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Romney has 52 delegates. The total for everyone else is 47. It's still early and we'll see what happens Saturday but, so far, Romney has attracted the most attention and votes within the party and that counts for a lot.

So, we have for our choices from the remaining viable candidates, McCain and Huckabee, both of whom have been roundly criticized as too liberal by most conservative icons. And we have Thompson and Romney, both of whom have been pronounced to be good choices, again by most conservative icons such as Rush Limbaugh and Anne Coulter. While Thompson is a good, intelligent man, Romney has shown his ability to get the votes, delegates, and the momentum to win and keep the Oval Office in Republican hands. It's not a hard decision really. If Limbaugh, Coulter, Bork, Bopp, Buckley and a whole list of conservative icons plus the majority of delegates and voters thus far, find Romney to be the best conservative choice, chances are, he is. The choice really is that simple.

1 posted on 01/17/2008 6:18:03 AM PST by Reaganesque
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2 posted on 01/17/2008 6:19:23 AM PST by Reaganesque (Charter Member of the Romney FR Resistance)
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To: Reaganesque
Romney has attracted the most attention and votes within the party and that counts for a lot.

That's why the MSM?Socialists are worried.

3 posted on 01/17/2008 6:20:15 AM PST by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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To: Reaganesque

Interesting stat that would be headline news everywhere if the candidate was “approved” by the DBM.

You put the situation between Thompson and Romney very well - the same conclusion that I made months ago, when it was almost impossible to print the word Romney on FR. Let’s hope that voters in every state see the choices as we do from now on,


4 posted on 01/17/2008 6:23:51 AM PST by maica (Romney '08)
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To: Reaganesque

If Romney wins the nomination, he’ll lose the election. If he wins the election, we’ll lose.


5 posted on 01/17/2008 6:25:00 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: Reaganesque
Romney has 52 delegates

And he needs about 1100 more. Long haul, he'll cave before the convention.

9 posted on 01/17/2008 6:35:08 AM PST by tiger-one (The night has a thousand eyes)
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To: Reaganesque

this guy had different positions on everything just 3 years ago when he was governor on massachusetts. he changed his position on nearly everything to appeal to conservatives. this guy flip flops more than john kerry. who says he wont do the same thing if hes ever elected president? its one thing if you have a legit change of heart. this happens to many people, but this does not look like it. he strikes me as phony and it looks likes hes saying anything to get elected. its a little too convenient that hes changed his positions as soon as he decided to run for president.


10 posted on 01/17/2008 6:35:48 AM PST by philsfan24
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To: Reaganesque
Judge Robert Bork's endorsement/ad.
11 posted on 01/17/2008 6:35:55 AM PST by Reaganesque (Charter Member of the Romney FR Resistance)
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To: Reaganesque

99 delegates out of 2300 (4%) have been pledged from the results of 4 northern state primaries (3 liberal states and 1 small conservative state).

Don’t get too excited.


12 posted on 01/17/2008 6:36:47 AM PST by kidd
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To: Reaganesque
So did George W. Bush at some time, too.

And look what we got.

You satisfied with the border and all the Americans killed since 2001 by illegal aliens on our soil?

Some leadership. Yeah, let's all get behind the "Winners" again, shall we?

18 posted on 01/17/2008 6:42:46 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Christian Discernment and The Lord Tell Me that President Huckabee Will Be A Disaster For Our Nation)
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To: Reaganesque

Whoever wins FL will go to the front of the line as it is a Winner Take All fairly big state.


24 posted on 01/17/2008 7:00:03 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy (tHE)
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To: Reaganesque

IT’S OVER!!! Romeny wins. He has 52 delegates. He’s only one thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine away from victory. IT’S OVER.


28 posted on 01/17/2008 7:07:24 AM PST by no dems (FRED THOMPSON: The only Conservative running who can beat Hillary or Obama.)
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To: Reaganesque
CNN Delegate Scorecard (Romney has more delegates than all other candidates combinded)

And last week Huckleberry hound did, so what?

