote in that contest, with 85% of the Democrats choosing Obama and 9% of Republicans choosing the President on election day in November. Obama would win the general election by a narrow one point margin if the election was held today between the two."
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Dixie Pixie| 3.24.12 @ 10:58AM
Real voters vote for real candidates.
Face the facts Clint, Ron Paul does not have a voter base anywhere.
He is in the race to siphon votes away from Conservatives so the Republican Elite can get their man Mittens Romney elected.
Ron Paul is Mittens wing-man.
Vern Crisler | 3.24.12 @ 2:35PM
Yes, the best Republican campaign would have been if Newt and Santorum were the two candidates. Then it would be a debate between two conservatives. With anarcho-Paul in the race, the empty politician Romney is on his way to being nominated. Paul is staying in the race because he actually hates conservatives (as do his loon followers), and swoons over businessmen.
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 4:46PM
That's A Lie.
You're A Liar, Vern Baby.
Ronald Reagan,
"Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country."
Milton Friedman,Nobel Prize Economist,
"I strongly support Ron Paul. We very badly need to have more Representatives who understand in a principled way the importance of property rights and religious freedom."
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To An Open Convention.
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 4:41PM
That's A Lie.
You're A Liar Dickie Picky.
" Ron Paul on Tuesday shot down the idea he’s in cahoots with Mitt Romney, saying Rick Santorum is a conspiracy theory “addict” who “dreamt that up.”
Paul told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer there is no truth to the idea that he is in a secret alliance with the Romney campaign. After Blitzer asked if the rumors were true that he was protecting Romney in order to see his son Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on the ticket, Paul laughed off the suggestion and said it “hasn’t crossed my mind.”
“Some people are much more into conspiracies than others. If Santorum is an addict on conspiracies, I guess he’s going to have to keep talking that way,” Paul said.
Paul slammed Santorum’s focus on the supposed strategic alliance, saying the former Pennsylvania senator “pulled that out of the air.”
“If that’s all he has to talk about, that means he doesn’t have much of a platform to talk about. I would think we’re supposed to be talking about the issue,” Paul said. “But to construct something like that, I mean, he just pulled that out of the air because there’s no truth to it. But if he wants to spend his energy doing that, I just — you can’t do anything about it. But he dreamt that up.”
Paul also noted he hit Romney at the beginning of the campaign with ads calling the former Massachusetts governor a “flip-flopper” and that he attacks his three fellow candidates frequently during debates for their positions on foreign policy and civil liberties."
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spike59| 3.26.12 @ 7:43AM
clint, DrEarmark, The TinFoil Hat Tinhorn, is utterly irrelevant in the GOP race-in 2008, he was a joke...now he's barely a punchline
Mender| 3.23.12 @ 6:26PM
Uh Oh! The Stray-Faced Glandular RINO-coddler so-Called James ‘W for Wavering’ Antle Antle Antle has hornswoggled Truth Firster Clint and his Alleged Israel Laster co-cosplayer Bibi. Do not be Fooled! The Pig Shield Around The Farm Has Worn Thin!
Pope Benedict: “Diese idiotische Amerikaner Jack und Clint haben Mich gefragt, ob ich Ron Paul für rasest halte. Warum glauben sie, dass ich das wissen würde?” See! Now you are not so Confident in your Delusions?
Sexy Doctor Ron Paul Heads Inside Your Pants.
Dixie Pixie| 3.23.12 @ 6:43PM
Outstanding Parody Mender.
Keep up the good work!
Clint| 3.23.12 @ 7:51PM
Interesting, How Many Times These Israel Firster Smear Bund RINO-CINO Phoney Conservative BibiBots & Their Fellow Travelers Mock Catholicism And Catholics.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads For A Brokered Convention.
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Occam's Tool| 3.24.12 @ 4:11PM
Mender Defeats Gender Bender Clint RuPaul Firster. Well Played!
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 4:50PM
Uh Oh !
The Maniac Screwball Israel Firster Smear Bund BibiBot,Tool Job Is In The Building.
You're The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooge, Who Said You'll Vote For The Ruling Elites' Fop RINO-CINO Frontman, Mittens Romney.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To An Open Convention.
