Is Mittens now unstoppable?

SezMe said:
So why do the party insiders - who must recognize this fact - choose caucuses over primary voting? They must know that creating a primary process that encourages the extremes of their party (left or right) does them no good in November.
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Maybe because they are mostly wingnuts themselves? Didn't you hear the Newtmare saying that they lost in 08 because their candidate was not wingnutty enough?
 
leftysergeant said:
Maybe because they are mostly wingnuts themselves? Didn't you hear the Newtmare saying that they lost in 08 because their candidate was not wingnutty enough?
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A lot of people who say McCain lost because he wasn't conservative enough mean the same thing you mean when you say he lost because he was too conservative, actually.
 
TimCallahan said:
Me too. While these races don't give Santorum any delegates per se, it certainly keeps his candidacy going, and there are still a lot of delegates to be won. I'd love it if the GOP convention turned into a free-for-all.
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Remember that a brokered convention can produce a none-of-the-above candidate - one who might actually stand a chance of winning.
 
Silly Green Monkey said:
If Romney has actually announced as a campaign promise that he would block government funding of Planned Parenthood, after the Komen fiasco, wouldn't that hurt him with everyone who's not a fringe pro-lifer?
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There's the problem though: the majority of those who involved in selecting the GOP candidate are pro-lifers. You can cater to them to get the party's nomination, but then you stand little chance of winning the general election without changing your tune considerably.
 
The odds makers are closing the gap, but it is still Romney's race.

Bet on Romney and $6 wins $1
Bet on Santorum and $6 wins $36.

Gingrich is at 19 to 1.
 
jhunter1163 said:
I think that a brokered convention is a definite possibility now, and if Super Tuesday gives a divided result I think it'll be a virtual lock.
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I have a friend who was predicting a brokered convention back in December. A notable problem will be the short time between the convention and the election.

ETA: I image that the unpledged delegates might be writing their letters to Santa a bit early this year
 
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Caucuses and non-binding primaries are basically beauty contests. They don't mean much other than "building momentum". For one thing, voter turnout is very low, meaning that hard-core extremists have a better chance of carrying the day. For another thing, voters know they are beauty contests, so they can throw away their vote and "make a statement".

Of the three, though, Colorado is the biggest deal, as it was solidly pro-Romney four years ago. Still, I regard this as a small stumble for the Romney Nomination Parade.
 
KingMerv00 said:
<----------see my location. Santorum was a Senator here. Misery loves company.
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He was my Congressman when I was growing up in Pittsburgh. I even met the schmuck once. (I was a good little Boy Scout and didn't know any better.)
 
Puppycow said:
Wow. This race keeps surprising me. :confused:

Santorum won Missouri and Minnesota, and is leading in Colorado too.

Romney actually came in third after Ron Paul in Minnesota.
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There are a lot of Repubs who don't want The Party to issue the nomination to the next guy in line, ala Dole or McCain.

Set against that is the establishment fear of the firecracker issue with some of the firebrands.

Both sides are right. There is no enthusiasm for Romney, but the others, some of whom have dropped out, could choke precisely because of the same mouth that makes them popular.
 
Quinn said:
The Santorum sweep officially made my day. Not because I support him or have an ounce of respect for him, but becase a GOP divided against itself makes me a happy camper.
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You and I are laughing and laughing.

^5, silly dance
 
Indeed, Romney.

But he's getting dipped in batter pretty good.

He's bound to win and then lose.
 
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