Posted on 02/17/2012 7:34:32 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
The Republican presidential primary just won’t quit.
Despite the tacit and vocal assumptions of state GOP organizers in January, no candidate has gathered overwhelming momentum just yet. The race did not, in fact, wrap itself up quickly: Instead, Mitt Romney won New Hampshire, Florida, and (tentatively) Maine; Rick Santorum won Iowa, Minnesota and Colorado; Newt Gingrich won South Carolina; and the campaign persists.
Now, thanks to delayed primaries in two significant states, the race could take even longer, and a back-loaded calendar could make late May and early June an important time for the candidates.
The Texas Republican Party announced Wednesday that the state will likely hold its GOP primary May 29, after a federal judge ordered Republicans to plan for that date. Texas’s redistricting plans have been contested in federal court and without the new legislative maps, officials have been unable to proceed with orchestrating the election.
The state party had originally planned to hold its primary March 6, Super Tuesday, and this week marked at least the second postponement. The state party voiced displeasure, having planned for an earlier primary on the logic that Texas would be more influential in the GOP nominating process.
“The original will of the legislature and the people was that Texas would hold its primary on March 6,” Texas GOP spokesman Chris Elam said. “The original plan was to go on that date and be assured that we would be a large prize.”
Pennsylvania, meanwhile, could face similar delays. The state’s primary is planned for April 24, but Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said this week that the legislature could push back the primary date, as Pennsylvania’s redistricted legislative maps have also been rejected in court.
All this means the Republican race could go on at least until May, and possibly until June.
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Actually, it is the conservative resistance to Mitt that will give more states (Americans) the opportunity to voice their opinion on who the GOP nominee will be -- that and allocated delegates.
That may actually be a good thing - delaying the time when the Democrats and MSM (but I repeat myself) can focus their hit pieces and advertisements on just one person.
That may actually be a good thing - delaying the time when the Democrats and MSM (but I repeat myself) can focus their hit pieces and advertisements on just one person.
It worked for Barack against Hillary.
This is good for a variety of reasons but importantly it gives us an opportunity to expose Mitt for the Midway Carny he really is.
Same Shiite just cheaper.... or more expensive.
Meanwhile, California moved it’s primary back to where it was years ago.....the first week of June.
On the plus side, no one is running any political TV ads here yet. Even the local races are quiet until we get close to a confirmed primary date.
This clearly helps Romney a ton; actually; unlikely to do really well in either state, he’d rather have these later rather than sooner, and he can counteract them with strong performances in New York and California.
Also the longer the race lasts the more money is important, which helps Romney.
After Santorum wins Michigan, I would guess that money will start coming in for him too. And Mitt’s coffers can’t be bottomless, especially when the elitist GOPs start realizing that they are throwing their money at the WRONG guy. LOL.
Failed argument. Since when did TX, PA and other now holding so called “late” primaries rush to move up their primary dates? It was all the others holding earlier and earlier dates that now cause this frustration of the MS Media and Romney. The MSM wanted it stretched out, now they can’t stand it with no clear winner to focus on. The alternative is a “National Primary Day” which no one will ever agree to.
In the end the GOP may regret meddling with our primaries.
Proportional allocation of delegates will take this fight to the convention floor if all 4 are able to stay in the race.
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