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 3:48PM
You are a complete DUMBARS!!!!!!!
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 4:53PM
OldeFarte Is Anothe Israel Firster, Who Wants To Vote For The Ruling Elites' RINO-CINO Frontman, Mittens Romney.
See Their Agenda.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To An Open Convention.
spike59| 3.26.12 @ 7:45AM
while DrEarmark, the Tinfoil Hat Tinhorn, is shuffling around in the parking lot, begging for loose change
somnolence| 3.23.12 @ 5:16PM
When pigs fly there will be a brokered convention, Mr. Know It All Clint.
Bob K.| 3.23.12 @ 6:07PM
If there isn't a brokered convention Clint will be out of here (except to make appearances to say "I told you so!") and Romney will be the nominee.
After that all we will hear from most of the folks who comment here, up to election day, is that Romney can't possibly win! The real big question will be which ones are trolls and which ones want to lose.
7 and 1/2 more months of this to go until election day! Ya can't win no how!
RJ| 3.23.12 @ 6:35PM
I hear you, Bob. I know that all of the GOP candidates have their flaws, but I am sick of the "we can't win in November" chorus. This country has deteriorated beyond belief over the last several years. It cannot stand 4 more years of Obama. We simply cannot afford to lose to Obama in November. I also wonder if the naysayers love to complain or are trolls. As for me, it looks like my third choice is going to lose to my last choice, but I will fully support him in November as well as authentic conservative candidates for Senate and Congress so that we can push a fiscally-responsible, limited government agenda as best we can. There is simply no virtue in quitting in the middle of the battle. Those who do lose and losing never makes things better.
Clint| 3.23.12 @ 7:56PM
The RINO-CINO Poster Boy, Arlen Specter And His Flunkie Stooges Tried To Sell Voters That Same Kind Of Crap Sandwich.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?f.....U2AvSwzuok
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 3:49PM
Why don't you go kiss Barry's ??? MEDIA MATTERS BOYTOY????????
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 5:03PM
Why Don't Ya Go Kiss Bibi's ???? RINO-CINO Israel Firster Smear Bund Hypocrite Two-Faced Fraud, Oldefarte.
" Oldefarte| 3.23.12 @ 2:16PM
Whether or not Newt says IT IS MY FAULT, the fact remains that of those CLAIMING TO BE CONSERVATIVE, only he and Paul deserve that moniker IMHO! "
Dai Alanye | 3.23.12 @ 5:18PM
Romney is less successful at buying votes than buying endorsements from various GOP RINOs and losers. (Yes, I'm talking about you, Tim Pawlenty and Norm Coleman.) The average conservative senses his lack of conviction, and disbelieves his so-called conversion in 2006. Expect a switch to moderate immediately after he gets the nomination.
IF he gets the nomination.
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 3:54PM
He already is MODERATE at best [socially, not fiscally]. As a private sector businessman, he by that very defination is a FISCAL CONSERVATIVE. The greatest threat facing this country is from its imploding economy, not from whether or not we have a moral saint as POTUS. We can survive without the latter but not from a president unable or unwilling to appropriately deal with the former!!!!
Dixie Pixie| 3.23.12 @ 5:20PM
The “Etch-A-Sketch Incidence” is why Conservatives believe Mittens Romney can not be trusted to remain true to Conservative principals.
No amount of explanation will convince the Conservatives, when the campaign staffers announce the Conservatives will be dropped once the nomination is sealed.
The Conservatives have been expecting such political treachery from Mittens Romney since he announced he suddenly converted to Conservatism without denouncing his former political positions.
Clint| 3.23.12 @ 5:33PM
Your Old Lady Flies, Israel Firster Smear Bund BibiBot, Somnulence.
Watch & Learn, BibiBot Pseudo-Intellect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?f.....U2AvSwzuok
MikeG| 3.23.12 @ 5:34PM
Dixie and Tom and Dai and Vern and Clint are like the Howard Dean voters in 2004. Self righteous, selfish, and live in their own little world.
