[Pollster1]

I was also QUITE surprised that Ed Rollins did NOT KNOW we have some early states, like SC and FL that are winner-take-all (in one form or another). He pooh-poohed how many delegates were invoved here and said, "No, no, no, there are NO winner take all states before April"

Don't blame Rollins. I'm a (reluctant) Newt supporter and a professional in the field, but I would never have considered SC a "winner-take-all" state. Even once Newt surged, I expected demographics to give Romney about a fourth of the SC delegates. I don't think most on FR realize what a big deal it is that Newt took all eleven districts in SC, losing only three counties (Richland with Columbia, Charleston County, and Beaufort County) and losing those by such a small margin that he still took the delegates with his winning margins in adjacent counties. For SC to go winner-take-all is, as Joe Biden would say:

[swampfox101]

The establishment republicans are in trouble, the last election should have been a wake up call for them. Funny..! They still don’t have a clue, even after last night.

They have got to start listening to their base and to their most loyal voters. NO MORE MODERATES. (code word for liberals)

In this election the establishment went out and found the most lieberal (moderate) candidate they could find, and the base is telling them to take “it and shove it”. End of story. There’s a good polling story for you.

[Servant of the Cross]

Great post. Good analyis, added details AND funny!