PPP Poll Missouri (tweet) Santorum 45, Romney 32, Paul 19

Not that odd. After watching Newt self destruct in FL...a state he should have won by 20 point coming out of SC, alot of people realized that he would get creamed like a bowl of Paula Dean’s mashed turnips by obama. We simply can’t take that chance and no matter how long he campaigns Republican’s simply do not like Romney and that leaves Satorum as the only logical, and dependable, choice for thoughtful conservatives.

Yes, in fact I believe MO was the last state called. McCain won by around 3500 votes, mainly because the Dems couldn’t scrounge up enough dead guys in St. Louis. There is NO margin for error in Missouri. Everyone has to get out and vote in November or its going blue.

Use the following link to The Green Papers which has a wealth of info on the election process. Navigate around the various sections and you’ll find most any tidbit of info you want.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/

I’m not saying he doesn’t have flaws, just that there is a lot of unjustified criticism of him on this site.

I’ve seen comments saying that he did not make any waves in the senate, is not conservative at all except for his pro-life position, is in the tank for Romney, etc.

My days of criticizing either Rick S. or Newt are over.

We need to support both these guys, or at least one, without bashing the other.

Several conservatives I’ve listened to recently claim to love, love, love Newt, but they don’t support him because they are afraid of him.

Afraid he would be torpedoed in the general election by some of the rash statements they think he’s sure to make and the press is sure to emphasize.

I’m still for Newt because I think he can successfully defend himself and will do so and any conservative will be likewise attacked.

But go Santorum ... if you can.

Newt didn’t self-destruct, he was attacked with lies by Romney. He’s already said he understands what he’s up against now and is prepared for the next debate. Romney had JUST as bad a week before in South Carolina, and came back with a successful performance. So to write Newt off after one week in one state is ludicrous. And you can’t overlook the fact that Rick HASN’T been attacked with 10 million in negative ads yet. We have no idea how he’ll fare when that happens.

The problem is now if Rick, Mitt and Newt keep trading wins, we’re on our way to a brokered convention, a totally unpredictable exercise. Ron Paul is trying to stack the delegates with stealth operatives who will vote for Ron Paul if they are released from Mitt/Newt/Rick (see link below).

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2843327/posts

It’s simply unknown whether he’ll have enough to make a difference. My feeling is the most likely ticket out of the convention is Mitt/Rick, because they’ll figure the southern states will go Republican anyway, so they’ll want candidates who performed better in the north and midwest.

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