Posted on 01/10/2012 11:06:41 AM PST by TitansAFC
GO NEWT is right. We knew NH was going to Mitt the dog abuser, he won’t have a cake walk like that in the South.
Yeah, that’s the reality of it. Newt got nothing in NH.
Newt is now 5th in the delegate count.
And you thought he'd do any better in New Hampshire? New Hampshire isn't a good bellwether for what's to follow in the primary. Never has been.
Newt will do much better in South Carolina and Florida, and if one or both of the other conservatives can be persuaded to drop out, he'll knock Romney out of contention in short order.
Was NH Romney’s high point? Predict any states in which he’ll do the same or better.
SAying Paul’s a nutjob is an understatement to be sure..the youth though seem to be flocking to him...let’s hope they don’t vote as they did for Obama.
Open Primaries are just foolish...I never understood why that was in the first place. But no doubt plenty of Democrates play the cross over game.
I do wonder why Perry came back in....unless maybe to keep the voters as long as he can, and garner more, so he can throw his people behind another candidate. I’ve always said he loves being Govenor of Texas, he’s been a reluctant runner from the get go...hearts not in it.
Santorum....risky no matter how he plays this out. But you’re right..he is keeping Romney afloat.
Yep..me too...and as it's not just Obama we have to beat out, we have to beat out Romney...and the candidates know we don't want Romney and that the media does. What a ridiculous circus!..and it's certainly entertaining the democrates no doubt...
BTW..I love Jim for putting up Newt's video, I've been going to say something about that for awhile now.....:)
Now your’re talking...the Gop turned this whole thing we see playing out into a circus....that’s how I see it...and they could have done otherwise as we know.
BTW...excellant video link you were reminded of. Yep! That’s how we’re all going to suffer if folks don’t get on the same page.
Not necessarily. Both SC and FL apportion delegates proportional to the vote totals. So Romney could win both but get fewer delegates than Gingrich-Santorum-Perry combined. Then when two of those three finally drop out, they could ask their delegates to support the remaining non-Romney who would then have more delegates than Romney.
The critical time we need to be down to only one non-Romney candidate is April, because from that point each state is winner-take-all delegates.
My fear is that when one or two of these candidates drop out, a significant percentage of their supporters will switch to Romney or just not vote. Many Santorum and Perry supporters seem to despise Gingrich, and many Gingrich supporters don't seem to view Santorum and Perry as able to beat Obama.
Alas, I like your enthusiasm Wf. But Newt didn’t do that well in NH. He will have to hit the jackpot in SC to get momentum.
Then there is Fla., a large and unpredictable state where the Romney team has been working for months.
None of the other candidates have the money and organization that Mittens does..It’s not looking good for a Conservative candidate right now.
Santorum has one other strike against him. He’s not likable.
No, he didn't do all that well in NH, but that was predicted. The far north-east is understood to be Romney country.
Compounding that, he just came out of Iowa, where the Romney campaign spent a huge sum of money on negative ads against him. He also didn't do himself any favors with the way he handled his counter attack against Romney. That took points off too.
Still, I think Newt's big enough to handle it. The race is also now moving into territories which are more friendly towards him. What he really needs, is lots more money to keep pace with the Romney media machine. I think that's going to be one of the most critical factors to his campaign, going forward.
Even before I was more familiarized with his voting record, that was my biggest issue with Santorum. I just couldn't bring myself to like the guy.
Not to get too deep here, but when I've watched him, I've always sensed an introverted, troubled person. That's not real attractive in a presidential candidate.
I sure hope you're right, the MSM is making a big deal about Romney's two big wins. Newt has an uphill climb right now, as do all of us as conservatives.
I'm nervous for the first time since Sarah dropped out that Romney could actually win this thing. Dividing the conservative vote three ways allows all of us who are looking for the best conservative to inadvertently elect a RINO squish as our nominee.
**Desperately fighting depression**
:-)
True, but we've all been around the block enough times to know how quickly the dynamics of a presidential race can (and usually do) change.
What blows my mind, is how firmly Romney has convinced most people of his 'inevitability'. The more people buy into that idea, the more it manifests itself in the real world. Add in a couple of easy wins in inconsequential states, and suddenly he's got a 'mandate'.
Excuse the hell out of me, but HUH? His real base of support has never been more than about 25%, and that trend isn't likely to change, unless conservatives all individually agree to roll over and accept his 'inevitability'.
For myself, my mind is set. I'm not rolling over for the real Commie, or the Massachusetts imitation. If he winds up becoming the nominee, due to winning a plurality of the Republican vote, I still won't vote for him in the general. I'll write in my choice, and go home to dig my fox hole.
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