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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #600 on: March 23, 2012, 11:39:37 PM »
Jeb Bush Endorses Mitt Romney For President
Posted: 03/21/2012 10:40 am Updated: 03/21/2012 11:50 am

Bush, the brother of the 43rd president, called Romney Wednesday morning to tell him about his plans.

Here is his full statement from the Tampa Bay Times:

Congratulations to Governor Mitt Romney on his win last night and to all the candidates for a hard fought, thoughtful debate and primary season. Primary elections have been held in thirty-four states, and now is the time for Republicans to unite behind Governor Romney and take our message of fiscal conservatism and job creation to all voters this fall. I am endorsing Mitt Romney for our Party’s nomination. We face huge challenges, and we need a leader who understands the economy, recognizes more government regulation is not the answer, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism and works to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to succeed.

Bush joins his father, former President George H.W. Bush, in backing Romney.

The New York Times reported in January that Romney had made substantial efforts to win over Bush's endorsement. The former governor stayed neutral before his state's primary, which Romney won handily.

Bush's call for unity parallel's Romney's, who urged the party to unite behind him after his Illinois win. Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich, however, have vowed to stay in the race.

Gingrich's spokesman, R.C. Hammond, dismissed the endorsement. "It's the completion of the establishment trifecta," he reportedly said, referring to Bush's father and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.)

Romney reacted to the endorsement on Twitter:
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March 21st is turning into a pretty big day. Anniversary, @tromney’s birthday, and now an endorsement from @JebBush.

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #601 on: March 23, 2012, 11:48:27 PM »
Popular vote tally:

Romney - 4,078,166
Santorum - 2,759,236
Gingrich -  2,182,346
Paul - 1,068,291

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/republican_vote_count.html

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #602 on: March 23, 2012, 11:57:25 PM »
romney should pick ron paul for his veep.


Gbers will be kneepadding that ticket!

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #603 on: March 24, 2012, 10:27:28 AM »
Gallup: Romney leads Santorum, 40-26 percent
Friday, 23 Mar 2012
By Newsmax Wires

Helped by his victory in the Illinois primary and an endorsement by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney's national support among Republican voters has increased to 40 percent, according to a Gallup Daily tracking poll. It's the first time a candidate has reached the 40 percent level in the 2012 campaign.

Rick Santorum's support was second-highest, at 26 percent. Newt Gingrich had the backing of 14 percent, and Ron Paul had 8 percent.

The data are based on Gallup Daily tracking from March 18-22.

Prior to this week, Romney's high was 38 percent, in Feb. 29-March 4, polling after wins in Michigan and Arizona, according to Gallup. Santorum's high was 36 percent in mid-February after his sweep of the Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri contests on Feb. 7. Gingrich reached 37 percent in early December.

Romney's 14-point lead is not his largest. He led by 23 points in mid-January after winning the New Hampshire primary, but that lead -- and another he held in late January and early February --disappeared.

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #604 on: March 24, 2012, 10:36:14 AM »
Funny pictures.  Romney is in the driver's seat.  Most of the remaining states award proportional delegates.  California with 172 is winner take all. 

Battle of addition: 156 days until GOP convention

Posted by
CNN Political Unit
(CNN) - Your guide to where the race stands for the Republican presidential nomination:

GOP delegate estimate (as of 3/24/2012):
– Mitt Romney: 563
– Rick Santorum: 251
– Newt Gingrich: 137
– Ron Paul: 71
Needed to clinch GOP nomination: 1,144
Access the latest here.

To see where the candidates are campaigning today, see below.

Upcoming contests:

March 24
– Louisiana primary: 20 delegates at stake of the state's 40 total delegates. Polls close by 9 pm ET.

April 3
– Wisconsin primary: 42 delegates at stake
– Maryland primary: 37 delegates at stake
– Washington, D.C., primary: 19 delegates at stake

On the trail Saturday:
– Romney: No open events
– Santorum: Camp Hill, Pa.; Milwaukee, Sheboygan, and Bellevue, Wis.
– Gingrich: Camp Hill, Pa.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/24/battle-of-addition-156-days-until-gop-convention/

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #605 on: March 25, 2012, 02:21:38 PM »
USC/LA Times Poll: Romney Leads Santorum 42-19% in Calif.
Sunday, 25 Mar 2012
By Newsmax Wires

Republican voters in California are gravitating toward presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, substantially expanding his support in the Golden State to give him a 42-19 percent lead over his closest rival, Rick Santorum, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.

Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are a distant third and fourth, according to pollsters, who said Romney's support has risen 15 points since a November USC/Times poll, when the now-departed Herman Cain was his closest competitor.

However, the Times noted “a palpable lack of enthusiasm for the Republican field. Half of GOP voters said they wished other candidates were running for president.”

Barbara Foley, a 73-year-old Republican, told the Times she would prefer former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, or Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. She explained that she employed the process of elimination to make her decision, telling the Times that Santorum is too socially conservative, Gingrich is smart but a "loose cannon," and Paul — "well, I just think he's nuttier than a fruitcake."

"I vote the lesser of two evils, unfortunately," said Foley, who added that she deeply disapproves of President Barack Obama, especially his healthcare law, and she “fears the nation has grown increasingly socialist under his watch,” the Times reported.

"Mitt Romney is the lesser of the evils," Foley told the Times.

The poll, conducted for the Times and the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, comes less than three months before California its primary, a late contest that has loomed as potentially important as the GOP nomination battle continues.

The Times concluded: Although Romney appears headed to a romp on June 5, when the pool of voters will be limited to registered Republicans, his prospects against Obama in the fall remain dim, the poll found. Obama led Romney by 21 points and the other candidates by even more — Paul by 28 points, Santorum by 29 and Gingrich by 32.”

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #606 on: March 29, 2012, 08:23:04 AM »
Rubio endorses Romney, saying he's 'earned' it
Published March 29, 2012
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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., endorsed Mitt Romney for president Wednesday night on Fox News' "Hannity," saying Romney offers "a very clear alternative" to President Obama's vision for the future of the country.

Rubio, a young, first-termer who has been discussed as a possible vice presidential candidate, criticized talk of a fight for the Republican nomination on the convention floor, a possibility that is keeping alive the campaigns of Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.

"I think that's a recipe for delivering four more years of Barack Obama," Rubio told Fox News' Sean Hannity.

Romney has "earned this nomination," Rubio said, though he again shot down questions about whether he would accept any offers of a spot on the ticket.

"I don't believe I'm going to be asked to be the vice presidential nominee," he said, adding it's not something he wants.

The endorsement comes after another big-name in Florida politics, former Gov. Jeb Bush, threw his support behind Romney, and former President George H.W. Bush is expected to officially endorse Romney on Thursday.

Romney has a comfortable lead in the delegate count, though Santorum has been able to pick up wins in several recent state contests, including Louisiana on Saturday.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/28/rubio-endorses-romney-saying-hes-earned-it/

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #607 on: April 03, 2012, 08:40:55 PM »
And this was before Romney won Wisconsin, Maryland, and DC today.

ACU Chairman Calls on Romney’s Rivals to Exit
Monday, 02 Apr 2012
By Ronald Kessler

Ronald Kessler reporting from Washington, D.C. — Mitt Romney’s rivals must end their presidential campaigns if Republicans are to retake the White House, Al Cardenas, chairman of the American Conservative Union, tells Newsmax.

Cardenas, who has endorsed Romney, says that if Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich continue their campaigns into the GOP convention in late August, Republicans will not have time to raise money and organize to beat President Obama.

“I’m calling on supporters of the other candidates and their peer group whom they listen to, to say to them, ‘I respect you, I care for you, I don’t regret having fought a good fight, but I’m moving on, and I hope you consider doing the same,’” Cardenas says. “That’s the message to my friends who are still in the camps of the other candidates.”

With one million members, the American Conservative Union is the preeminent organization representing the full spectrum of conservative thought. It runs the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which dominates the conservative political agenda, and publishes an annual “Rating of Congress,” the gold standard for assessing members’ ideology.

