RNC: Gingrich Leads Santorum in Primary Delegates

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[Fred]

A new official delegate count being kept by the Republican National Committee reveals that Newt Gingrich has won more "bound" delegates in the presidential primary than Rick Santorum.

Gingrich has won 107 delegates compared to Santorum's 95, according to the RNC's count, which was made after Super Tuesday. That effectively puts him in second place behind front-runner Mitt Romney.

But the RNC does not count delegates from states like Iowa in its total, according to the Huffington Post, which first reported the story. The Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses did not officially allocate any of the state's 28 delegates to the national convention.

Many state caucuses are held in a similar manner.

Even though Gingrich has only won two primary contests, in South Carolina and Georgia, and former Sen. Santorum has won seven -- in Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, Misssouri,

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[Windflier]

"A new official delegate count being kept by the Republican National Committee reveals that Newt Gingrich has won more "bound" delegates in the presidential primary than Rick Santorum."

BOOYAH!

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I like your tagline.

[MestaMachine]

YeeeeHAW!!! Giddyup, Newt!!!

[Steelfish]

UNTRUE! UNTRUE! UNTRUE!

http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/delegates

[Windflier]

UNTRUE! UNTRUE! UNTRUE!

I guess if the NY Times says it, it must be true.

[trappedincanuckistan]

Go Newt!

[Windflier]

Thanks. I like your tagline too. I forget who’s quote that is. John Wayne?

[Steelfish]

Unfortunately but true, it is still considered the “paper of record” even by the conservatives.

[Gene Eric]

>> I guess if the NY Times says it, it must be true.

The NYT desperately wants Santorum to win the nomination.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

You are correct.Growing up I always thought that my dad came up with it because I heard it more than on one occasion.Then I became a big John Wayne fan.Sands of Iwo Jima.SGT,Striker.

[Windflier]

John Wayne fan.Sands of Iwo Jima.SGT,Striker.

Thanks. I thought that's where it came from.

[Lazlo in PA]

This whole spin by the Huffpo is based on these unbound delegates deciding to jump ship and back the guy running a 13 point deficit against Obummer, running 14% nationally on RCP and winning a total of 2 solid red states that even Romney could pick up in the general. Wake me up when Newt is even mildly competitive in a swing state or a place we will need to beat Obummer.

[Steelfish]

Unfortunately even Gingrich is not disputing the NYTimes on this one.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

If you mean beltway idiots that call themselves conservatives OK. No conservatives I know would line their damn bird cages with that tripe.It would piss the bird off something fierce

[Red Steel]

You plying your nonsense again. Gingrich does lead in the Hard Delegate count over Santorum.

[Windflier]

The NYT desperately wants Santorum to win the nomination.

Sure they do. They'd just love to pit the Boy Scout in a Mr Rogers sweater against Hussein the Magnificent.

He's got structural weaknesses that Obama will draw blood from, and the NY Times knows that (even if some conservatives don't).

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

You’re very welcome.