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Romney Secures 88 Texas Delegates, Clinches Nomination
New York Times ^ | 29 May 2012 | AP Projection

Posted on 05/29/2012 6:33:59 PM PDT by Vigilanteman

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has now secured at least 88 of the 155 delegates at stake in the Texas Primary, bringing his secured delegate total to 1174, 30 more than necessary to win the majority of the delegated needed for the GOP nomination.

With 4% of Texas precincts now reporting, Romney has consistently maintained or increased a 60 point lead over his nearest competitor, Congressman Ron Paul.

In the contested race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, David Dewhurst is holding a 48% to 31% lead over his nearest rival Ted Cruz in a nine person contest.

(Excerpt) Read more at elections.nytimes.com ...


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Ted Cruz REP 192,159 30.17% 261,583 31.65%
David Dewhurst REP 304,460 47.81% 388,209 46.98%


61 posted on 05/29/2012 7:43:00 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: EducatorOfLiberals

Well said!


62 posted on 05/29/2012 7:43:17 PM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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To: altura

My husband voted Dewhurst too, he thought about Leppert but???


63 posted on 05/29/2012 7:43:40 PM PDT by GoCards (I am a Hobbit)
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To: Theodore R.

Cruz won my precinct 63 to 45 over Dirty David Dewhurst.


64 posted on 05/29/2012 7:44:07 PM PDT by DrewsDad (Environmental Extremism Eventually Endangers Everyone)
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To: altura

Wow, there’s a surprise. You sure love your liberal RINOs.


65 posted on 05/29/2012 7:44:17 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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To: Logical me

You vote for the Socialist. We Conservatives don’t want Willard.


66 posted on 05/29/2012 7:46:35 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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To: Logical me

I happen to agree with you. But letting them pout and vent serves one very useful purpose: It undermines the attempts of the pro-commie media to paint Romney as a right-wing extremist. You know they’ll try.


67 posted on 05/29/2012 7:47:16 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: GoCards

“But it’s early”

Yep it is.

“With 4% of Texas precincts now reporting”


68 posted on 05/29/2012 7:47:59 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: katiedidit1

“He should make the speech of a lifetime and reach out to the tea party folks and other conservatives that usually fight to keep candidates like HIM out of DC.”

Why should he? Those of us that are conservative didn’t vote for the fool in the primary. Nor will many of us in the general election. He was elected by the GOPe. He is their candidate. Except for lower offices, like the House and Senate...this election is over for true conservatives. Romney doesn’t nor will ever represent us or our values. It is the acme of foolishness to think otherwise.


69 posted on 05/29/2012 7:48:19 PM PDT by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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To: Vigilanteman

“Will he be some improvement over Kay Bailey Hutchinson?”

Anything short of a Dem would be an improvement over KBH.


70 posted on 05/29/2012 7:50:49 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: txhurl
Greta didn't say where it came from, but it was Breaking News with a gong and everything!

Reince Preibus was just on, maybe he told her, LOL

Or it came from the munchkins in "America's Election HQ" looking at where the votes have come in from already and otherwise crunching the numbers... I guess we'll find out if she is right.

71 posted on 05/29/2012 7:51:14 PM PDT by alley cat
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To: GoCards

As does Wiley Price.

Turnout was truly pitiful all around.


72 posted on 05/29/2012 7:52:00 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: icwhatudo

http://www.texastribune.org/election-2012/scoreboard/

This is it, right?


73 posted on 05/29/2012 7:52:58 PM PDT by Mountain Mary (One Nation Under God..."There I said it" ... Great One...)
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To: Vigilanteman

Perry’s name wasn’t on the ballot but Michelle Bachman was so that’s who I voted for. It wasn’t going to matter anyway.


74 posted on 05/29/2012 7:54:25 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Our economy won't heal until one particular black man is unemployed.)
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To: Logical me

Look, friend, don’t waste another second on these very few tunnel vision folks that blab hatred for Mitt Romney on this and other sites. There are two kinds of folks in this world. Strategic thinkers and Tunnel Vision fools that really and truely believe that cutting off their noses to spite their faces is a wise and justified move. Fortunately, they are a tiny minority. Forget them, they amount to nothing.

You want to concentrate on a needed victory, vote for Cruz and against Dewhurst, come the upcoming July runoff. Forget these few naysayers. You waste valuable time and words on a lost cause. Forget ‘em!!! ABO!!!


75 posted on 05/29/2012 7:57:27 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (My only objective is defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: alley cat

Greta’s not the type to have to do retractions, so Good news!


76 posted on 05/29/2012 7:57:27 PM PDT by txhurl (AB would vote for Scott Walker.)
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Cruz still moving up

Ted Cruz REP 193,550 30.15% 286,225 31.82%
David Dewhurst REP 307,132 47.85% 420,714 46.77%


77 posted on 05/29/2012 8:02:42 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: EducatorOfLiberals

The NYT chart shows Romney with enough delegates but does he have the delegates? Ron Paul has a lot more delegates than the NYT chart shows.

The last count I saw Romney was still 400 short!


78 posted on 05/29/2012 8:03:47 PM PDT by W. W. SMITH (Maybe the horse will learn to sing)
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To: Diogenesis
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

I'll tell you what could go wrong....0bama appoints Holder to the Supreme Court.

Or if you don't like that 0bama could appoint Arne Duncan

Or if you still don't like that 0bama could appoint John Holdren

So go ahead vote for 0bama. What could go wrong? At least he isn't Romney.

79 posted on 05/29/2012 8:05:53 PM PDT by GreyMountainReagan ("Pray for America")
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To: Revolting cat!
If it’s over and the fat lady has sung, then why even hold a convention?

A funeral for the once-great party of Lincoln would be more appropriate.

80 posted on 05/29/2012 8:06:27 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Party like it's 1860.- America's Party - www.SelfGovernment.US)
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