It’s “Super Tuesday,” only Romney and Gingrich can emerge to challenge Obama
Posted on 03/07/2012 12:18:08 AM PST by Brown Deer
Mr. Gingrich is poised to gain a substantial share of the state’s 76 delegates to the Republican convention.
“In the morning, we are going on to Alabama,” Mr. Gingrich told an enthusiastic crowd here on Tuesday night, some waving “Newt-a-Mania” signs. “We’re going on to Mississippi. We’re going on to Kansas. And that’s just this week.”
Alabama and Mississippi, which hold the next primaries on the calendar next Tuesday, both figure into Mr. Gingrich’s grand strategy for reanimating his candidacy by carrying Super Tuesday momentum into other victories in the South. So does Kansas, which holds its caucuses on Saturday.
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Our good conservative candidates do NOT need to "drop out". We need to work together!
*2. Rick as temp Placekeeper Nominee;
Brokered Primary Now! = Secure Conservative Nomination for the GOP Convention
Then use the next 5 months of campaigning to determine the best Conservative Nominee.
=>>> Full Details - Post 55 Says It All... on the "Brokered Primary Now!" thread.
The MSM is totally out of touch with the American-American people.
>> is because they think
Since we don’t agree with NYT, then it’s safe to conclude Newt will beat Obama. QED
Newt lost TN an ultra conservative state
Super Tuesday momentum? Dead last in 5 of 10 states? Momentum? 2-3 % in some states? What’s this guy smoking?
Gingrich already lost two southern states. Some strategy.
so let’s compare the number of delegates that Ricky got in comparison to Newt yesterday. and what’s your projection for next week?
After the pounding Newt has sustained, these were the numbers yesterday (Newt was beginning to make gains in TN and OK):
Tennessee delegates:
Santorum: 25
Romney: 10
Gingrich: 8
Oklahoma delegates:
Santorum: 14
Gingrich: 13
Romney: 13
Atlanta delegates:
Gingrich: 46
Romney: 13
Santorum: 2
Newt also picked up 2 in ND, 3 in AK
Gingrich total delegates to date (w/o disputed FL numbers) 105.
Santorum has dropped below 20% in GA, if that holds he can not claim any delegates.
03/06 - GA: 47.4% Newt; 6.5% Paul; 25.7% Romney; 19.6% Santorum = 97% reporting.
The NYT and the MSM never do positive stories on conservatives. They only do hit pieces. The MSM particularly dislikes Newt. When he was speaker he was the victim of smears and hit pieces almost every day. Early in the 2012 campaign the MSM attacked him many times.
Now we see a very positive story on Newt in the NYT. I have no proof but I believe that the NYT is being instructed to build up Newt by the Obama Administration. That is the only reason the NYT would write such a positive piece.
I don’t project; Newt is too weak outside Dixie to maintain any “southern strategy”, and lost two of the largest states in the South. What’s left? Alabama isn’t that big, nor is Mississippi, nor Arkansas.
Kentucky isn’t that promising for him. I don’t even count VA as being in the South, plus the party made certain he didn’t have a chance. How many delegates did Newty get outside Georgia in comparison to Rick?
Oh, and Kansas? Just a dream.
Check out the bound delegates and Newt is ahead. It is still a very voilitile election and anything can and will happen.
So far of the Republican Primaries Mitt Romney has a supposed lead. Let’s take a closer look at that and his opponents.
Name Count: Primary Vic’s to Caucus Vic’s-—Bound Delegate %
Mitt has a total of 415: 268 primary to 147 caucus-65% bound
Rick has a total of 176:—80 primary to 96 caucus-—45% bound
... Newt has a total of 105:-92 primary to 13 caucus-—88% bound
Ron has a total of 47:——11 primary to 36 caucus-—23% bound
Why is this an issue? This is relevant for the fact that the difference between primary & caucus victories. Only primary victories are bound to the candidate; caucus victory delegates are therefore not bound and can change their mind before the GOP Convention is held.
So as you can see, even though, Mitt may have a higher tally, Newt has a higher percentage % of bound delegates at the moment.
It’s easy for Newty to have a big percentage increase when he started with so few.
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