Posted on 02/06/2012 8:19:30 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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Missouri is Santorum 45, Romney 32, Paul 19
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That’s Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota where no delegates are awarded in the primary contest. In Missouri, at least, delegates are chosen at county and state GOP conventions. Not sure how they are selected in CO and MN.
US state election laws are like a card game made up by seven-year-olds.
We know, from Gingrich supporters, that if Santorum dropped out, that his support would split roughly equally between Romney and Gingrich, offering Newt no net benefit. It looks from these numbers as if the converse is not the same, that most of Newt's support goes to Santorum. If this is true, like there is more benefit to conservatism if it is Newt who drops out.
It would settle a lot if the two made a deal to offer their delegates to the one ahead of the other should it turn out that Romney is still in the lead entering the convention.
From what I have read tonight it sounds like Rick and Newt have decided that they both need to stay in and take it all the way to the convention where all bets are off. If one of them drops out it would make it much easier for Romney to gain 50% of the delegates. They both need to stay and and each needs to do reasonably well to keep the democrats from having candidates on both sides. If Romney is the nominee it’s a democrat win-win. At this point I would be relatively happy with Rick or Newt as opposed to Romney..gags.
The agreement also allows for conservation of their limited resources. Gingrich can focus on those states where he has an advantage (e.g., the South), Santorum can focus on those states where he has an advantage (e.g., the Midwest).
Romney gets whipsawed, always having to confront the stronger of the two.
The trashing of Santorum on this site is moronic.
Well, living in MO I can speak to that one. And a hare-brained one it is - we have a primary today that doesn’t really count as it will award no delegates. Also, Newt’s not on the ballot anyway. Then, on March 17, we have a caucus where delegates WILL be decided. First time I’ve ever seen that here. WHY don’t all the states just stop having their primaries so darned early, against party rules??? Then the delegate situation would be clearer.
For any Missourians who want to vote for Newt, they need to check the “Uncommitted” box.
I think you guys are better off checking Santorum instead of Uncommitted. It would be terrible if Romney came out the winner. His momentum needs to be stopped in its tracks. We know uncommitted isn’t going to beat him tomorrow, but Santorum might and we should make the win as big as possible.
Thank you for this very important bit of information.
“Yes it is odd. Santorum is now on the rise, and Gingrich is waning, but that could reverse over the course of February.”
I know, but it’s tragic these two guys are splitting the conservative vote. We need to be solidified behind the anti-Romney, and that’s not going to happen as long as they’re both in the race.
Might be time for some kind of neutral, big name ombudsman to call the two together for a Come to Jesus meeting and bury the hatchet some how, and form a strategic partnership against the Bishop. Time is RUNNING OUT.
Santorum is a great speaker of conservative words, especially in this campaign.
But he has always been a tool of the GOP political establishment in PA and nationally.
He is doing a good job of carving up the vote in a way that prevents Newt from overtaking Romney and allows Romney to win in the long run.
And Santorum is getting help from talk hosts like Glenn Beck in a big way and El Rushbo to some extent.
They all are working together to make Romney the winner in the end.
Medicare Part D was certainly not a conservative idea, it has cost billions and made the national debt bigger.
Rick Santorum supported it and Medicare Part D is one of the reasons this nation is on its way to bankruptcy.
This is excellent news.
So what? If he keeps delegates away from Romney it’s great
I’m not going to weep over Romney losing, but I don’t think Santorum is a real conservative.
IN FACT, HE’S THE KIND OF TOOL ROMNEY CAN USE AS A RUNNING MATE TO HUSTLE AND FOOL CONSERVATIVES.
JUST A MUCH A TOOL AS SPIRO AGNEW WAS FOR RICHARD NIXON TO HUSTLE AND FOOL CONSERVATIVES.
Who wins a brokered convention?
“Is it just me, or is this an odd primary season?”
IMO, I think more people are following the candidates earlier during the election cycle. Probably due to the increase of social networking, Tweets, Face book etc.
Palin I hope.
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