When he was 12, Cardenas and his family fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba with only the clothes on their back. He became a prominent lawyer in Miami and a successful investor. He essentially rebuilt the Republican Party in Florida, becoming its chairman and helping Jeb Bush win election as governor. He was a mentor to Sen. Marco Rubio, who was a young lawyer in Cardenas’ Miami law firm.

“The level of discourse in the campaign has begun to appeal to our lower instincts instead of our higher instincts,” Cardenas says. “Candidates are concentrating more on each other’s superficial faults than talking about our vision for tomorrow or taking on the president. And that wear and tear is having a detrimental effect on the general election process.”

What tipped the scales for Cardenas and made him issue a call for the remaining candidates to drop out was that “both Speaker Gingrich and Sen. Santorum have publicly stated that their campaign strategy is no longer winning the nomination outright but preventing Mitt Romney from getting the nod and fighting it out at the convention,” Cardenas says. “That’s just not a workable formula. There’s no way we can compete with the Barack Obama machine given an eight-week time period. You can’t raise resources.”

To be effective, “You’ve got to spend money on day one, and you can’t start day one being the day after the convention and organize all 50 states, or at least swing states,” Cardenas says. “We just would not be competitive.”

So the question becomes, “Are we willing to give up the White House for the sake of letting the contest run through the convention? And the answer to me, clearly, is no,” Cardenas says.

Cardenas says he has always felt that Romney is a conservative who is the most competent presidential candidate and would have the best chance of defeating President Obama.

“It’s not that difficult to be a successful conservative governor of Oklahoma,” Cardenas says. “It’s far more difficult to be a conservative governor of Massachusetts. Mitt Romney clearly ran the executive branch of government in Massachusetts as far to the right as one possibly could.”

Cardenas cites the fact that Romney vetoed more than 800 bills that he felt conflicted with fiscal and social conservative principles. He balanced the budget and left a surplus.

Romney’s healthcare plan for Massachusetts was developed by the conservative Heritage Foundation. At the time, Gingrich and other conservative leaders endorsed the idea. The Massachusetts legislature, where 85 percent of the members were Democrats, tacked on provisions that made the legislation more costly, Cardenas says.

“Romney has clearly said that the federal mandate at the heart of the Obama healthcare bill is unacceptable,” Cardenas says. “He’s clearly said that he would work with the Congress to repeal it on day one of his presidency. And he clearly has said he would give day-one waivers to all the states to abandon it. I’m comfortable with that answer, and I’m comfortable with the fact that he would govern as a conservative.”

As for the claim that Romney is a flip-flopper, “If you agree with that claim, then in essence you’re closing the door to everyone who has transitioned in their public views,” Cardenas says. “As conservatives, we’ve always had a penchant for embracing those who found their way into our ranks. We did that with Ronald Reagan, who proved to be every bit as trustworthy as we had hoped.”

Especially on some social issues, Romney’s thinking has evolved, Cardenas says.

“He’s been preaching the conservative message now for a long time, and I take him at his word that he’s had this conversion on a few critical issues,” Cardenas says. “I know that he’s always governed as conservatively as he could, given the circumstances. I’m comfortable with his evolution, and I’m comfortable with the honesty and integrity of that evolution.”

Cardenas says Romney’s character is flawless.

“He has a reputation that is beyond reproach in the business world, which is as cutthroat a world as there is at his level,” Cardenas says. “In terms of his family life, he’s been a loyal husband and loving father for four decades, and he’s led an admirable personal life, not only with his family but with his faith, in terms of how much effort and resources he’s put to support his faith, and those who depend on it.”

Rivals who have attacked Romney’s Bain Capital because it let go workers don’t seem to appreciate how capitalism works, Cardenas says.

“Those Democrats who criticize him criticize him for the same reasons they don’t want to shrink a bloated government,” Cardenas says. ”They think that giving a pink slip to a government bureaucrat in order to reduce the size of government is a heartless thing. We consider that to be a champion of the taxpayer’s rights to keep more of our money.”

In business, Cardenas says, “You sometimes have two choices: You either reduce the work force and save the business, or the business fails and then everybody’s out of work.”

