Iowa caucus results 1. Romney (by 8 votes) 2. Santorum 3. Paul 4. Gingrich 5. Perry 6. Bachman (withdrew after this result) 7. Huntsman (skipped Iowa, got 1%)
The quote from this clip should make it pretty clear that if he won he'd completely alienate the libertarian wing of the Republican party: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1Gwwmm-cQxU It's getting hard to see how Romney doesn't win the nomination. I wonder who he would choose as a running mate. There's nobody among the current field of Republican candidates who would make him more electable, except for maybe Ron Paul. But nobody, including possibly Ron Paul, wants to see that.
Thinking about the strategery... Santorum + Rubio gets you PA and FLA. That's two big EV battleground states. Santorum + Kasich gets you PA and OH. This almost assures 270+ republican EVs. Romney probably gets you Michigan. Same VP logic.
Yeah, one of Newt's many problems is all the divorces and infidelity. I don't really see how that squares at all with the Santorum brand. Since we're on the subject of Santorum, btw, I'll do my little share to aid in the Search Engine Optimization slandering of his name. If there's a more broad-based, funnier, more blatantly cruel prank ever perpetrated on a sanctimonious politician, I can't think of it.
Yeah, he did really well there. He timed his 15 minutes of fame to climax right in Iowa, waiting for each of the other Non-Romneys to go from moronic-side-show-circus-freak to contender to has-been. Whether it was hard work or dumb luck, I don't really know. But I'll give him credit--slow and stupid wins the race. It was a perfect simultaneous orgasm. But as the wife always asks, can you do it again? (Note: I don't count Ron Paul among the circus freaks. As I've said previously, he's just a very principled guy held back in this race by being a very principled guy.)
I'm voting for Romney in November. We're taking over the world. Imagine running into the President of the United States at the DC Temple. That would be surreal.
Ya gotta admit he is far and away the best candidate. Now that the novelty of Obama has worn off I think Romney will be our next president. How about Huntsman for Vice President? Boom goes the Dynamite!
Santorum is such a clown when it comes to social issues. His comments today about politics and religion going hand in hand may have killed his chances. I hope he beats Romney now, because the guy has no chance in hell. My gosh the GOP is a laughing stock.
Is Rick Santorum Electable?.... hardcore Democrats are registering as Republicans in the primaries to vote for this cartoonish zealot because of how much he turns off the middle/independents, and women. If he's the nominee, it's going to be an absolute landslide that extends well past the Presidential race. STOMP
