Posted on 01/20/2008 9:56:56 AM PST by Checkers
That's the RCP Delegate Count:
Romney 59
Huckabee 38
McCain 32
Thompson 5
Giuliani 1
CNN has Romney with 66, Huckabee 38, and McCain 26, but you get the picture.
In terms of total votes cast in primaries and caucuses to date (excluding Wyoming, for which I don't have a total):
Romney 530,162
McCain 510,132
Huckabee 339,824
Thompson 103,553
Giuliani 59,312
Romney has a decisive lead among Republican votes cast to date as McCain's numbers reflect the large majority of Independents' votes he rolled up in New Hampshire, Michigan and South Carolina.
Florida is open only to Republicans and voting has been underway for weeks. It is a dead heat between Romney, McCain, Huckabee and Giuliani. Voters in Florida are in for the most interesting 10 day campaign in recent political history. It is an elimination round in which at least one and possibly two of the would-be nominees will be sent to the sidelines. There is no front-runner, and there is no "momentum" though Romney has three state wins, McCain two and Huck one. What is said and done by the candidates over the next few days will decide Florida and nothing else. Even as they focus on this confused picture, the issues dominating the debate are changing rapidly to elevate the economy over immigration and the war. That has to favor Romney, and McCain is still burdened by the antipathy of many Reagan conservatives.
If the Florida electorate reflects the general opinion of Republicans who have voted thus far, Romney will win in the Sunshine State.
The GOP is at a crossroads, and because it is, so is the country. In ten days, Florida Republicans will have a huge say in setting its course for the next decade, and Florida's Reagan Republicans the
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You can’t count Iowa “correctly”, because the straw poll had nothing to do with the choice of delegates. The delegates were separately chosen, and Huckabee didn’t even contest them.
Further, the delegates are officially “uncommitted”, to meet the rules of the Republican party. Technically so are the ones from Nevada. It’s guessed who they support, but if a candidate has dropped out by the time the Iowa delegates meet to make a formal delegation commitment, that candidate might not end up with any delegates.
Except at the time, he said he opposed them because they gave too much back to the rich and not enough to the poor.
As a Bible based Christian, I’m not worried about him trying to convert me to a Mormon. Initially I didn't like the idea then I got to know Huck ... he's a taxer and an OPEN border person - that's what his track record says. Huckabee, is a humanist. Mike is NO Bible based Christian.
I REFUSE to vote for a humanist, pretending to be a Christian using socialism to fund his utopia. I see Mike as more of a Clinton/Carter combo using the "religion card" to sway the ignorant. Btw Mike has NO theology degree. He has a undergraduate degree in "religion" with a minor in communications. He dropped out of Seminary school but that doesn't stop him from LYING about having a Theology degree. The truth is Mike isn't an honest person and certainly not capable of running the country.
Mitt isn’t pulling the religion card as Huck is. Huck is a phony.
I need a stiff drink.
To be fair, Romney did win the Nevada caucus, so he should get as much face time as McCain, especially since he beat McCain in his own back yard and got more delegates.
Pretty much the way I see it too. But that said, I’m not too excited about mit either. I’m still going with fred for now. As long as he hasn’t dropped out, I’ll keep pulling for him even if “uncommitted” starts to pass him up.
I appreciate your sentiments. But with this bunch, even if we “win”, we lose.
Can you seriously see any one of these three going to the mat to defend a conservative judicial nomination? Hell’s belles, can you see any one of these three even making a conservative judicial nomination?
Find me a conservative to support. Heck, find me a non-liberal to support.
I don’t claim to believe that Thompson is RR, but he certainly doesn’t pander the way the rest of them have and he hasn’t mealy mouthed equivocal answers to snarky reporters.
We’ll see what happens. My vote here in KY probably won’t be worth much by the time I get to vote, but I’m going to vote nonetheless.
Come November we all may want to consider taking night classes in Spanish.
Yes, I actually believe ALL of them would defend a conservative justice. We would certainly hold them to it. But I’m particularly certain Romney will do so.
Great chart!
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You’ve got a point. If forced to choose between two Democrats, I guess I would take McCain over Clinton.
Exactly. They’re quitters and losers... The stakes are too high. I’m doing anything I can to keep those scum out
With Rasmussen showing Romney ahead in FL, he could be on his way to the nomination.
Who did Hunter release his 1 Wyoming delegate to?
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