Asked if Romney will tap Rubio to run as his vice presidential candidate, Cardenas says he is confident the Florida senator will be among Romney’s top picks.

“If he gets the call, I’m hoping he says yes,” Cardenas says. “I know Marco wants to be the best senator he can be. He’s not lobbying for the job. But it’s very hard to turn down a future president in terms of serving your country.”

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Cardenas-ACU-Romney-Santorum/2012/04/02/id/434494

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #608 on: April 03, 2012, 08:44:07 PM »
Delegate count:

Romney - 630
Santorum - 264
Gingrich -137
Paul - 71

http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries.html

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #609 on: April 07, 2012, 10:54:00 AM »
Truth.  It's all over but the crying. 

GOP superdelegates: It's over, Romney is nominee
By Stephen Ohlemacher
Associated Press
POSTED: 05:01 a.m. HST, Apr 07, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 05:19 a.m. HST, Apr 07, 2012

WASHINGTON >> It's over, and Mitt Romney is going to be the GOP nominee for president.

That's the growing consensus among Republican National Committee members who will automatically attend the party's national convention this summer and can support any candidate they choose.

Even some members who support other candidates begrudgingly say the math doesn't add up for anyone but the former Massachusetts governor.

"I would be surprised if Romney doesn't get the number he needs," said Jeff Johnson of Minnesota, who supports former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Bob Bennett of Ohio was more blunt.

"Look, Gov. Romney's going to be the nominee, and he's going to have enough votes," said Bennett, who is publicly neutral but said he supported Romney four years ago.

Romney's chief rival, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, is pledging to stay in the race, hoping a victory in his home state's primary April 24 will give his campaign new life. But Santorum has fallen far behind Romney in the race for convention delegates, and RNC members are taking notice, even though most are publicly staying neutral, preferring to let primary voters decide the nominee.

The Associated Press has polled 114 of the 120 superdelegates, party members who can support any candidate for president they choose at the national convention in August, regardless of what happens in primaries or caucuses.

In the latest survey, conducted Tuesday to Friday, Romney has 35 endorsements, far more than anyone else but a modest figure for the apparent nominee. Gingrich has four endorsements, Santorum has two and Texas Rep. Ron Paul got one.

RNC members have been slowly embracing Romney. He picked up 11 new endorsements since the last AP survey a month ago, after the Super Tuesday contests. Over the course of the campaign, however, Romney methodically has added endorsements from every region of the country. In the U.S. territories, where voters help decide the nominee but can't vote in the general election, Romney has dominated.

Romney has endorsements from all three RNC members in Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. He was endorsed by two of the three members in Puerto Rico.

Romney may be struggling among voters in the South, but he was endorsed by two of the three committee members in Mississippi, Henry Barbour and Jeanne Luckey. Romney even has support from Robert Asher of Pennsylvania.

Santorum's only endorsements are from members in Iowa and Alabama. In Pennsylvania, state GOP chairman Robert Gleason is publicly neutral.

"I talked to Rick the other day," Gleason said. "He didn't even ask me to support him."

Texas GOP chairman Steve Munisteri said he talked to Santorum for about 20 minutes on Tuesday, when Santorum was in the state for a fundraiser.

Santorum told him "what I already believed, which is we're only a little over the halfway mark and that he thinks he'll do really well in the Southern states," said Munisteri, who has yet to endorse anyone.

"He should go into those states as the front-runner," Munisteri said. "If he can win Pennsylvania, he'd then be able to put a streak of five or six wins together based on all the Southern states holding primaries."

Seventy-two RNC delegates said they were either undecided or not ready to make a public endorsement. Many said they are eager for the nomination fight to end so the party can focus on defeating President Barack Obama in November.

But most said they are reluctant to ask Santorum to quit.

"The decision to get in or get out of a race is an extremely personal decision," said John Ryder of Tennessee, who is neutral. "He's got to decide when he thinks it is no longer politically valuable to continue."

"It is very hard to see any path for Sen. Santorum to the nomination. It is very hard to see any path for Speaker Gingrich to the nomination," Ryder said. "But they and their supporters have to make that final call."