Clint| 3.23.12 @ 5:49PM
Micky G-String Is Like The Arlen Specter Flunkie Stooge Phoney Conservative RINO-CINO's.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 3:58PM
This country is collapsing economically because of Obama/Democrats, fool; not from anything Arlen Spector ever did!!!!!!!!
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 6:40PM
The Country Is Collapsing Because Your Phoney RINO-CINO Faux Conservatives Are Democrat Lite Spender Big Government Statists, RINO-CINO Israel Firster Smear Bund Buffoon, Oldefarte.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To An Open Convention.
Tom| 3.23.12 @ 6:59PM
And MikeG is a Romneyite slut.
MikeG| 3.23.12 @ 7:04PM
parroting Rush now? slut? not very original.
Clint| 3.23.12 @ 7:59PM
Neither Is Romney, Mittens Kitten.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 4:01PM
Well he's original enough as to have earned mega-bucks from managing businesses, as opposed to be a paid whore as a lobbyist or as a lifelong congressional representative [until his sizable defeat in his own home state that is], which is what ya boy did!!!!!
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 6:44PM
Romney Was Born On Third Base & You RINO-CINO Israel Firster Smear Bund Buffoons Are Claiming He Hit A Home Run.
" In their December 2001 Sports Illustrated article “Snow Job,”Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele (Barlett, Donald L., and James B. Steele. "Snow Job." SI.com. CNN/Sports Illustrated, 10 Dec. 2001. Web. 25 Apr. 2010).,wrote For the past few years, while attention was focused on the Great Olympic Bribery Scandal…private and public interests have siphoned an estimated $1.5 billion out of the U.S. Treasury, all in the name of the Olympics.
Bartlett and Steele further cited four “Olympic records” set by the Salt Lake City Olympics:
Federal Handouts: The amount of federal taxpayer money spent in Utah was more than “the amount spent by lawmakers to support all seven Olympic Games held in the U.S. since 1904 – combined. In inflation-adjusted numbers.
Private Interests: For the first time, private enterprises – primarily ski resorts and real estate developments – stand to derive significant long-term benefits from Games-driven congressional giveaways.
Milking of Government Agencies: Utah’s five-member congressional delegation has used the Olympics to drain money from an unprecedented number of federal departments, agencies and offices – some three dozen in all, from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to the Agriculture Department.
Most Amount of Taxpayer Money per Athlete: Federal spending for the Salt Lake City games will average $625,000 for each of the 2,400 athletes who will compete. (Not a penny of it will go to the athletes.) That’s a 996% increase from the $57,000 average for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. It’s a staggering 5,582% jump from the $11,000 average for the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. Again, these are inflation-adjusted numbers."
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Tom| 3.24.12 @ 12:28AM
I learn from the best.
Bob| 3.24.12 @ 2:29AM
Prefer to be a dittohead than to have my head up my ass.
MikeG| 3.24.12 @ 3:58PM
You seem to do both bobby
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 3:59PM
And you're.....STUPID!!!!!!!!
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 3:56PM
No.....they're just STUPID!!!!!
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 6:48PM
You're Adult Diapers Are Full, RINO-CINO Romney Flunkie Stooge Israel Firster, Oldefarte.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To An Open Convention.
Doug| 3.23.12 @ 5:38PM
As I have been saying...Romney wins in blue states and "blue enclaves" in purple/red states (university counties and govt counties). Republicans will be stuck with a candidate picked by the liberal wing of the party.
MikeG| 3.23.12 @ 7:05PM
Maybe you missed it but voters, actual live people, have been voting in the primaries. Not elites, but people. They're just not voting for your candidates.
Bob| 3.24.12 @ 2:27AM
Yes, and I'm sure we want the "actual live people" who typically turn out for Romney to choose our candidate. Observers reported that voter turnout for the Illinois primary was very low throughout the state. Additionally, Illinois, the state where Obama learned the progressive style of politics, is not reflective of Republican voters in general. Despite this, Romney's victory in Illinois, where voters were probably more friendly to him because he is merely "Obama-lite", is repeatedly cited by his supporters as evidence for his electability and inevitablity.
But hey, at least they have been actual live people so far. Who knows how many will crawl out of their graves to vote in the presidential election.
