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Romney Projected Winner in MD
CNN ^ | 04-03-2012 | CNN Live Results

Posted on 04/03/2012 5:22:46 PM PDT by parksstp

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Feb 8 2012, the date Romney was effectively defeated for the nomination.

Feb 22, 2012, the date Romney effectively clinched the nomination.

1 posted on 04/03/2012 5:22:53 PM PDT by parksstp
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To: parksstp

States that don’t vote GOP for President (or for much else) should have the least amount of say in choosing the nominee (and MD hasn’t voted GOP for President since 1988, has only voted once for a GOP Governor since after 1966 (in 2002), and last elected a GOP Senator in 1980). Slick Willard will lose the general.


2 posted on 04/03/2012 5:29:21 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj
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To: Steelfish; Lazlo in PA; Mountain Mary; Yaelle; cripplecreek; AmericanInTokyo; ...

Ping

Last hoorah is tonight folks. The unrelenting vicious attacks on Santorum have served their purpose. With an upcoming victory for Romney in WI, he is well on his way to shifting PA, NC, and IN to toss-up, and will be projected at about 1,270 delegates based on the remaining contests, more than enough to win.

We have fought a good fight and kept up our end of the bargain to stop Mitt Romney. The coming disaster can’t be placed on us.


3 posted on 04/03/2012 5:30:30 PM PDT by parksstp (I pick RIck! (If he's good enough for Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh, he's good enough for me))
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To: parksstp

This looks like McCain all over again what is wrong with conservatives that they make such bad choices. This man does not care for this country any more than the present occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. We lose again even if we win.


4 posted on 04/03/2012 5:32:43 PM PDT by thile44 (Simplicity is too complex.)
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To: parksstp

Here’s for Romney. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


5 posted on 04/03/2012 5:32:50 PM PDT by coton_lover ("He that lives upon hope will die fasting." -Benjamin Franklin)
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To: parksstp

It’s a very liberal state, I think Santorum and Newt know they had no chance.


6 posted on 04/03/2012 5:34:26 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: parksstp
Last hoorah is tonight folks.

I'll pass. I am riding my horse until I have to shoot it from exhaustion. I have no interest in jumping on the Milt bandwagon.

7 posted on 04/03/2012 5:37:08 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: parksstp

I agree Romney is looking more and more inevitable, but Rick is going to stay in, and I’ll support him as the alternative until Romney clinches the nomination. You’re right that the attacks on Santorum worked, and many here on FR were among the most vicious.


8 posted on 04/03/2012 5:38:13 PM PDT by Pinkbell (Rick Santorum For President (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N89LGhm-Ztc))
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To: fieldmarshaldj

There is no reason why GOP and Dems should hold their primaries at the same time. It should be arranged that the MOST GOP states have their primaries/caucuses FIRST.


9 posted on 04/03/2012 5:38:29 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: GeronL

liberal yes?

But the Eastern Shore and Western Maryland, as well as Caroll/Harford/Cecil parts are pretty conservative, and Romney is winning in all these areas. Romney should NOT be winning in Cumberland or Hagerstown, but is.

What this means with the Eastern shore results is you might as well write Delaware off as well. Romney will probably win all three counties here, even Sussex.

At a minimum, a conservative should have been able to carry the 6th District (Carroll, Frederick, Washington, Garrett) and the 1st (Eastern Shore, Harford, Cecil). Neither is going to happen.


10 posted on 04/03/2012 5:38:39 PM PDT by parksstp (I pick RIck! (If he's good enough for Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh, he's good enough for me))
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To: parksstp
Romney's ascendency is the entirely predictable result of a broken system that lets blue states pick our candidates. The Republican party has only themselves to blame. Romney will waltz away with the nomination based on the delegates from states that will almost certainly vote for Obama in November.

And four years from now, we'll do the exact same thing. It would be simple to fix. We need a system that awards greater weight to delegates from states that voted Republican in the previous election. Until we do this, nothing will change.

11 posted on 04/03/2012 5:45:53 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: parksstp

this is rigged just like McCain was. Why aren’t we choosing our own people?


12 posted on 04/03/2012 5:46:33 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: thile44

It’s not the conservatives. It’s the thugs who are rigging the elections. We should hold our own elections.


13 posted on 04/03/2012 5:47:57 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: GeronL

No reason? Cost. States don’t want multiple elections.


14 posted on 04/03/2012 5:52:06 PM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: fieldmarshaldj

“States that don’t vote GOP for President (or for much else) should have the least amount of say in choosing the nominee...”

That’s covered by delegate allocation to the National Convention, in a positive way:

“Bonus Delegates

“President: States casting a majority of their 2008 Electoral Votes for the Republican Candidate receive 4.5 + 0.60 × the Jurisdiction’s Total 2012 Electoral Vote in bonus delegates. Should the District of Columbia cast the majority of their electoral votes for the Republican Candidate, the District will receive 4.5 + (0.30 × 16) in bonus delegates. Round any fractions UP to the next whole number. [Rules 13(a)(5) and 13(a)(7)]
“U.S. Senate: Award 1 bonus delegate for each Republican Senator elected in the 6 year period between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2011. Limit 2. [Rule 13(a)(6)]
“Governor States electing a Republican Governor between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011 receive 1 bonus delegate. Limit: 1. [Rule 13(a)(5)(i)]
“U.S. House: States electing Republicans to 50% or more of their U.S. House seats between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011 receive 1 bonus delegate. Limit 1. [Rule 13(a)(5)(ii)]
“One Chamber: States electing a Republican majority to one chamber of the state legislature (OR the legislature is presided over by a Republican) between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011 receive 1 bonus delegate. Limit 1. [Rule 13(a)(5)(iii)]
“All Chambers: States electing a Republican majority to all chambers of the state legislature (OR all chambers are presided over by a Republican) between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011 receive 1 bonus delegate. Limit 1. [Rule 13(a)(5)(iv)]”

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/R-Alloc.phtml


15 posted on 04/03/2012 5:54:21 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Drew68

At the very least, the first five states that hold primary elections should be the ones that your party carried by the largest margin in the last election.

As it stands now, the only penalty a loser state like Maryland faces is that you sit farther back from the stage at the national convention. And last time that just meant that you got to sit right behind Megyn Kelly on the Fox set, so More of a bonus than a penalty.


16 posted on 04/03/2012 5:54:38 PM PDT by pie_eater
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To: parksstp

Based on the early voting that’s been released, Romney is probably going to break 50% here.

I think I’ve gotten at least 10 anti-Santorum robo calls from Romney. Sure makes me like Santorum more and think Romney is even more of a jerk.


17 posted on 04/03/2012 5:57:29 PM PDT by pie_eater
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To: Publius Valerius

Let the parties fund their own primaries


18 posted on 04/03/2012 6:00:28 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Drew68
The price to unify the party should be to change the delegate allocation process in exactly the manner you suggest.

Even worse than Maryland, D.C. has less relevance to the Republicans than American Samoa and should get about as many delegates.

Trivia question: Barry Goldwater actually managed to get 14.5% of the DC vote in 1964. Who was the last Republican presidential candidate to exceed this total? Who was the last to crack 10%?

19 posted on 04/03/2012 6:13:57 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Drew68
The price to unify the party should be to change the delegate allocation process in exactly the manner you suggest.

Even worse than Maryland, D.C. has less relevance to the Republicans than American Samoa and should get about as many delegates.

Trivia question: Barry Goldwater actually managed to get 14.5% of the DC vote in 1964. Who was the last Republican presidential candidate to exceed this total? Who was the last to crack 10%?

20 posted on 04/03/2012 6:14:15 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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