In the overall race for delegates, Romney has 660 and Santorum has 281, according to the AP count. Gingrich is even farther behind, with 135, followed by Paul with 51.

Romney has won 58 percent of the caucus and primary delegates so far. At that pace, he would reach the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination, 1,144, on June 5, when five states, including delegate rich California and New Jersey, hold contests

Santorum met privately Thursday with conservative activists to work on plans to stop Romney's march to the nomination. The group decided to pressure Gingrich to leave the race, believing that would help unite conservatives behind Santorum.

Gingrich, however, has already scaled back his campaign to the point that he schedules few public events. In the three primaries last Tuesday, all won by Romney, Gingrich got 11 percent of the vote in both Maryland and the District of Columbia and 6 percent in Wisconsin.

Even if Santorum had picked up every vote for Gingrich, Romney still would have won all three primaries.

"It's over with," said Bennett, the RNC member from Ohio. "And if Romney carries Pennsylvania, that completes it. He'll be the presumptive nominee before the end of the month."

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #610 on: April 08, 2012, 03:46:14 PM »
He's eating his humble pie after saying several months back he would be the nominee. 

Gingrich: Romney Most Likely Republican Nominee
Sunday, 08 Apr 2012

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich once led his rivals for the nomination in polls. Today, he's millions in debt and describing Mitt Romney as "far and away the most likely" GOP nominee.

Running for president "turned out to be much harder than I thought it would be," he said Sunday.

"I do think there's a desire for a more idea-oriented Republican Party, but that doesn't translate necessarily to being able to take on the Romney machine," Gingrich told "Fox News Sunday" in a reflective interview.

After his Jan. 21 victory in the South Carolina primary, the former House Speaker said the Florida primary he lost in the following days turned into a "real brawl." He said Romney did a good job building a substantial machine, adding he has no regrets.

"Unfortunately, our guys tried to match Romney," Gingrich said of the Florida match-up. "It turned out, we didn't have anything like his capacity to raise money."

Gingrich said he has a little less than $4.5 million in campaign debt, and he's operating on a shoestring budget.

Despite Gingrich's acknowledgment of what appears to be his inevitable defeat, the former House speaker isn't ready to drop out. Gingrich wants to influence the party's platform, which is a statement of principles on the issues. He's interested in promoting increased domestic oil production and personal Social Security savings accounts.

"I hit him as hard as I could. He hit me as hard as he could. It turned out he had more things to hit with than I did. And, that's part of the business. He's done the fundraising side brilliantly," Gingrich said.

Gingrich has had a campaign full of ups and downs. Just weeks after entering the race last year, his campaign imploded. Months later, in the weeks before the Iowa caucuses, he surged. He came in behind Romney and Rick Santorum in Iowa, but won South Carolina.

Gingrich had several losses before winning his home state of Georgia. He had hoped to carry the momentum of that win to other contests in the South, so far unsuccessfully.

http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Republican-nomination/2012/04/08/id/435152

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #611 on: April 08, 2012, 05:52:02 PM »
Rubio endorses Romney, saying he's 'earned' it
Published March 29, 2012
FoxNews.com

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., endorsed Mitt Romney for president Wednesday night on Fox News' "Hannity," saying Romney offers "a very clear alternative" to President Obama's vision for the future of the country.

Rubio, a young, first-termer who has been discussed as a possible vice presidential candidate, criticized talk of a fight for the Republican nomination on the convention floor, a possibility that is keeping alive the campaigns of Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.

"I think that's a recipe for delivering four more years of Barack Obama," Rubio told Fox News' Sean Hannity.

Romney has "earned this nomination," Rubio said, though he again shot down questions about whether he would accept any offers of a spot on the ticket.

"I don't believe I'm going to be asked to be the vice presidential nominee," he said, adding it's not something he wants.

The endorsement comes after another big-name in Florida politics, former Gov. Jeb Bush, threw his support behind Romney, and former President George H.W. Bush is expected to officially endorse Romney on Thursday.

Romney has a comfortable lead in the delegate count, though Santorum has been able to pick up wins in several recent state contests, including Louisiana on Saturday.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/28/rubio-endorses-romney-saying-hes-earned-it/

LOL! 

