Posted on 03/01/2012 4:17:46 AM PST by techno
Uh-oh!!!
Santorum Won More Michigan Delegates
The Moderate Voice ^ | February 29th, 2012 | Tony Campbell
According to the MSM, and most people who blindly follow their reports, Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary last night by about 3 points, 41 to 38. However, like the Electoral College, the point of the contest is not to win the popular vote (Gore – 2000) but to win more delegates per state based on the apportionment of those delegates.
Michigan’s primary delegate system allows for a set number of delegates to be won by state wide popular vote and the rest to be evenly distributed by Congressional districts. When you consider the facts of the contest, and the outcome of the voting pattern of the Congressional districts, Rick Santorum won more delegates by a count of 17 to 13 for Romney.
No spin; just the facts.
Now Tony Campbell of The Moderate Voice is claiming Santorum won 17 delegates to only 13 for Romney.
http://themoderatevoice.com/140053/santorum-won-more-michigan-delegates/
Michigan is a tie delegate count. Delegates are awarded by congressional district with two at large. Both won 7 districts each and Romney didn’t reach the threshold to take both at large delegates.
“I still think many Republicans consider Santorum an anathema and an object of scorn.”
Nope, just the FEW with an agenda.
AND of course, the Rombots who think Romney is a future god of some nutty planet or something. Catholics need not apply.
Let’s all cheer for Sanctomonium!
Which MI CD flipped. There was a couple close.
LOL
Santorum is Milk Toast... that’s just what he is. Its why he lost PA by 17 points and its why he, sadly, will have no chance at a win at the national level.
I’ll vote for the nominee, but I don’t see Santorum having any chance of winning a national election.
It appears to be CD 13.
Probably a couple suburbs of Detroit. Wayne County probably.
If so whomever GOTV for that district need a promotion.
Something is wrong with my Math. Anyone on here actually lives in MI.
We keep hearing MI had 7 CDs that went for Mittens and 7 CDs that went for Santorum none pending. So they split the Delegates Mittens(7*2)+ 1 at large and Santorum(7*2)+ 1 at large. But I am counting 15 CDs.
Is it 14 or 15?
However based on
http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12PPR/25.HTM
Prelim as of February 29, 2012 @ 9:11:39 am
1.2.3.5.6 clearly went for Santorum thats 5
7.8.9.10.11.12.13.15 went for Mittens thats 8
4.14 are real real close. thats 2
“Milk toast”
Precisely. If Wittle Wicky is the nominee, I just hold my nose (again) and vote for him. But I don’t think he would make a better president than Romney. At least Romney has been around the block a few times. I’m not sure Wittle Wicky is even potty trained.
As a PA resident who watched Santorum lose in 06 first hand, it has always been obvious he’s not viable in a national campaign for a lot of reasons, and I’ve tried to let others know it, but most just ignore it or call me foolish.
All I can say to them today, is how do you feel about Santorum calling DEMOCRATS to try to get them to show up and vote in the Republican primary???? I know Michigan has an open primary, which I think is rediculous on its face, but really, how do you feel that your principled guy is going to court the opposition to try to get a win?? This is nothing new for Santorum over his career and par for the course.
I probably could live with Santorum as president, but I know he won’t win the national election. He’ll be painted as an extremists with his own words and be routed, just like he was in ‘06.
You must be a liberal.
Now that is silly. I feel the same way as HamiltonJoy, and I am as conservative as it gets. Calling people names does not help win them over.
You must be a liberal.
and a troll.
Godless Liberal
What concerns me is how the media will report this turnaround for Santorum...or not.
Perception is important, especially to uninformed voters ahead of these key primaries.
Mittens and Mrs. Mittens were featured on the front of the Milwaukee Journal yesterday. .. waving and looking like they were being coronated for King and Queen of the world.
Headline; “ROMNEY REGAINS STRIDE WITH TWO PRIMARY VICTORIES”.
Okay so headline tomorrow will be “NOT SO FAST. SANTORUM WINS DELEGATE COUNT IN MICHIGAN”?
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