Posted on 01/31/2012 5:48:18 PM PST by time4good
I came home and was totally bummed by the results so far. I looked for anything on FR to cheer me up. Finally I succumbed and went to the former-other favorite website Drudge and begrudgingly clicked on the 'Landslide' article - blah blah blah and there, at the very bottom - I found my glimmer of hope: In a positive sign for Gingrich, exit polls showed evangelical voters trending for the former House speaker. The exit polls showed Gingrich with 40 percent among that group, and Romney with 36 percent.
But the margin was wider for Romney among seniors and Hispanics. Half of the seniors polled were supporting Romney, while 35 percent backed Gingrich. Romney also led Gingrich 56-29 percent among Hispanic voters, the largest minority in the state, exit polling showed.
Voters overwhelmingly went for Romney among those who said winning in November is the most important quality in a Republican nominee. But for voters who valued "true conservative" credentials as their top quality, Gingrich led with 46 percent, followed by Santorum at 26 percent and Paul at 16 percent. Among those voters, Romney was last with 11 percent.
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In the general election I plan to write in Newt and vote conservative for everybody down all the way to local dog catcher. Screw Mittens and the horse he rode in on.
Romney needs 1,245 delegates. Yes, there is a long way to go. He only won in NH and Fla. 2 out of 4 is not a mandate..the fight is just beginning
Florida is nothing like the rest of the US and has more in common with California than fly over country.
Mitt will have his night, and will do well in the Mormon heavy states coming up in February, but in March the smile will be wiped off his smug face when the race shifts back to the South.
Willie Mitty’s like minded ;iberal Daddy only got 40 votes at the convention to conservative Goldwaters 800
The spectre of his Dadddy’s defeat is hanging over Romney Jr like the Sword of Damocles
In order to win Fla a lot of Romney was exposed and it was ugly, no more nice guy nice family looks presidential, that was pulled aside and no going back. It will only get worse for him. Don’t you know a lot of early voters would like to have it back.
So a “true conservative” is someone that agrees with Newt’s position for the last several years that there should be an individual mandate?
You shouldn’t be confused that the above question means I supported Romney.
A 4% “win” among evangelicals? That’s no win.
That’s a split vote of no impact.
Beat Obama.
In other words there are very few voters looking for a true conservative in FL and that small group really like Newt.
As for Florida? ....Next!
One of the problems with seniors is they remember Newt all too well. My folks don’t have a favorable view of Newt.
But then they don’t care for Romney either.
Most of the senior probably voted for who they thought could win. The TV experts tell them and thats what they do.
Short of Satan himself entering the race, this feels very much over.
Lets just make the old saying “all politics is local” true if Romney is the nominee.
Primary the rinos (the supporters of the credit card increase in August), sweep the house and senate elections.
A conservative/Tea Party majority in both houses means a liberal president can go along or pout.
I’m ready for a government shutdown/showdown. Let freedom ring on election day.
You both are correct.
It is going to get bloody, and Gingrich is the man to do it.
Romney let everyone know who he really is, and that is good.
is Floriduh an OPEN PRIMARY???????
GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Might as well throw in the minor states too: In Nevada, we're a caucus state and Romney will flat out destroy Gingrich here if it ever gets that far. Ron Paul may even beat them all.
A poll showed 51% of Florida Republicans described themselves as Moderates. Only 29% say they are Conservative......this was Willard's state all along.
Newt won big among Conservatives 45% to Ricks 23%, to Paul's 13% and Romney’s 11%
Wait until we get to the states where 50% + of the Republican electorate is Conservative (the south, OH, WY, ID, MT UT, KS, NE, ND, SD, and even PA and OH). Romney wil drop faster than a stone in a well.
Pick your self back up and FIGHT! Don't let the condescending prick ORomney win.
GO NEWT!
Don't get too discouraged; Newt still has a very real chance at winning the nomination, or at the very least taking it to the floor of the Convention.
Super Tuesday is still six weeks away (March 6), so I won't start getting worried until after that date. Between now and then we have votes in Nevada, Maine, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Arizona, Michigan, and Washington. Then on Super Tuesday, we have votes in Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia, with Wyoming holding their caucus from March 6-11.
EXACTLY!!! You figure in all these factors ...then look at the Romney vs. non-Romney vote of 52 to 47 and you MIGHT get a truer picture of where things lie.
This early voting stuff is fraud-LITE.
Does anyone know if the Florida primary was an open primary or closed?
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