Posted on 02/04/2012 7:45:11 PM PST by Steelfish
Mitt Romney Wins Overwhelming Victory In Nevada Caucuses
Dan Balz February 4
LAS VEGAS Mitt Romney won an overwhelming victory in Saturdays Nevada caucuses, giving the former Massachusetts governor his second consecutive victory of the year as he tightened his claim to dominant front-runner status in what had been a turbulent Republican presidential race.
After his easy victory in Florida last Tuesday, Romneys big win in Nevada, where he also won four years ago, will provide additional momentum heading to Tuesdays caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota and set him up for more significant primaries in Michigan and Arizona at the end of the month. The outcome will increase pressure on his rivals to demonstrate how and where they plan to stop him, if they can.
Romney was far ahead of his closest rivals. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) were battling for second place. Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum was running fourth. Turnout was far below the primaries in Florida, South Carolina or New Hampshire and less than in Iowas caucuses.
As Romney celebrated his third victory in five contests, his rivals vowed to continue fighting. But the upcoming calendar provides those chasing Romney with significant few opportunities for victory in coming weeks. Gingrich and Santorum each would like to take on Romney without the other draining off conservative votes but neither has shown any interest in bowing to the other. Paul demonstrated again in Nevada that he can do well in caucus states with limited turnout but has yet to show real strength in a big state.
The first weeks of the Republican race have played out at the pace of a sprint. But the primary-caucus calendar slows to a walk in February, before resuming with a flurry of contests on March 6, this...
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Isn’t Paul ahead of Santorum?
Nope.
Anyone with a thinking brain can plainly see that Gingrich is winning in typically conservative states and Romney in typical idiot liberal states.
We are watching a movie while I also check FR, Gingrich is staying in - right?
I hope you’re right.
I gurantee that is Mitt ends 10% or so down from 08, showing that Romney is weak indeed, you will not find the MSM bringing this up at all: this includes Beck, especially FOX and disappointingly, Rush.
Thanks for posting that.
Not sure where they get this healthcare is guaranteed by the government thing. Promoting the General Welfare is a concept in the preamble, not an article of the Constitution.
Used to be if you didn’t have access to a physician, or couldn’t afford one, and no charitable organization stepped in you got worse and died.
For a Believer, that’s not a bad option in any age. (I know, easier to say than do- I’ve maintained insurance for my dependents and myself though I haven’t seen a doctor in 15 years or more).
Guess they can fine me and take my property if I don’t pay..
Everyone seems to be so afraid of getting sick and dying. Guess what, folks- we’re all going to do just that!
“Since when is 37% overwhelming?”
Since that 37% will translate in to hundreds of hours of media repeating the meme over and over, you tell me.
More importantly, you’ll note that of 55,000 people in Carson County, only 1,500 turned out at the caucus?
A few years ago I debated moving to Nevada for work in construction. Just a couple of weeks ago my wife and I went to Vegas for the SHOT Show.
It was sad seeing half finished Casinos/Hotels on the Strip. Kinda like framing a house and then leaving it there though it was rusting girders and infrastructure.
Yep, Romney will help all the Mexican Nationals out in Vegas. What was it??? Viva McCain oops!... Viva Romney!!!
I thought the delegates were proportionally given. Is that not correct?
We'll see if the results change as more precincts report in. But that's my prediction for now. We'll see how close I am.
We'll see if the results change as more precincts report in. But that's my prediction for now. We'll see how close I am.
As a P.S. I hope Sarah shows with Newt tonight!!! A little early, but will happen. She wont be VP but a campaigner for Newt.
The Washington Post idioter must have instructed reporter Dan Balz to put on his kevlar & horse-hide, chrome-tanned knee pads before fellating, I mean, writing this Mittens campaign ad.
(”And Dan, make sure you use the word “overwhelming” as many times as possible!”)
“overwhelming” adjective
1. overpowering, strong, powerful, towering, vast, stunning, extreme, crushing, devastating, shattering, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, forceful, unbearable, uncontrollable
2. vast, huge, massive, enormous, tremendous, immense, very large, astronomic, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang)
I find it interesting the Romneys margin of victory statewide is about 10%.
His Mormon advantage here is about 20% of the total electorate.
He has not won in every county.
Hardly an “Overwhelming” victory.
Newt had a weak organization here, I tried to get a yard sign but none were available.
If Newt had a strong organization he might have won Nevada DESPITE the Mormon advantage for Romney!
Romney ran a LOT of ads, ALL negative, I saw very few ads for Newt.
My overall take is that Newt still has a shot, but he needs a more active grass-root campaing and more ads, he needs funds, DONATIONS!
He has to get more than 50% to have an “overwhelming” victory ..30% of the voters are Mormon
Nobody is mindlessly calling for Paul to drop out, or confusing him for one of the “not-Romney” conservative alternatives. So I tend to ignore him.
I bet he does well in Maine as well.
Romney wins in Nevada, the same State that returned Harry Reid to the Senate.
We know where their sympathy’s lie.
“The first weeks of the Republican race have played out at the pace of a sprint. But the primary-caucus calendar slows to a walk in February”
What makes you think said WaPo idioter desires any of your mentioned protection?
Me thinks he’s turned on by Romney words such as “forceful” and “uncontrollable”, maybe even irresistable....
Even though Mitt now has SS protection I’d still like to say FUMR!!!
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