Welcome, President Mitt Romney: GOP team will win tomorrow

American Spectator ^ | November 5, 2012 | Quin Hillyer

[2ndDivisionVet]

Mitt Romney will be the next president of the United States. Paul Ryan, as vice president, will be breaking lots of 50-50 tie votes in the Senate. Bank on it.

Here's the big picture for the presidency: Romney will win the entire South, including "swing" states North Carolina, Florida and Virginia, plus all the usual solid-red states of the inland West. That gets him to 248 electoral votes. From there, he will need only one state from each of the next two conglomerations of three. He will need to win either Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Michigan, plus either Colorado, Wisconsin, or Minnesota. He will indeed take two of those six in the right combinations, and he will be president. And that doesn't even include New Hampshire (an absolute tossup), Iowa (I think it will go for Romney), or Nevada (probably an Obama state), or the lone elector from the Second Congressional District in Maine, which will go for Romney, too. And it doesn't include still theoretically possible longer shots Oregon (actually, it's doable) and New Mexico (probably not). Any of those states could help form other combinations that bring Romney to the 269-269 tie that he needs to carry the day -- or better.

What it boils down to is that it is Obama, not Romney, who really has to "run the table" in order to eke out a victory. But he won't. Romney will win, 284 Electoral Votes to 254 for Obama.

Romney will also win the popular vote, but with a plurality rather than a majority. I have it at Romney with 49.8 percent, Obama with 48.6 percent, and Gary Johnson/Virgil Goode/others at 1.6 percent...

[sdcraigo]

Apologies for the redundant listing.

[greeneyes]

Looking at all those polls is what can make me go wobbly. In my gut, I feel that same feeling as 1980, only more so. Americans are really mad and tired of this nonsense.

They are about to have a temper tantrum as Peter Jennings said way back when. I am remembering the look on Dan Rather’s face the next morning when he said that Reagan’s solutions were just too simplistic, and shaking his head - like what were the Americans thinking.

We are still a center right America, and people of faith are still a huge voting block. Obama has riled almost everyone. He didn’t spend his formative years here, so I don’t think he even understands the depth of the anger that Americans feel or why.

The last 4 years have been so scary - all the unconstitutional actions unchecked by the other branches of government. Paranoia starts to creep in after a while, and I do think that voter fraud will be rampant.

I will pray every hour all day long for the Salvation and Restoration of America, and moral leaders worthy of trust.

[goldstategop]

Mittens... is not to my taste.

I’m prepared to be disappointed. But at least he won’t do more damage.

[cableguymn]

considering of the 33 races only 12 had to be defended I am going to beg to differ with you.

The pubs had a VERY good chance to get the senate. Others have mentioned MO and IN where all but thrown away by the pubs running their mouths (in, or out of context does not matter, they lost control of the message)

In Minnesota our senate candidate has been MIA. I have not seen or heard ONE ad from him.

I want them to win. I want them to control the senate. I hope at least they get 51. 60 would be icing on the cake.

if Reid remains in control NOTHING will happen. And lack of a budget will be kicked to Romneys feet in the press while it’s Reid that is killing it.

[kevao]

I don’t know what kind of misguided policies might come out of Mitt Romney’s White House in the next four years. However, it will be an enormous relief knowing that Mitt at least will not be constantly scheming how to *intentionally* destroy (i.e., “fundamentally transform”) the Republic’s economy, traditions and institutions. Good riddance to the Marxist usurper.

[greeneyes]

I liked Newt, he is actually the only candidate that had the experience, breadth of knowledge, and ability to articulate the conservative message to get Americans to really get the job done.

Remember Reagan used to say, well if Americans don’t agree with us, then we just haven’t explained it very well. Newt can explain it, and relate it back to the founding principles.

A T Party Senate and House is the best way to try to get Romney to do what is needed. JMO

[KantianBurke]

Bookmarking in case of epic fail part III.

[gbscott1954]

“Mourdock and Akin threw away two slam dunk races.”

How do you know they have thrown them away? Seems like I have seen that Akin has come back. Shows a little grit in his craw to stand up to the GOP establishment. As for Mourdock, he is running in a Republican state. I think he still gets over the finish line first. I will grant you that maybe they should have not said things in the way they said, but no campaign ever goes gaffe free.