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Iowa GOP: Romney wins caucuses [Romney 30,015, Santorum 30,007]
CNN ^ | 1/4/12

Posted on 01/04/2012 12:09:20 AM PST by Slings and Arrows

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney beat former Sen. Rick Santorum by a margin of just 8 votes in the Iowa GOP caucuses, the chairman of the Iowa Republican Party announced early Wednesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: ia2012; karlrove; rove
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To: Slings and Arrows

8 vote win for Mittens.

All that money and all I got to show for it was a lousy tie!


21 posted on 01/04/2012 12:23:57 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: matt1234

They massaged the data until they had a happy ending.


22 posted on 01/04/2012 12:24:07 AM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

This is a big win for Rick!!!


23 posted on 01/04/2012 12:24:25 AM PST by tallyhoe
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He must have Al Franken’s vote counter


24 posted on 01/04/2012 12:25:59 AM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ...In the US the number is 54%)
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To: Utmost Certainty

Santorum is good at retail politics. He has an organization in New Hampshire.

He is looking to win not just to come in second.


25 posted on 01/04/2012 12:26:18 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Lib-Lickers 2
Don't see SC but found one for Floriduh

PRESIDENT – FLORIDA – GOP PRIMARY (TelOpinion)
Mitt Romney 27%
Newt Gingrich 26%
Ron Paul 5%
Rick Perry 4%
Michele Bachmann 4%
Jon Huntsman 1%
Rick Santorum 1%

26 posted on 01/04/2012 12:27:38 AM PST by byteback
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To: Slings and Arrows

I haven’t read many comments here on FR tonight, but I just wanted to remind you all that delegates are where it’s at. We don’t know the outcome yet, but some networks have been projecting that delegates-wise, Iowa was basically a three-way tie. Or close to that. (Romney/Santorum/Paul)


28 posted on 01/04/2012 12:29:19 AM PST by incindiary (http://youtu.be/BkpnhCkLK-M)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I find it very odd that Tokyo Rove was the FIRST person to know Willard “won” Iowa. I would think the people counting the votes and the media would know first. And there were also reports of random precincts not counting right, but they refuse to do a recount.

No question about it: Romney and the establishment STOLE the Iowa caucuses!


29 posted on 01/04/2012 12:29:35 AM PST by PAConservative1
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To: goldstategop

Santorum’s a weak candidate and his momentum won’t translate nationally. Why people are even rallying behind this duplicitous goofball, is beyond me.


31 posted on 01/04/2012 12:31:30 AM PST by Utmost Certainty (Our Enemy, the State | Gingrich 2012)
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To: byteback

That will change BIG when Willard gets clobbered in SC this month. Mark my words.


32 posted on 01/04/2012 12:32:50 AM PST by CainConservative ( Newt/Santorum 2012 with Cain, Huck, Bolton, Perry, Watts, Duncan, & Bachmann in Newt's Cabinet)
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To: Lib-Lickers 2

>>anybody have the latest SC poll?

If you are supporting Santorum, in the first half of Dec it was as bad as it can get.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/sc/south_carolina_republican_presidential_primary-1590.html


33 posted on 01/04/2012 12:33:25 AM PST by expat1000
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34 posted on 01/04/2012 12:36:36 AM PST by Brandonmark (2012: Our Hope IS Change!)
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To: Utmost Certainty

Santorum campaigned in all of IA’s counties and did the shoe leather campaigning and it was lonely at times. But it paid off big. Obviously, he does connect to people. He did a great job with a consistently conservative message. No one else is good at old-fashioned politics like Santorum. He makes up in quality what he lacks in quantity.


35 posted on 01/04/2012 12:36:51 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: sillipuddi

damn STRAIGHT!

have you noticed all they say is romney newt and perry?

they never bring up santorum EVER

and stupid google search results are so not relevant anymore

I’m angry too but what good does it do seriously? no one gives a crap

I gave up cable a long time ago-thought I would miss it but your post makes me think I did the right thing

screw it!


36 posted on 01/04/2012 12:36:53 AM PST by MaryLou1
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To: byteback

Real Clear Politics Polling Data

Poll Date Sample Gingrich Romney Paul Perry Bachmann Huntsman Santorum Cain Spread

RCP Average 12/4 - 12/19 — 35.0 28.0 6.5 4.0 3.5 2.0 1.5 — Gingrich +7.0

TelOpinion 12/15 - 12/19 800 RV 26 27 5 4 4 1 1 — Romney +1 [OUTLIER]
NBC/Marist 12/4 - 12/7 469 LV 44 29 8 4 3 3 2 — Gingrich +15
SurveyUSA 12/5 - 12/6 500 LV 45 23 4 5 6 3 2 — Gingrich +22
CN/Time 11/29 - 12/6 446 LV 48 25 5 3 3 3 1 — Gingrich +23
Quinnipiac11/28 - 12/5 509 RV 35 22 8 4 4 2 2 8 Gingrich +13


37 posted on 01/04/2012 12:43:40 AM PST by CainConservative ( Newt/Santorum 2012 with Cain, Huck, Bolton, Perry, Watts, Duncan, & Bachmann in Newt's Cabinet)
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To: MaryLou1

If you “screw it”, newbie, you’re screwing yourself.

Politics have been a dirty business since the business of politics began.

We support those public representatives who best represent our ideologies, and let the chips fall where they may. To give up entirely is to forfeit your freedom.


39 posted on 01/04/2012 12:47:40 AM PST by This Just In
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To: sillipuddi

Nope, definitely no Romney shill. I just want to see somebody who can reliably beat Romney on a national level, and I don’t trust Santorum can do it. Nor do I trust Santorum period, given his spotty voting records.


40 posted on 01/04/2012 12:52:47 AM PST by Utmost Certainty (Our Enemy, the State | Gingrich 2012)
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