And liberal Democrats? Come on! That’s just foolishness.

Adjoran on March 10, 2012 at 2:59 AM

If you can’t see at this point how he would be their dream opponent, I really don’t know what to tell you.

Ed is naughty

Finally, he’s seen that he can draw some support even without campaigning, which will earn him a few delegates while he spends his time replenishing his campaign funds. This reinforces the first two.

Santorum is the one who badly needs victories in Kansas, Alabama, and Mississippi to convince more conservatives he is the only alternative to Romney. He can’t force Newt out, but he might be able to marginalize him.

For Romney, a win in either Southern state almost clinches the nomination. He already has a big lead, is better placed in nearly all the remaining winner-take-all states, and the proportional states which vote after this aren’t unfavorable to him or his math either.

Well, I shouldn’t say that everyone supporting Santorum is an idiot or a liberal Dem… but a good number of them are.

bluegill on March 9, 2012 at 9:23 PM

That’s just ridiculous. Many of them are willfully ignoring his spending philosophy and his solidarity with Lott, Frist, and McConnell – whom most Santorum supporters revile as RINOs – as part of the leadership team, but they are conservatives.

And liberal Democrats? Come on! That’s just foolishness.

bluegill

Moron says what?

Word is that Rick Santorum is losing a significant amount of support by the day.

California – PPIC Poll
Romney 28
Santorum 22
Gingrich 17
Paul 8
Romney +6

New York – Siena Poll
Romney 38
Santorum 23
Gingrich 13
Paul 11
Romney +15

Mississippi – Rasmussen
Romney 35
Santorum 27
Gingrich 27
Paul 6
Romney +8

Gallup National, Fri. Mar 9, 2012
Romney 35
Santorum 24
Gingrich 13
Paul 11
Romney +11

Rasmussen 3/8 poll: Obama 50, Santorum 42

Despite the fact that the liberal media AND the conservative media have been piling on Mitt, Mitt STILL continues to poll well.

Santorum, who has been cheered on by the liberal media and the conservative media for the last few weeks, continues to struggle… and this is even before most voters know about his extreme social positions. Santorum is an unelectable loser, and the sooner he goes away, the better our chances of defeating Obama.

It’s time to unite as a party and focus our attention and resources to taking out Obama. Enough with the in-fighting and the pointless attention given to unelectable also-ran losers like Rick Santorum.

Major story here: Romney very competitive in the South. I wonder how much Newt would beat Santorum by if it was a 1 on 1 between the two…

1984 in real life on March 9, 2012 at 12:19 PM

Santorum thought people in the South were a bunch of idiot bigots whose votes he could easily win.

Turns out that southerners are smart and are supporting the best guy BY FAR, Mitt Romney, who actually CAN AND WILL defeat Obama.

Go Mitt!!

A Vote for the Unelectable Extreme Social Conservative Rick Santorum in the Primary = A Vote for Barack Obama’s Reelection

No wonder the liberal Dems are cheering on Rick Santorum!

The only people who want Santorum are idiots, bigots and liberal Democrats. Although Santorum is doing his best to secure those voter groups, he is still sinking in the polls!

Santorum is the best WORST choice by far – and the only one of these three who can be trusted has done nothing but run his bigoted mouth and lose his last election by nearly 20 points.

Pork-Chop on March 9, 2012 at 8:30 PM

There. Fixed it for you.

Major story here: Romney very competitive in the South. I wonder how much Newt would beat Santorum by if it was a 1 on 1 between the two…

1984 in real life on March 9, 2012 at 12:19 PM

I wonder how much Santorum would have beaten Romney in Michigan, Ohio, Alaska and Georgia if Newt had not stayed in. I also wonder how much Santorum would beat Romney by in Alabama and Mississippi if Newt were not in the race. Newt has come in third and fourth in most contests outside the South yet you Newties keep beating the drum of ignorance that is going to hand Romney the nomination. What fools you are.

And the awful truth is, next year Newt will be back to sitting on a couch with Pelosi and talking up health care mandates with Hilary.

“A fool is born every minute” is not just an old saying, it is Newt’s campaign theme.

No, I’m not suggesting that. It’s not just Cuyahoga County, but as Lorain(44%R to 31%S), Geuga(46%R to 30%S), Hamilton(49%R to 29%S) and others. I just find it very strange that Dem/Union Counties would even be voting for ANY Republican. Why would they? It’s just out of the ordinary pattern for that to happen. I’ve mentioned this to family members and they are like, What? I would have the same reaction if Counties that have always voted Republican would have voted heavily Democratic.

bluefox on March 9, 2012 at 6:22 PM

Sigh… you do know that Republicans live in these counties right? They have large populations. Those counties are where most people live. They might have more Dems than Republicans thus turning them blue during presidential elections, but they still have more Republicans registered there than in the boonies.

