True about Newt being where he needs to be BUT he missed the VA ballot. Any others? This could be a costly mistake.
How are delegates awarded in Florida, or do you know?
Iowa was won by Santorum but no delagates are awarded from the cauci, period;
Romney won a majority of delegates in New Hampshire, which has a total of 12 delegates distributed proportionately;
South Carolina, which Newt Gingrich won, has a total of 25 delegates with winner take all.
So the delegates awarded should be:
Santorum = 0
Romney = 7 (NH)
Paul = 3 (NH)
Gingrich = 25 (SC)
Note: candidates no longer in the race received the 2 remaining NH delegates for a total of 12.
Hopefully, Newt carries Florida.
I think it can be said truthfully that this will be a long primary, and not just for the Republicans.
Obama is having challenges to getting on the ballot in Georgia.
(Delegate information courtesy of the WSJ.)
“....BUT he missed the VA ballot. Any others? This could be a costly mistake.” <<<
It IS going to hurt. I don’t know how it can be overcome but by taking Florida and Texas and Pennsylvania and Missourri. Virginia voters must be apocalyptic at their state rules, which endanger the Republic in denying the vote for ligitimate and national contenders, who were found inept at picking up on the Virginia trip wires set for rookies, and for the rookies failure to overcome them.
Rick Perry will be in smoking form dashing to try to deliver TEXAS, that’s for sure!
If the district court decision upholding Gingrich’s exclusion from the VA ballot is not reversed on appeal, Ron Paul will win that state as a protest vote against Romney, partially mitigating the Gingrich campaign’s organizational mistake.
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