[LeopoldvonRanke]

Ohio shows the folly of this reasoning. If Santorum had Newt’s +15 in Ohio, he would have won the full slate there.

Newt is dividing enough votes and letting Romney pick up the votes that he needs to win the nomination outright - no brokered convention.

Newt, after tonight - cannot force a brokered convention. Romney and Santorum won too many delegates.

[txrangerette]

Santorum has delegate problems in Ohio.

Full slate there?

Uh, no.

[Steelfish]

Romney’s God-send is Gingrich. Gingrich is undermining the resistance.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2855603/posts

[Lauren BaRecall]

It’s a real shame about Ohio. Newt is the spoiler at this point. He’ll never win the nomination himself, and the GOP-e would never give it to him in a brokered convention. He’s just going to hand this whole thing to Romney.

[dalereed]

“Newt, after tonight - cannot force a brokered convention. Romney and Santorum won too many delegates.”

Guarnteeing obama a second term!

[Kevmo]

Intrade prices on brokered convention.

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[tillacum]

How many votes for Romney were democrats in Republican clothing?