Super Tuesday results leave Romney a weakened Republican frontrunner

All Voices ^ | Mar 06, 2012 | Punditty

[RIghtwardHo]

He can not win in Nov and is going to drag the down ticket races down with him. This is a disaster.

Gingrich must get out of the race now.

Santorum 2012

[svcw]

Romney 396
Santorum 158
Gingrich 103
Paul 60
Why should Gingrich get out?
Paul should get out.

[Smokin' Joe]

Santorum had a good ground game in North Dakota, people all over, signs, etc. Paul had made appearances in towns which hadn’t seen a prospective potus candidate since Alan Keyes came through. When you show up and talk to folks out here, it makes a difference.

[svcw]

Romney 3.1 mil
Santorum 1.9 mil
Gingrich 1.8 mil
Paul 892K
Why should Gingrich get out?
Paul should leave.

[SaraJohnson]

You are right! Santorum get out now! Newt can beat Obama!

[DJlaysitup]

He can not win in Nov and is going to drag the down ticket races down with him. This is a disaster. Gingrich must get out of the race now. Santorum 2012

...and Newt thinks similarly about Santorum. Newt 2012

[DJlaysitup]

Santorum had a good ground game in North Dakota, people all over, signs, etc. Paul had made appearances in towns which hadn’t seen a prospective potus candidate since Alan Keyes came through. When you show up and talk to folks out here, it makes a difference.

It's a really big country (maybe too big sometimes) - door to door doesn't work much in National Elections - unless you have a paid ground game and bigtime ads on TV/Radio.

[Golden Gate]

The FR Golden Gate Plan! is the "GOP Brokered Primary Now!"

Our good conservative candidates do NOT need to "drop out". We need to work together!

*** YES! for THIS thread, "Myth-Rom GO HOME, and Leave Us Alone!" ***

*1. GOP Needs Brokered Primary Now! (with emphasis on "Primary", Now!)
*2. Rick as temp Placekeeper Nominee;
*3. Decide Final Nominee @ Convention

Brokered Primary Now! = Secure Conservative Nomination for the GOP Convention

Then use the next 5 months of campaigning to determine the best Conservative Nominee.

=>>> Post 55 Says It All... on the "Brokered Primary Now!" thread.

[Smokin' Joe]

It's a big country, and folks here are sparse enough that showing up in even one or two towns (in the state) makes a difference, especially when the candidate isn't concentrating on just the biggest cities.

How the North Dakota (caucus) vote came out:

Rick Santorum 39.7%

Ron Paul 28.1%

Mitt Romney 23.7%

Newt Gingrich 8.5%

[ponygirl]

The Winning Our Future PAC is running ads in ARizona for Newt again... why would they do that after we’ve already had our primary? The ads are better than what they ran before the primary: positive, upbeat, talking more about why people like Newt rather than playing dark scary music and talking about Romney’s “business ethics” and how rich he was. (WTH were they thinking with that?)

[ansel12]

Would you endorse a Presidential candidate, running on this platform?

Santorum did.

“I pledge to lead the fight to strip the strident anti-choice language from the Republican National platform…”

[Gator113]

“.......he may well lack the enthusiastic base needed to defeat Obama even if he does eventually win the Republican nomination.”

Saintorum will have the same problem... they are both unfit for the job.

[OldArmy52]

Well, basically the problem with McCain...er, ah, Romney...

[ScubieNuc]

DICK Morris wants everyone but Romney to drop out. Dick Morris can suck my caucus.

[ScubieNuc]

Dick Morris wants everyone but Romney to drop out. Well I think Dick Morris should su_k my caucus.

[SaraJohnson]

He would gladly suck your toes. Would that do the trick? :)

[cynwoody]

Santorum 2012

Gingrich 2012!

Ricky is just as phony as Mittens!

I want a candidate who understands and can explain conservatism.

[csense]

...where...Sarah Palin cast her vote for Gingrich.

That's my girl...

[Brown Deer]

It’s “Super Tuesday,” only Romney and Gingrich can emerge to challenge Obama