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Santorum will win Louisiana primary, CBS News projects
cBS News ^ | 02-24-12 | Corbett B. Daly

Posted on 03/24/2012 6:40:55 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA

Rick Santorum will win the Louisiana primary Saturday, CBS News projects. The victory is fresh evidence of the weakness of front-runner Mitt Romney, who is nonetheless increasingly likely to be the Republican who takes on President Obama in November.

According to exit polls, Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and social conservative, did well among evangelicals, Catholics and those who identify themselves as "very conservative."

With 16 of 4,267 precincts reporting, Santorum had about 40 percent of the vote, while second place Romney had 31 percent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was a distant third with 21 percent and Texas Rep. Ron Paul had just 5 percent of the counted vote.

Santorum also did well among those who consider the economy the most important issue of the election. Among those voters, Santorum had 44 percent support, compared to 33 percent support for Romney, according to CBS News exit polls. The economy was considered the top factor among Republican voters in Louisiana Saturday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: 2012; la2012; louisiana; louisianaprimary; primary; santorum
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Screw you Mitt Romney.
1 posted on 03/24/2012 6:41:06 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA
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2 posted on 03/24/2012 6:41:39 PM PDT by jimbo123
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Well there’s nothing left for me to say here.

Carry on.

LOL


3 posted on 03/24/2012 6:43:21 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was a distant third...

How many times have we heard this? It sounds like a broken record. And yet he stays, siphoning off votes from Santorum.
4 posted on 03/24/2012 6:55:19 PM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, America will survive this Obamination.)
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To: Deo volente

Yet no R has won without SC.


5 posted on 03/24/2012 6:59:51 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Mohammedan law every woman must belong to a man will delay the end of slavery until Islam has ceased)
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To: Lazlo in PA

Yes! On to Wisconsin! He’s going to have a toughter road up there because Romney is currently in the lead.


6 posted on 03/24/2012 7:01:51 PM PDT by Pinkbell (Rick Santorum For President (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N89LGhm-Ztc))
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To: Deo volente; Lazlo in PA; parksstp; dforest; napscoordinator; American Constitutionalist; ...

Gingrich is there for his ego. If he withdraws they’d stop talking about him like they don’t talk anymore about Bachman, Cain, and Perry.

He siphoned off enough votes that stopped Santorum from derailing Romney’s candidacy in MI (where Romney won by 3% of the vote and Gingrich got 7%) and again in OH where Romney won by less than 1% of the vote and Gingrich siphoned off nearly 14% of the vote. His “southern strategy” has been reduced to dust and he now still continues to be in the race. On Super Tuesday night Carl Cameron of FoxNews reported that Team Romney was simply “happy” to see Gingrich continue in the race. Now we all know why.

Go Santorum Go! He’s been outspent 20 to 1 in some cases, and conservative voters are flocking to him in droves and most important Gallup shows him beating Obama. (Psst. Don’t tell that to the Newties!)


7 posted on 03/24/2012 7:11:05 PM PDT by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Lazlo in PA
NICE job, Rick! Right now 49% with 52% of the votes counted.

I'd call that VICTORY!!

8 posted on 03/24/2012 7:17:44 PM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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Is it an own primary then the dem wins


9 posted on 03/24/2012 7:20:48 PM PDT by ncalburt (NO MORE WIMPS need to apply to fight the Soros Funded Puppet !H)
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To: Lazlo in PA

unfortunately, Gingrich did so badly he didn’t keep ROmney below 25%, so Romney will get delegates.

This was one of the states where it was actually HELPFUL to ahve two conservatives, except Gingrich just isn’t getting enough support anymore.


10 posted on 03/24/2012 7:21:33 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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Open primary where Dems can support their loser ?


11 posted on 03/24/2012 7:22:36 PM PDT by ncalburt (NO MORE WIMPS need to apply to fight the Soros Funded Puppet !H)
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This was one of the states where it was actually HELPFUL to ahve two conservatives

I thought if the winner got more than 50%, the candidate got all the delegates. If so, this is situation where Newt helped Romney gain delegates.

12 posted on 03/24/2012 7:34:06 PM PDT by Kazan (Mitt Romney: The greater of two evils)
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To: Lazlo in PA

The margin of Santorum’s win is certainly not going to sit well with some of the faux Gingrich, closet Romney supporters here!


13 posted on 03/24/2012 7:35:25 PM PDT by Kazan (Mitt Romney: The greater of two evils)
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I think it is time for Rick to offer the bottom of the ticket to Newt and I think Newt should be big enough man to accept.

I also think it is time for Fox News, Drudge Report and the Party Establishment to start telling Romney to step aside for the good of the party.


14 posted on 03/24/2012 7:36:09 PM PDT by NickFlooding (Canceling out liberal votes since 1972.)
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To: Lazlo in PA

I think it is time for Rick to offer the bottom of the ticket to Newt and I think Newt should be big enough man to accept.

I also think it is time for Fox News, Drudge Report and the Party Establishment to start telling Romney to step aside for the good of the party.


15 posted on 03/24/2012 7:36:23 PM PDT by NickFlooding (Canceling out liberal votes since 1972.)
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To: Lazlo in PA

I think it is time for Rick to offer the bottom of the ticket to Newt and I think Newt should be big enough man to accept.

I also think it is time for Fox News, Drudge Report and the Party Establishment to start telling Romney to step aside for the good of the party.


16 posted on 03/24/2012 7:36:23 PM PDT by NickFlooding (Canceling out liberal votes since 1972.)
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To: Kazan

LOL. I sure am surprised at the number of people here soft selling Milt these days.


19 posted on 03/24/2012 7:40:36 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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Looks like he's going to thump Romney worse in LA than Romney did him in IL, but that doesn't matter does it? Just the wacky South that must vote Republican anyway. As they will say on Fox, nothing to see here, move along.
20 posted on 03/24/2012 7:44:14 PM PDT by throwback ( The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)
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