MikeG| 3.24.12 @ 4:01PM
You think you are somehow "better" than the people voting for Romney, bobby?
Drek| 3.23.12 @ 6:08PM
BUT how can any of us even consider going with a guy who hasn't run a damn thing in his entire existence?
We're not talking about a guy with little executive experience. We're talking about a guy with as much executive experience as any one of obama's daughters!
He's tongue twisted, constantly saying things that have to be explained, modified, qualified and clarified, if not walked back outright.
He's not above begging Democrats to step in to our primaries to bail him out, Michigan comes to mind.
He's not above racial pandering for votes, such as in South Carolina, where he smugly moralized about his supposedly sophisticated position on extending felons and prisoners, you know, DIRTBALLS, the vote. AS IF WE DIDN'T KNOW WHO THESE DIRTBALLS WEREN'T GOING TO VOTE FOR! The damn Democrats!
And yet THE OTHER MCCAIN is out there pushing this guy............
mrd| 3.23.12 @ 11:27PM
I think the central issue being missed is simply this. It has been said that Romney is not a conservative, he is a moderate. This is true, but more than that and he is essentially on the wrong side of a crucial issue to some conservatives in that is he is not pro-life. His recent rhetorical prolife shift is clearly a tactical one. He is of course better than Obama, who is a deeply committed abortion fanatic. But a pro-lifer he is not. ( he is the only candidate who refused to sign the Susan B Anthony pledge.) In fact he is appealing to some Republicans precisely for this reason. They site this approvingly. He wins among Republicans who call themselves pro- choice. Everyone knows this is true, why not just dispense with the charade. There are Republicans who would prefer to see the "social issues" become irrelevant to. The Romney victory perhaps represents a victory for them. I think to a non trivial number of Republicans if the choice is between 2 pro-abortion candidates, they weary of voting for the less pro-abortion one. I personally will hold my nose and vote for Romney, but I know many who would just as soon not vote. This will not make a difference in every state. It spells doom for the Republican in some states. If Evangelicals stay home in Virgina, Obama will win, Ditto Ohio, Perhaps North Carolina as well. The evangelicals of the center of the State in PA, will pretty much put this state out of reach. The assumption is that the conservative pro-life vote can be treated with disdain, and the establishment back the obviously insincere candidate ( see this article:http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_conversion/2012/02/mitt_romney_s_abortion_record_flip_flop_or_conversion_.html. The theory being, well you folks are much worse off with Obama. True enough, prolifers are worse off with Obama, but if they begin to see the issues they care most about shunted aside, they will become increasingly alienated from the country and its fate in general. I would imagine they will increasingly say why bother. The temptation for some will be to say... Ok..... Republicans you do not want us in the Party, we get the message, and disengage. IF you can win this way... so be it. We will see.
Bob| 3.24.12 @ 2:16AM
That's rich, the Romney camp feels that Romney's accomplishments are not recognized by the mainstream media? Whenever I tune in to the mainstream media, I can't hear discussion on the Republican candidacy race without them talking about how Romney is the front-runner, Romney is the most electable, Romney is the favored candidate by the Republican establishment, etc. The media is in love with Romney, probably because they realize that if they can't have Obama, Romney is an acceptable substitute. There may be things the Romney camp can complain about, but media coverage is definitely not one of them.
Tom| 3.24.12 @ 10:03AM
I applaud Rick Santorum for pointing out the obvious: that Americans in general and conservatives in particular need "a choice, not an echo."
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 4:07PM
He recently resembled a dispicable self-centered politician by demonstrating a willingness to through a fellow Republican under the political bus by equating same to a filthy Democrat [against Reagan's commandment]. That was inexcusable, unwarranted and slanderous. No problem since he doesn't have a dog's chance in hades of becoming the nominee!!!
Oldefarte| 3.25.12 @ 4:10PM
PS: after 11/4/12 or sooner he won't be either a CHOICE OR AN ECHO [but instead about as memorable as Arlen Spector]!!!!!!!!!
Clint| 3.25.12 @ 6:51PM
RINO-CINO Oldefarte's Ruling Elites' Fop Frontman RINO-CINO , Romney Is McCain Redux.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To An Open Convention.