31 posted on 01/17/2008 7:09:01 AM PST by ontap (Just another backstabbing conservative)
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To: Reaganesque
Magic Number 1,191 Romney 52

Which is roughly a little less that four and one-half percent of what he needs.
Not exaclt locked up yet.

36 posted on 01/17/2008 7:13:39 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (Geek Squad -- if you're desperate and don't need a PC for over a month, we're here for you.)
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To: Reaganesque
The Green Papers counts them a little differently but Romney does lead.....

Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm Republican Convention
Presidential Nominating Process
39th Republican National Convention: Monday 1 September - Thursday 4 September 2008
Republicans
Candidate Popular
Vote
Delegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Alternative
Soft Total*
Hard Total
Romney, Mitt 443,139  36.18% 24   1.33% 17   2.97% 41   1.72% 69   2.74% 24   1.01%
McCain, John S. 361,546  29.52% 14   0.77% 5   0.87% 19   0.80% 27   1.07% 14   0.59%
Huckabee, Mike 207,308  16.93% 4   0.22% 13   2.27% 17   0.71% 17   0.68% 4   0.17%
Paul, Ron 84,554   6.90%   4   0.70% 4   0.17% 4   0.16%  
Thompson, Fred Dalton 50,925   4.16%   8   1.40% 8   0.34% 8   0.32%  
Giuliani, Rudolph W. 49,198   4.02%   1   0.17% 1   0.04% 1   0.04%  
Uncommitted 17,971   1.47%       3   0.12% 12   0.50%
(others) 4,796   0.39%          
Hunter, Duncan 4,567   0.37%   1   0.17% 1   0.04% 1   0.04%  
Tancredo, Thomas Gerald "Tom" 317   0.03%          
Keyes, Alan L. 220   0.02%          
Brownback, Samuel Dale 197   0.02%          
Cox, John H. 40   0.00%          
(available)   1,765  97.68% 524  91.45% 2,289  96.18% 2,386  94.83% 2,326  97.73%
Total 1,224,778 100.00% 1,807 100.00% 573 100.00% 2,380 100.00% 2,516 100.00% 2,380 100.00%

States Chronologically   States Alphabetically     Democratic Convention    

 

49 posted on 01/17/2008 7:33:55 AM PST by deport (2 days South Carolina -- 22 days Super Tuesday -- [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: Reaganesque

And Florida looms.


56 posted on 01/17/2008 7:55:00 AM PST by Khepri (Fred Thompson, he's a hundred miles away son - READY TO STRIKE!)
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To: Reaganesque

Romney/Thompson sounds good to me.
I would like to see Romney and The governor of Maryland.


60 posted on 01/17/2008 8:48:08 AM PST by ODDITHER
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To: Reaganesque

Nevada has 34 delagates and SC only 24.
Romney went ot Neavda this week when no one else did. He has led by a majority in the polls of Nevada all year. Wonder why the MSM isn’t as interested in 34 delegates that will mostly go to Romney? While the media and the other GOP candidates are focusing on SC Mitt is winning where it matters the most on Saturday. Plus he will have eithera 1st or second place in SC getting a huge chunk of the delegates there as well. The MSM can ignore Wyoming and Nevada (and other states where conservatives acutally vote) for awhile but inevitably they will have to announce who the winner is.


61 posted on 01/17/2008 8:48:15 AM PST by Rameumptom (Gen X= they killed 1 in 4 of us)
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To: Reaganesque
It's not a hard decision really.

You're right, it's not. If Thompson is still in when it gets to my state, I'll be voting for him. If he's not, then it may be the first primary I've missed since I turned 18.

78 posted on 01/17/2008 10:42:55 AM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: Reaganesque

We are in January. I predict a McCain majority in NY, CA, FL, TX, AZ, OH, MO... Then he will add Giuliani’s and Thompson’s delegates.


89 posted on 01/18/2008 9:32:32 AM PST by a77
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