I think the mischief slows down in South Carolina, which is an open primary state, but one I believe has less Paultards than IO & NH. And the mischief comes to a complete halt - at least temporarily - in Florida, where only Republicans can vote in the primary, and registration closes a few weeks before Florida’s January 29 primary, at January 3rd.
But Paul can do a lot of damage in the meantime. If Paul deprives Gingrich of victories in both IO & NH, then Gingrich will have to hang on and maintain momentum sufficient to win South Carolina & Florida, states where he is presently the polling favorite. I hope Gingrich makes it; but if he doesn’t, it will be Paul who caused Romney to win the nomination.
No, it will be all the people who vote for Romney, same people who brought McCain back from oblivion in 08 when he was broke after NH.
Please, the Republican elite will choose the nominee for you. They do it every cycle. How hard is it to understand?
Romney has all the Mormon votes in the bag, he just needs to find someone else to support him. That has been pretty difficult so far.