It won’t work, Rick

NYpost ^ | 3-22-12 | Poderetz

[VinL]

Rick Santorum surely knows he has no way to win the Republican race after his thumping in Illinois on Tuesday night. After his commanding win there, Mitt Romney not only has more than twice the delegates (560 to 246), but a third again as many votes nationwide as Santorum (4.1 million to 2.8 million).

Newt Gingrich knows he can’t win the nomination; that’s why he was in DC last weekend looking at cherry blossoms with a Secret Service detail surrounding him.

The race is over for them. Romney has beaten them. Of the 34 contests thus far, Romney has won 20, and lost a 21st (Iowa) to Santorum by only 34 votes.

Yet Santorum and Gingrich continue to run forcing Romney to spend money to defeat them he might more usefully spend to defeat President Obama. Why?

Simple: They’re trying to induce an unprecedented party crisis — which is supposed to be an opportunity for them and the GOP. But their reasoning is cracked...

[VinL]

First Poddy, it's not Rick's strategy...it's Newt's. If Rick ever even dreamed he thought of any strategy before Newt, Rick would wake up and apologize.

As for Newt's brokered convention strategy, success is achieved with the fall of the GOP-e---

I'm in, til Newt's out.

[wardaddy]

Poderetz ...not a culture war bone in his body

[Revolting cat!]

And what or who is ‘Poderetz’? Another uninformed thread on FR.

[Steelfish]

I am afraid the “looking at cherry blossoms” thing may go on well past August.

[napscoordinator]

Well Newt strategy is to take delegates from Romney which I am for. However, in Illinois, Newt received ZERO delegates. All of March, he has only taken 25 delegates from Romney. He needs to take a ton more than that to have any serious results of Romney not getting to 1140 delegates.

[Lazlo in PA]

If Rick ever even dreamed he thought of any strategy before Newt, Rick would wake up and apologize.

Do you ever back up your BS slamming of Rick or do you just make this stuff up thinking you are cute? Newt's only strategy was the fabled "Southern Strategy" and it was an utter failure. After he crashed and burned, all he could muster as a reason for continuing was to cause trouble at the Convention. What type of strategy is that? Sour Grapes.

Rick is actually winning states, enough to be put up for nomination right now by the GOP convention rules, and has people donating actual money to keep him fighting on. Newt is broke, he didn't win nearly enough states to even be put in to nomination and he just came in a single digit 4th to Paul in IL for crying out loud. If Rick followed that strategy, he would be sitting next to Newt and Paul in the back seat and Romney would have this thing sewed up by now.

[VinL]

I have a question. If Newt withdraws tomorrow, do you believe that Santa gets 1144 delegates and the nomination?

[napscoordinator]

I have a question. If Newt withdraws tomorrow, do you believe that Santa gets 1144 delegates and the nomination?

No. Although it will be a heck of a lot closer. Texas, Pennsylvania, Lousiana, Indiana, West Virginia, Arkansas, and others would definitely go to Santorum without sharing delegates with Newt.

[VinL]

Rc, I apologize to you for misspelling the name- Podhoretz. But, how does that make it an uninformed thread?

[Vendome]

GFY Pudtz. we gonna stop duh mutt and end this charade in August.

[VinL]

Ok Naps, I ask if Rick will win if Newt withdraws, and your answer is no. Let’s wait for Steelfish- see if he disagrees.

[Vendome]

GFY Pudtz. we gonna stop duh mutt and end this charade in August.

[napscoordinator]

Ok. Although I might have to wait to find out until tomorrow. Must get to bed. 0600 is very early and comes fast. Take care FRiend and good night.

[Revolting cat!]

Sorry, I apologize for overreacting, but Podoretz is a nobody, but Podhoretz is an otherwise respectable and known conservative thinker. Or neo-conservative, but then how many thinkers do we have who are strictly conservative and not in any way “neo”? I appreciate and respect them all.

[VinL]

Do you ever back up your BS slamming of Rick or do you just make this stuff up thinking you are cute?

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My, my,Laz- little touchy tonight, are we? Sorry I upset you. I put the same question to you as I did to Naps and Fish. If Newt were to withdraw tomorrow, do you think Rick would win the 1,144 delegates and get the nomination?

[Revolting cat!]

You must be one of the three voters who supported Saint Rick in his Senate re-election in PA (and I assume that PA stands for Pennsylvania and not for the Palestinian Authority. If the latter, then I apologize and withdraw my post entry.)

Ya think he would beat Obamao in PA (Pennsylvania or Palestinian Authority) were he the (still) Stupid (or rather Stupider) Party POTUS candidate?

[Lazlo in PA]

Yes.

[campaignPete R-CT]

even if the roomneyites get their wish and NEWT and RS declare defeat .... if both end it .... ronPaul plods on, as the alternative to MITT collecting even more votes and delegates and attention and building his organization.

somebody got to stay in, if only to keep ronPaul down. get it?

[GulfBreeze]

Thanks keep shilling for Romney there. Newt staying in is what will push Romney over the 50.

[Steelfish]

Nope its over. IL took care of that. Romney is now unstoppable. But he should still have to fight for it just to send a message that we have a divided primary vote.