Saying "he's earned the nomination" is simply a statement of inevitable fact.  He's not saying "Romney has a clear vision for saving america.  He's a consistent conservative.  I believe in his solutions"

No, he's saying "Romney has a mathematical lead that the other guys don't have.  So let's beat obama with him.


Which is smart - cause if romney loses as the RINO that he is, rubio doesn't want that stink on him in 2016.  Hearing "But you said romney was a conservative, why the hell shoudl we believe you" won't help him then.  But him simply stating the math isn't a ringing endorsement.

Romney stinks like tuna fish for any 2016 potential.  They'll all deliver these weak ass lines about rallying against obama, while not slobbing his knob like pawlenty and christie are doing.

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #612 on: April 08, 2012, 05:54:00 PM »
Romney didn't earn anything.   He waged a dishonest campaign and outspent everyone 20 to  1

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #613 on: April 08, 2012, 05:58:27 PM »
Romney didn't earn anything.   He waged a dishonest campaign and outspent everyone 20 to  1

your points are accurate.   He was winning by 5 points after spending 6-to-1 over a kookbag like santorum.

Obama won't be outspent 6 to 1 lol, taht's for damn sure.  If santorum had the same $ as romney, I think we all believe romney woudl have lost.  I mean, 1/4 of repubs like him, and 3/4 of repubs don't.  But 94% of the time, the dude with more money wins.

Obama's not exactly gonna be broke lol.  And will 3/4 of repubs hate obama enough to donate like crazy?  When even romney admits the economy is getting better at the moment under obama, ya gotta wonder :(

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #614 on: April 23, 2012, 01:16:56 PM »
All over but the crying.  I think Newt quits after tomorrow's primaries.  Ron Paul will probably stay in till the end to inflate his numbers. 

RCP average:

Romney - 48.4
Gingrich - 15.6
Paul - 13.7 

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html

Delegate count (1144 needed):

Romney - 695
Santorum - 273
Gingrich - 141
Paul - 72

http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries.html

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #615 on: April 25, 2012, 09:26:08 AM »
After Romney's sweep yesterday:

Romney - 841
Santorum - 273
Gingrich - 141
Paul - 76

http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries.html

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #616 on: April 28, 2012, 10:01:13 AM »
Popular vote to date:

Romney - 5,221,445   
Santorum - 3,376,375
Gingrich - 2,402,960
Paul - 1,335,024

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/republican_vote_count.html

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #617 on: April 28, 2012, 10:34:21 AM »
Popular vote to date:

Romney - 5,221,445   
Santorum - 3,376,375
Gingrich - 2,402,960
Paul - 1,335,024

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/republican_vote_count.html

LOL @ the anti-romney vote > # of votes for romney.

he's in trouble.  base hates him.

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #618 on: April 28, 2012, 10:37:01 AM »
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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #620 on: May 02, 2012, 05:17:53 PM »
Looks like Romney got most of Santorum's supporters.  RCP average:

Romney - 52.8%
Gingrich - 19.0%
Paul - 15.0%

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #621 on: May 03, 2012, 04:26:20 AM »
Looks like Romney got most of Santorum's supporters.  RCP average:

Romney - 52.8%
Gingrich - 19.0%
Paul - 15.0%

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html

too funny.  nobody voted for santorum cause they saw the next reagan.  they did it because they looked at romney and were disgusted.

now they hold their noses and say "yes, I loves me some mittens!"

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #622 on: May 03, 2012, 04:44:52 AM »
Romney didn't earn anything.   He waged a dishonest campaign and outspent everyone 20 to  1

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #623 on: May 03, 2012, 04:50:22 AM »
Romney didn't earn anything.   He waged a dishonest campaign and outspent everyone 20 to  1

do you think he can defeat obama if the money is even?

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Re: Twelve for '12: A Dozen Republicans Who Could Be the Next President
« Reply #624 on: May 03, 2012, 04:53:57 AM »
I dont like Romney's weak ass flip-flop personality a rich boy with no character but i prefer him over Gingrich and Santorum no doubt