Posted on 01/22/2008 6:45:45 PM PST by Reaganesque
Louisiana was thought to be a battle between Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney.
Romney has the support of two congressmen and announced teams in every district. It is winner take all by congressional district and majority receives at-large delegates.
It's the only Southern caucus, so conservative conservatives will probablt(sic) turn out.
This is Romney's to lose...
Another gold medal... albeit in the state equivalent of Olympic curling, but still...
(Excerpt) Read more at marcambinder.theatlantic.com ...
Okay, so if he'd won, how much would he have had to won by for that to 'amount to much'. Second is second, and it's a lot better than a whole bunch of candidates that get all the media attention.
Mark Levin said last night on his show that if he were voting right now, he would vote for Romney. He said that he wasn’t doing an endorsement.
Loved that post. The irony may soon be complete.
I have never completely understood the large support for Democrats by Catholics. Seems that on so many issues the Democrats oppose the Catholic Church, but ...
He does a pretty good bob and weave; you have a lot of trouble figuring out where he stands.
bttt
Does this mean that Catholics are generally anti-Huck?
This Catholic will not vote for the Huckster and not because of his religion but because I truly believe he is an idiot and would destroy America.
I don’t understand the confusion. Romney has been very clear on his positions.
Indeed he has:
Posted on 11/11/2007 8:26:20 AM EST by Josh Painter
“My hope is that, after this election, it will be the moderates of both parties who will control the Senate, not the Jesse Helmses.” - Source
“In my view, it is not a good idea to go into a [Contract With America] like what was organized by the Republican Party in Washington, laying out a whole series of things which the party said, ‘These are the thing’s we’re going to do.’ I think that’s a mistake.” - Source
“Look, I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush. I’m not trying to return to Reagan-Bush.” - Source
“I remember in my earliest political experience my father fighting to keep the John Birch Society from playing too strong a role in the Republican Party. He walked out of the Republican National Convention in 1964, when Barry Goldwater said, ‘Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.’ Because he saw that as a tacit approval of the effort the John Birch Society was making to influence the Republican Party. I think that extremists who would force their views on the party and try to shape the party are making a mistake.” - Source
“We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won’t chip away at them. I believe they help protect us and provide for our safety.” - Source
“Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts. These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.” - Source
“I don’t think [The Brady Bill’s mandated waiting period] will have a massive effect on crime but I think it will have a positive effect.” - Source
“I don’t line up with the NRA.” - Source
“I’ve been a hunter pretty much all my life.” - Source
“I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. I have, since the time when my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a U.S. Senate candidate. I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, we should sustain and support it. I sustain and support that law and the right of a woman to make that choice.” - Source
“I think it would be a positive thing to have women have the choice of taking morning-after pills….I would favor having it available.” - Source
“There will be children born to same-sex couples, and adopted by same-sax couples, and I believe that there should be rights and privileges associated with those unions and with the children that are part of those unions.” - Source
“All people should be allowed to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation.” - Source
There was an analysis of Iowa done that showed that the most Catholic parts of the state were least likely to vote for Huckabee. He shot himself in the foot by going to Hagee’s church.
http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/01/mike_huckabees_catholic_proble.php
Good for Mitt, each win makes a McInsane or Tootsie Presidency more difficult.
Ronald Reagan Wins Louisiana Caucus Posted by Nick Bradley at 08:56 AM
According to the Shreveport Times, the Pro-Life/Pro-Family ticket won in all 7 districts last night. All non-Paul candidates pooled their delegates into a single delegate slate: Huck, Romney, Benito, McCain, Thompson. However, from what I've read at RonPaulForums, at least half of Paul's supporters had to cast "provisional ballots" because they registered jsut before the 30 November deadline.
And what about Reagan? Well, this is the handout for the Pro-Life/Pro-Family delegate slate; It has a photo of Ron and Nancy Reagan and says "win one for the gipper." This is a new low for the rest of the field, but it is what it is and I am not suprised one bit.
Non-Paul candidates also pooled their resources in Wyoming, where Paul was actually ahead on some of the first ballots, but supporters of the various neocon candidates pooled their support to win the county.
On the plus side:
1. The coalition delegate slate will be split 4 ways at the state convention, and Paul may have more than any one candidate.
2. Paul supposedly has most of the alternate delegate slots, most of which were uncontested. So if somebody doesn't show up or is ruled ineligible, a Paul delegate can step up.
So it sounds like the 'Anybody But Ron Paul' coalition won the battle, but maybe not the war. Nice.
That was crazy - they really thought he was stealing ballots??? But then again, the PaulBots are a paranoid bunch. Thats probably why their ranks are overrun with troofers and other tinfoil-hat types.
I was at the 6th district caucus. Parking was a real pain - they should have held it at a bigger venue.
Thanks for the ping! I heard because of the lack of funding that the Huckster will have to give up his jet plane. It’s going to be hard to be president without a plane. He’ll have to fly around like everybody else or take the bus. The Huckster truly is the poor people’s candidate.
That doesn't say much for southern Baptists. ;)
Just went back to the results site and still nothing .. have they not tabulated the various results yet ?
As in Nevada, the only other one organizing is Paul. Anyway, you’ve oversimplified a little in your summary. The process is:
Jan 22 - delegates to the state convention are elected.
Feb 9 - primary is held, but unless some candidate get a majority this is strictly a beauty contest. If someone does get 51% on Feb 9, *then* they automatically get 20 of the state’s delegates to the national convention; if no one gets 51% then those delegates are uncommitted. This is different than other winner-take-all states where mere plurality will get you the delegates.
Feb 16 - state convention is held and delegates to the national convention are elected.
So as far as I can tell we won’t know for certain who won Louisiana until Feb 16, though I imagine they have a straw poll at the caucuses today which will give some indication of support for different candidates.
It is my hope that Romney will smash Huckabee and McCain like the bugs they are.
I have no problem with those principles.
Politics is about the record.
Let's not hide the record of Romney, we need to examine it carefully.
Redemption is not defined by changing positions to get elected.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.