February 29, 201214 yr Well if Santorum has proved anything (esp vs. Gingrich who has fallen off the radar), it's that things can change over night. I'd imagine if Paul has a good showing in Virginia and Newt has a good showing on the rest of Super Tuesday, the media craze could really reverse things against both Romney and Santorum. See I tend not to know what I'm talking about treading in unfamiliar waters, but I'm not too far off right? I said it before on more of a gut instinct about Newt and Paul asskissing each other at the last debate... does that add up?
February 29, 201214 yr Yeah, of all politicians I doubt Ron Paul would ever think of something like that. The only person I could see Paul teaming up with would be Gingrich. And I wouldn't vote for a Romney/Paul ticket. I'd just piss my vote away on third party because I'd be torn between wanting to vote for Paul but not being stupid and recognizing that he'd basically be being used as Mitt Romney's bitch and not actually do anything. I wouldn't fly with that, and I doubt many of Paul's supporters would. Which is why I'm pretty sure Ron Paul's campaign probably recognizes that as a big no-no. Not as if he himself would want it.
February 29, 201214 yr Paul has been nothing but a shill for Mitt for weeks If you ask me, Ron Paul for the most part calls everything as he sees it. Ron Paul sees Rick Santorum as a threat to this nation (as he should). Ron Paul might not be after Mitt Romney... but still Newt and Ron Paul probably have been most friendly to each other throughout the entire debate.
February 29, 201214 yr Oh right... but what I'm saying is that Ron Paul isn't making some deal behind closed doors to change his views or support Mitt's points or attack other candidates for him. What you've said is probably more of the case, where Paul probably wants nothing to do with that beast. But I mean in the end, Paul really doesn't attack his opponents too often outside of the debates. Well... not directly.
February 29, 201214 yr Paul's mentioned that the other 3 are basically vying for the "anti-Romney" position at this point. Already figuring Gingrich is toast, Paul's I guess focused on trying to bring down Santorum who would be his main competition for all the non-Romney votes.
March 2, 201214 yr Paul's mentioned that the other 3 are basically vying for the "anti-Romney" position at this point. Already figuring Gingrich is toast, Paul's I guess focused on trying to bring down Santorum who would be his main competition for all the non-Romney votes. That may be the strategy...I wouldn't count Newt as toast yet though. Super Tuesday could be big for him. We will know in a few days. I do think that Santorum is going to start fading on his own though.
March 2, 201214 yr I wouldn't count Newt out, either. If he goes into the biggest day of the primary and comes out on top, it'll be a huge momentum swing. I think that'd be the end of Santorum, if you ask me. I still think Santorum, despite the momentum, has zero chance at winning the bid. It's Romney or Newt for the majority of the shot. Also, I think you can rule out the fact that Paul is calling everyone anti-Romney. Word has it that there's Paul campaign ads running in Washington that are anti-Romney, calling him out for being the flip-flopper that he is. Best part about that is, only Ron Paul can say that without being called a hypocrite.
March 6, 201214 yr Newt has been in TN for almost a week and has been closing every day. That kind of thing tends to pull results.
March 6, 201214 yr Read today that two weekend polls had him within a few points of both Romney and Santorum in Tn.
March 7, 201214 yr Romney gets Mass, Virginia, & Vermont Santorum takes Oklahoma and Tennesee Newt takes Georgia Santorum with a slight lead in Ohio with about 50% reporting, that would keep him in the running if he can hang on there.
March 7, 201214 yr yep I was going to mention that as well. Even though Santorum & Ginrich weren't included, 40% head to head is not a small thing. going to be very close in Ohio, Romney closing the gap with about 10-15% left to count...
March 7, 201214 yr Ohio would be a big deal, but the math is sliding away from Sanctorum. Even if he pulls Ohio, he is looking at losing out on delegates by a margin of 60 or so on the night. Unlike the Democratic primary, the results in the GOP contests actually matter.
March 7, 201214 yr with the amount he's outspent everyone you'd think this would be a runaway by now. *edit - looks like Romney has caught Rick in Ohio.
March 7, 201214 yr I can only imagine today has been a bright day for a potential brokered convention?
March 8, 201214 yr Too bad Mitt has to ask his handlers how he feels about any given issue - Weak candidate to send out against BHO - Look for an extreme blowout, with GOP turning hard right afterwards (like it isn't already).
March 10, 201214 yr Old fashioned ass-whooping in Kansas today. Scary how stupid people are that are voting for Rick Santorum, but that's whatever. Only a good thing at this point.
March 10, 201214 yr ... or they're all incredibly smart and united. Or that. But I imagine it's the former.
March 11, 201214 yr Yes, big day for Sanctorum, he scored 33 delegates to Romney's 32. Newt will get Alabama and maybe Mississippi Mitt will get Hawaii, probably Mississippi, and American Samoa Sanctorum will maybe get Mississippi The best thing that can happen for Mitt is for Newt to get Alabama and Mississippi
March 11, 201214 yr Yes, big day for Sanctorum, he scored 33 delegates to Romney's 32. Newt will get Alabama and maybe Mississippi Mitt will get Hawaii, probably Mississippi, and American Samoa Sanctorum will maybe get Mississippi The best thing that can happen for Mitt is for Newt to get Alabama and Mississippi How are they all getting Mississippi?
March 11, 201214 yr Yes, big day for Sanctorum, he scored 33 delegates to Romney's 32. Newt will get Alabama and maybe Mississippi Mitt will get Hawaii, probably Mississippi, and American Samoa Sanctorum will maybe get Mississippi The best thing that can happen for Mitt is for Newt to get Alabama and Mississippi The best thing that can happen for Mitt is for Mitt to get Alabama and Mississippi. While I agree a win for Santorum is probably a bit worse than a win for Newt, the real fact is that every loss contributes Mitt failing to get close to that 1,144 mark. The further he is away from it by Tampa, the more chance you get that brokerage as I understand it. So... go everyone but Mitt.
March 12, 201214 yr Yes, big day for Sanctorum, he scored 33 delegates to Romney's 32. Newt will get Alabama and maybe Mississippi Mitt will get Hawaii, probably Mississippi, and American Samoa Sanctorum will maybe get Mississippi The best thing that can happen for Mitt is for Newt to get Alabama and Mississippi How are they all getting Mississippi? Let me help you out: prob·a·bly(prb-bl) adv. Most likely; presumably. may·be(mb) adv. Perhaps; possibly.
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