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Santorum projected winner of Kansas GOP caucuses
FOX News ^ | March 10, 2012

Posted on 03/10/2012 12:41:12 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Rick Santorum is the projected winner of the Kansas Republican presidential caucuses, sweeping to victory over his three opponents by an overwhelming margin. 

With 53 percent of precincts reporting, Santorum was well ahead with 52 percent. Mitt Romney trailed with 18 percent, followed by Newt Gingrich with 17 percent. 

Ron Paul was in last place with 12 percent. 

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: election2012
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1 posted on 03/10/2012 12:41:17 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: 21twelve; Absolutely Nobama; AFPhys; afraidfortherepublic; AmericanInTokyo; ...
Not just a winner, but a BIG winner at +50% of the vote. No one else looks likely to top 20%.



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2 posted on 03/10/2012 12:44:54 PM PST by Antoninus (Goal #1: Defeat Romney. Goal #2: Defeat Obama. If we don't achieve both goals, 2012 is a loss.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
ROTFLMYromneyOFF!

3 posted on 03/10/2012 12:46:24 PM PST by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Mitt Romney trailed with 18 percent

Hey FoxNews -- here's your story:

82% of Kansas caucus voters DO NOT WANT MITT ROMNEY!

4 posted on 03/10/2012 12:49:40 PM PST by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He ain’t Newt but as a born and raised Kansan, I’ll take Rick over mit any day.


5 posted on 03/10/2012 12:50:07 PM PST by moehoward
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Results:

http://www.kwch.com/news/kwch-kansas-caucus-results-20120309,0,2769801.story


6 posted on 03/10/2012 12:52:08 PM PST by KansasGirl
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

My guess would be that Romney will make the 20% threshold as he is at (52 - 16 = 36) 36% now. He may drop some but appears to share the statewide/bonus delegates.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/KS-R#0310


25 delegates (10 base at-large delegates and 15 bonus delegates) to the Republican National Convention are proportionally allocated to presidential contenders based on the statewide vote. A 20% threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates. However, if only one candidate or no candidate receives the 20%, there is no threshold.

[the percentage of votes received] = [votes cast for each candidate] ÷ [total votes cast for all candidates meeting the threshold].

Beginning with the candidate who received the most votes, multiply [the percentage of votes received] by [25 National Convention Delegates] and round any remainder up to the next whole number. Repeat for the next highest vote getter until all 25 delegates are allocated. [Section VI. 2. A.]

The 3 party leaders delegates (Todd Tiahrt, the National Committeeman, Helen van Etten, the National Committeewoman, and Amanda Adkins, Chair of the Kansas Republican Party) will attend the convention bound to the candidate who receives the most votes statewide. [Section VI. 3.]



7 posted on 03/10/2012 12:52:11 PM PST by deport (..............God Bless Texas............)
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To: deport

Disregard my 20% threshold post as I misread the 18% Romney number as trailing not as his percentage which it was.

My bad.


8 posted on 03/10/2012 12:54:34 PM PST by deport (..............God Bless Texas............)
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To: moehoward

I’ll second that.

I’m sure Romney’s campaign will label Kansas’s voters “bigots” like they did Oklahoma’s. I mean why else would we not support a MA lying liberal like Mitt.


9 posted on 03/10/2012 12:55:16 PM PST by KansasGirl
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To: KansasGirl

Looks like you all maybe able to keep Romney under 20% threshold.....


10 posted on 03/10/2012 12:58:00 PM PST by deport (..............God Bless Texas............)
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To: meadsjn
82% of Kansas caucus voters DO NOT WANT MITT ROMNEY!

And I wonder how many millions Romney spent trying to buy the Kansas caucuses?

11 posted on 03/10/2012 12:58:09 PM PST by RoosterRedux (Newt: Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less. Barack Obama: Have Algae, Pay More, Be Weird.)
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To: Antoninus; All
I met Karen Santorum last night.
We were introduced by Vicki Tiahrt.

I have a Special Needs Grand Daughter, and Karen Santorum wrote, on the back of a picture of my little Kaitlyn, “I love you Kaitlyn! God Bless you! Mrs. Santorum”

12 posted on 03/10/2012 1:01:13 PM PST by Kansas58
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To: deport

This may mean that it would be to Santorum’s advantage to have someone else top 20%, thus cutting the third and fourth place finishers out and giving him the bulk of their delegates. If I am reading the legalese right, If Santorum finishes with 50% and Romney with 20%, the 25 at large would be split 18 to Santorum and 7 to Romney, with everyone else cut out, but if the standings stay as they are, it would be something like 14 to Santorum, 4 to Romney, 4 to Newt and 3 to Paul. By winning by four percentage points less, if the points went to Romney, Santorum would have a net gain of four delegates, and increase his lead on Romney by one.

Of course, I may not be understanding the formula properly.


13 posted on 03/10/2012 1:02:35 PM PST by Hieronymus ( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G.K. Chesterton))
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To: KansasGirl
Phillips County, Kansas - Caucus results...Santorum 81, Mr. Newt 54, Romney 32, Paul 13, Uncommitted 4. For our little county, it was a good turnout.

I was just on the Kansans for Newt site and heard that Mr. Newt came in second with 100% reporting. He beat Romney by 1 vote...hope it holds. I am disappointed, however, I heard from the Kansas City area volunteers that a great many Newt voters were pissed that Newt pulled out of his appearances, so they consider many of Santorum’s votes as protest votes.

14 posted on 03/10/2012 1:03:23 PM PST by Bobbisox (All American Conservative Mama Grizzly (MR. NEWT - 2012)(MS. SARAH - 2020))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If Newt was a class act, he would now bow out and endorse Rick. But he isn’t. Folks, he has NO strength outside a few SE states. What the hell is the man’s point?


15 posted on 03/10/2012 1:04:16 PM PST by alstewartfan ( 27 of 36 Romney judicial appointments were DEMOCRATS!!!!!)
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To: RoosterRedux

Actually that alone is a big story that is going under reported this primary season. For that matter Rick Santorum has only spent half again what my congressman spent through a primary in general election in 2010.


16 posted on 03/10/2012 1:07:26 PM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

17 posted on 03/10/2012 1:08:36 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

We were there, voted for Rick.


18 posted on 03/10/2012 1:10:39 PM PST by cotton
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To: Hieronymus

Romney still might make the 20% threshold, since the whole of the third district is still out—only eight precincts, but they are big ones.


19 posted on 03/10/2012 1:11:34 PM PST by Hieronymus ( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G.K. Chesterton))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why won’t Santorum release his fathers naturalization documents? Why is this question not being asked and answered? Is he another Obama?


20 posted on 03/10/2012 1:16:32 PM PST by rolling_stone
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