Posted on 01/04/2012 7:16:03 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
I’ll take that bet.
In the age of the Internet, throw out all of the old conventional wisdom.
The media might have been able to squelch the Iowa results from the masses, with the Internet, that’s not possible.
Santorum’s campaign will skyrocket because of Iowa.
verity
Since Jul 26, 1998
verity hasn’t created an about page.
verity, an unknown COWARD since 1998
So WHY don’t you post SOMETHING about yourself??!!
lol
What was the deal with that anyway?
When I shut down the TV someone had lost the official tally but local officials had "agreed" that Romney had the most votes..?
“Is there is a reason to trust a pundit claiming a candidate is “finished” after this “surprise”?”
It’s not a matter of “trusting” Pundit Reaganite Republican; its just deciding if his political analysis is sound or not. The point of his analysis seemed to be the media has it all wrong and the momentum factor out of Iowa is negligible and does not lead to a Santorum victory as the eventual nominee. You said the following yourself: Santorum and Romney 25% (each). Since Santorum is the only one Romney and the media have not applied scorched earth campaign tactics onto - it looks to me like we have a Romney-Santorum ticket to look forward to. What could be more establishment than a team of two northeastern Lawyer-MBAs?
“Are we to trust these pundits who claim that Gingrich will sweep the South or that Santorum’s rise was only one time?”
Well, if Reaganite Republican was right that the Iowa caucus results involving four one-hundredths of 1% of voters and Iowa and New Hampsire delegate results for Romney would be a total of TWELVE delegates of 1,144 needed for nomination - perhaps he has made some very valid points. I don’t think voters in the remaining states are impressed with Iowa OR New Hampshire. Jim Robinson had a thread going yesterday regarding Gingrich and the long haul in this 2012 primary process that had a lot of excellent analysis in it.
Diner owners,Motel 6’s and TV stations stock up before they
begin their four year hibernation.
NDAA McCain will endorse Romney. Thank God McCain has his finger on the pulse of America.
I’m never going to vote for santorum, but I wanted to see how he’s doing today in campaign donations, not knowing his web address I tried googling him and his web site is un-searchable, all I get is web sites professing his views on homosexuality, that seems like it might be a problem!
“But I don’t see anyone who stuck with Bachman this long suddenly becoming a Romneybot.”
What if Bachmann becomes, or IS a Romneybot? I’ve seen a whole slew of posts saying Bachmann’s run is really aimed at the vice-presidency and she was being a Romney surrogate in her over-the-top attacks on her rival conservatives.
>>“He may even be wise to abandon NH to concentrate on more-friendly environs of SC and Florida.”<<
“Why? If he finishes second, he gains even more delegates on Newt.
Because the actual number of delegates available to him in New Hampshire is miniscule - and if Santorum is trying to eclipse Gingrich as the conservative alternative to Romney, he has to stop Gingrich from assuming that role in the South.
“So far it’s Santorum 1, Newt 0.”
Not exactly. If you are focused on delegate counts, in proportional representation states, Gingrich does not get “0”.
“Doesn’t matter what the national polls say, it’s all up to the individual states.”
Yes, and these polls broken down by the individual upcoming states, post-New Hampshire, indicate Gingrich having a better chance to take these states than Santorum.
Good thoughts, especially now that I’m seeing on the sidebar she dropped out. And Perry going on to SC!? On TV they were saying it was Perry who was about to go home. I guess Perry thinks those Bachmann votes are his, not Santorums’!
Makes me think of two guys in a race, one wins and the other disgruntled says:
.." it didn't mean a thing, as I hurt my foot on the down-slope, so I gave up the win...I didn't TRY to win..I have to be careful; as I have a big race coming up soon!"
I can truthfully say I “am undecided”, but Iowa made a difference to me in leaning toward a candidate who I have watched and admired over the years— hard working, beat the payment-meet the people, principled guy, Santorum, and hope he gets more media attention and picking up votes in “the BIG states that matter” that people tout about.
I gained further respect for the guy. Deserves a toast for his performance against a guy who probably owned the vineyard.
Everyone likes the underdog—without big money, or flashy big ads to easily see one through.
The MSM, all the political pundits were all out for Iowa, and moving on to NH, SC;
so must have meant something to someone, somewhere!
Perspicacious..;-)
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