Do you live in Ohio? Did you watch the SOS live minute by minute updates? Did you watch the Dem/Union Counties as they reported? Did you watch Romney’s vote totals increase at the same time? I did. That’s how I know where the votes came from for Romney. Santorum won 69 Counties out of the 88.

bluefox on March 9, 2012 at 12:43 PM

I like in Ohio, and it is clear you are not very informed about how this works. Santorum won many more counties than Romney, but those counties had very low populations compared to the cities.

I guess the argument you are making is do not count people’s votes who live in the city. Good luck with that.

ROMNEY 8 POINTS AHEAD IN MISSISSIPPI: RASMUSSEN

If it keeps going like this – just get ready for four more years of Obama.

bluefox on March 9, 2012 at 1:58 PM

not so much a fence sitter … live in a very blue area …. GOP candidates very often run unopposed …. Dems always a contest …. I can vote for the weakest Dem to face the Republican … also our sheriff and county commish types who are dems are actually decent … so I can support them against challengers ….
it depends on were you live …
conservative tarheel on March 9, 2012 at 4:42 PM

Thanks for the perspective. I wasn’t saying that about you per se:-) I’ve had that visual for years, LOL I can understand the advantage as you’ve explained it. Just never understood the platform or beliefs. This has been a good discussion and I intend to see what the options are in Ohio regarding Indy’s etc.

ROMNEY WITH 8 POINT LEAD IN MISSISSIPPI.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/mississippi/2012_mississippi_republican_primary

Friday, March 09, 2012

Rasmussen Reports’ first Republican primary survey in Mississippi shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leading his closest competitors by eight points. A new statewide telephone survey of Likely GOP Primary Voters in the Magnolia State shows Romney with 35% of the vote, while former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich each draw support from 27%. Texas Congressman Ron Paul runs last with six percent (6%). One percent (1%) prefers some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

This Mississippi survey of 750 Likely Republican Primary Voters was conducted on March 8, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

bluefox on March 9, 2012 at 1:58 PM

Every time I hear the word Indy I picture Harrison Ford. But he’s a lefty.

Rose on March 9, 2012 at 2:24 PM

LOL. I don’t even know what it means to be an Indy. Part Dem and part R?

Why would any rational person want to limit their options unnecessarily, when they can have the best of all worlds by just registering as an Independent?

It is self-destructive for the Republican Party to allow non-Republicans to vote in their Primary elections.

wren on March 9, 2012 at 2:08 PM

Another thing is that I’m sure this varies among the States. For example, in NC as the OP said, they retain their Indy status. However, perhaps in other States they would now be registered as a D or R. Not sure how it is in Ohio, but want to clarify it. Very confusing to say the least.

Election Reform!

So Ron Paul has raised $30 million- and he’s gonna spend it touring the country this summer- PRETENDING TO BE A CANDIDATE ?
makes perfect sense. Ron Quixote. oh boy.FlaMurph on March 9, 2012 at 2:07 PM

Well if he follows his pattern, he’ll buy ads attacking Santorum and Newt on behalf of Romney. That’s my opinion. He has already done this. What I want to see is when he asks his supporters to vote for Romney:-) so he can have a speaking platform at the Convention for himself and possibly his son. The reaction of the Paul supporters will be interesting.

alchemist19 on March 9, 2012 at 1:49 PM

I know you don’t need to live in Ohio to follow the results. As I said here: bluefox on March 9, 2012 at 12:52 PM And also here:
bluefox on March 9, 2012 at 1:08 PM

Just to make sure I’m not misunderstanding the point you think you’re making are you suggesting that because Cuyahoga County is a Democrat stronghold and will go for Obama in the general election that we should ignore the votes that came out of there in the primary?alchemist19 on March 9, 2012 at 1:49 PM

No, I’m not suggesting that. It’s not just Cuyahoga County, but as Lorain(44%R to 31%S), Geuga(46%R to 30%S), Hamilton(49%R to 29%S) and others. I just find it very strange that Dem/Union Counties would even be voting for ANY Republican. Why would they? It’s just out of the ordinary pattern for that to happen. I’ve mentioned this to family members and they are like, What? I would have the same reaction if Counties that have always voted Republican would have voted heavily Democratic.