Posted on 04/10/2012 5:42:31 PM PDT by Red Steel
So...what happens with Santorum’s delegates?
If he throws them to Romney, then it really is all over. If they go to Newt, then conservatives actually have a fighting chance to win this thing within the GOP, rather than having to go outside the party.
Newt has to keep his message out there. He is running against all odds since the lame media wants Romney, the liberal. It is so difficult to watch the republican party put this man up as the leader. This decision will really change the conservative message/make it moderate version, I guess. I seldom watch TV news. Tonight, they are acting like Rick never mattered and never has Newt. They are beyond disgusting and continue to show how they drive the people in what to think. We need a protest against the media then we may have a chance to get control back of reform. ( Keep fighting on, Mr. Speaker for patriots who love our country)
THIS WHOLE THING IS ABOUT DELEGATES
While Newt was speaking about Santorum suspending his effort with Hannity and his glorous plans to block Mitt Newt’s check for a filing fee in the Utah GOP primary bounced.
As far as ;’m concerned this is going to be an unncesssary cliff hanger election with Mitt as the nominee.If you live in “Tar heel country” and the ballot has only delegates for Newt but not Santorum give Newt your vote. If Rick has a delegate give him your vote
Yes, this is what I remember happening then. She’s only hinted it many ways and in various media, but I think this is what Palin believes.
Well, now's a golden opportunity to see if Santorum's supporters are really as conservative as they claim to be.
Utah’s winner-take-all. It’s not worth $5 let alone $500 to bother campaigning to a state full of Mormon bigots who have shown to be backing Romney 98% or more.
Well, if he's merely suspending his campaign, Santorum won't release them until the convention. And if Santorum is serious about Mitten's helping him retire campaign debt, they're not going to Gingrich.
If Mittens doesn't need Santorum's delegates to get over on the first ballot, then all the delegates will likely stay aligned with their current candidate. Or the RNC may choose to proclaim a unanimity voice vote, whatever.
Probably not, but weird things have happened already just south of North Carolina. Maybe the pollsters...maybe..perhaps...are wrong.
Anyway, let’s just see.
Touché. Maybe I’ll give Newt a little something to get him started.
I expect more of a 9 to 1 switchover to Newt. Romney’s not winning North Carolina. Number one, the polls showing where support would move have been nationwide, not within a state. North Carolina voters are backing Newt and Santorum because of conservatism, not anything else that might benefit Mitt.
F___ you Boston Hearld!
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Every Newt supporter should be pointing out that Romney is dodging debating Newt. Paul supporters should do the same.
In fact, the rest of the state GOP parties who have yet to vote have set up debates, such as 155 delegate Texas, and Gingrich, Paul, and Santorum accepted, while Romney chickened out.
Why are the other states not allowed to have a say?
The remaining states left to vote have 1,053 delegates.
States with 1,233 delegates have voted so far.
This race ain’t over. If Romney wasn’t inevitable, his people wouldn’t still be spending millions in ads trying to destroy his opponents.
I’m just glad to have the chance, as a NC resident, to actually be able to vote in a primary and have it actually mean something.
In 2008, McCain had already been installed as the GOP alcalde by the time our primary rolled around, and I didn’t even have the option to write in Fred Thompson.
Considering most (60-40%) Newt supporters chose Santorum second, I expect you would see somewhere around that for the other direction. Of course, that is not enough, even in North Carolina, but it is almost enough in Texas.
“Go Newt. I’ll vote for you.”
I certainly would also!
But why do I feel that lately, drudgereport.com is almost like reading DU? What’s going on? Hmmmm....
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/53886982-90/utah-romney-gingrich-campaign.html.csp
And doesn’t “winner take all” states help Newt? Go Newt!
It’s tough to tell right now until we see new polling with Santorum taken out of the running. There really aren’t that many winner-take-all states coming up. Only 2 that are winner-take-all, Delaware and Utah. But, trust me, as long as people don’t buy into Romney being inevitable this change could really shake up the race. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was coordinated between Rick and Newt as a strategy to take down Romney. It is reminiscent of when Rick bowed out of Florida to give Newt a one-on-one chance there. Problem is they really needed to do this at least before Illinois to tip the scales of likelihood in their favor. But there is a better chance of defeating Romney now than there was yesterday when 2 conservatives were splitting the vote.
Uh...Santorum will direct his delegates to support a pro-homo, pro-abortion candidate? Are you sure about that?
He’s got my vote- May 8! Striking a blow against communism (Obama) and socialism (Romney).
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