Romney Secures 88 Texas Delegates, Clinches Nomination

New York Times ^ | 29 May 2012 | AP Projection

[Vigilanteman]

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has now secured at least 88 of the 155 delegates at stake in the Texas Primary, bringing his secured delegate total to 1174, 30 more than necessary to win the majority of the delegated needed for the GOP nomination.

With 4% of Texas precincts now reporting, Romney has consistently maintained or increased a 60 point lead over his nearest competitor, Congressman Ron Paul.

In the contested race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, David Dewhurst is holding a 48% to 31% lead over his nearest rival Ted Cruz in a nine person contest.

[Vigilanteman]

It would've been nice if Romney had at least planned a cameo appearance in Texas to thank them for putting him over the top.

[a fool in paradise]

I didn’t vote for McCain or Romney in the 2008 or 2012 Texas primaries. BUT the field is already so reduced that my vote in the presidential primary never matters.

[dontreadthis]

senate primary thread anyone?

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Question is, will he start talkin’ more liberal, or more conservative?

[Diogenesis]

Got to hand it to the GOP-E.

They picked the AUTHOR OF ROMNEYCARE and gay marriage
and the vulture corporatist from Wall St.
who tanked Massachusetts and has a history
of liberal judge appointments and backstabbing
conservatives.

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

[Jane Long]

It would've been nice if Romney had at least planned a cameo appearance in Texas to thank them for putting him over the top.

Oh, he has appearances in TX...you just have to pay $25K...but, you get a nice souvenir pic w Milt for the $$ :)

[SnuffaBolshevik]

It’s over.

Take your ball and go home.

[Vigilanteman]

No objection if the Senate Primary Results take over the discussion on this thread.

The results are updated at the link . . . and there really isn't much more to discuss on the presidential primary.

[GoCards]

Come on Cruz. Im surprised Dewhurst is so close to 50% but its early

[JudgemAll]

Well, just as we are now afraid of offending “moderate” muslims, same “moderates” are afraid of offending extremists in the same psychology.

It progresses like this, meekly, to full bore murder acceptance, the intaking into the club of murderers and “leaders”.

It reads like the show “Fatal Encounters next door”.

Nothing good is going to come out the narcissist fanfare to hate any and all opposition to Romney, to demand an easy and granted win of delegates for him like a spoiled annointed child, to never be challenged and criticized.

He is or they made him into an Obama light, and nothing good is going to come out of this, because now the won is going to use that as a precedent.

[JudgemAll]

Well, just as we are now afraid of offending “moderate” muslims, same “moderates” are afraid of offending extremists in the same psychology.

It progresses like this, meekly, to full bore murder acceptance, the intaking into the club of murderers and “leaders”.

It reads like the show “Fatal Encounters next door”.

Nothing good is going to come out the narcissist fanfare to hate any and all opposition to Romney, to demand an easy and granted win of delegates for him like a spoiled annointed child, to never be challenged and criticized.

He is or they made him into an Obama light, and nothing good is going to come out of this, because now the won is going to use that as a precedent.

Let us face it, they do not like to be put on the spot for errors, only for me me me, poor f’n me, reasons are the MO of the corruption of emotional immature judges accross the country.

[Jane Long]

Come on Cruz. Im surprised Dewhurst is so close to 50% but its early

Praying Dewberry stays under 50!!

[LUV W]

meh

[mylife]

Well I didn’t vote for him!

[Vigilanteman]

I know Sarah Palin endorsed Ted Cruz, but for us non-Texans, is Dewhurst just a soft conservative or an out-and-out RINO? Will he be some improvement over Kay Bailey Hutchinson?

[Colonel_Flagg]

At least conservatism didn’t have to surrender on Memorial Day.

[fieldmarshaldj]

DewCrist will make KBH look like Jesse Helms.

[Perdogg]

Per twitter https://twitter.com/#!/KatrinaPierson with 9% of the vote:

Dewhurst 47%
Cruz 30%
Leppert concedes

[LUV W]

Neither did I, MY! My conscience is clear! Thank God...

[SnuffaBolshevik]

Read your post(s) 3 times.

Still can’t make heads or tails out of it.

Hope you’re still muttering into your cups in November.

[mylife]

Obama is going to portray Mitt as an ultra conservative which will make Mitt move to the left.

It will sour dems and pubbies on Mitt.

[LUV W]

Run-off? I’m hopin’!

[Atlantan]

Here’s TX Senate results from the Sec. of State’s website.

http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may29_160_state.htm

[LUV W]

*sigh*

[TexasSecede79366]

You cannot support Romney and be less than a Communist unless you're just well less. Lost your heart?,lost your courage?,just less?

I know! We can call you less intellect and you're a "useful idiot? How's that?

[LUV W]

Yeah...don’t expect Myth ot have any convictions to hold tight to!

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Don’t think Dewhurst will get 50%. If Cruz can keep Dewhurst short of the needed 50% win, Cruz will win the runoff in July. Tea Party dudes & chicks, keep finger crossed.

[GoCards]

Dewhurst will NOT help our cause!

[dontreadthis]

what triggers a run off?

[katiedidit1]

Took him long enough and cost mega millions for him to reach his goal. Of course he had tons of free publicity on his side..thank YOU Faux news.
He should make the speech of a lifetime and reach out to the tea party folks and other conservatives that usually fight to keep candidates like HIM out of DC.
Time for some assurance and a sharp move to the right.

[LUV W]

Keeping Dooo-hurst under 50% today will trigger a run-off in July. Keep your fingers crossed if you are a conservative!

[mylife]

These poll numbers are depressing.

[GoCards]

Candidate must get 50%

[BIV]

Well, whether zero wins or loses in November, it’s then time for conservatives to start a third party. We’ll have a couple of years to fine tune what the generally disorganized tea party has already accomplished. All we need is a plurality.
RINOs, aka GOPE, like Lugar and Chambliss, of whom I am ashamed to say is my senior senator, are nothing but country club aristocrats, or so they fancy themselves.
We need congressional term limits, and some thoughtful preparation for us to secede from the GOPE, which is the same as the traitorous democrat party. They scratch each others backs. Disgusting.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Obama is going to portray Mitt as an ultra conservative

Actually, I've read that this is a brilliant subterfuge by Zero.

Real conservatives will see that claim and die laughing, thereby reducing Republican voter turnout.

[LUV W]

Be prepared for more. It’s gonna be a bumpy ride, MY.

[mylife]

I cant believe Ralph Hall got 57%
The guy is 90 years old.

[GoCards]

Well we can all sleep better tonite because Bernice Johnson wins again!!! puke

[Theodore R.]

I checked several dozen counties in early voting, and Cruz is leading nowhere. The China connection ad ruined him; he did not reply forcefully and convincingly.

[icwhatudo]

Keep him under 50%!

[bert]

+so..... I guess we can chalk you up as an Obama supporter.

....and nothing less

[mylife]

If anyone fails to get 50% of the vote there is a run off between the two with the most votes.

[dfwgator]

I’m sorry, but I cannot allow a President who refers to Auschwitz as a “Polish Death Camp” to stay in office.....ABO......Go Romney!

[mylife]

Exactly.

[GoCards]

I did kind of poo poo the China ad away. It didnt affect me but my husband it did. He asked me who to vote for I said Cruz and he said, “you mean the China guy” :(

[mylife]

LOL! Hurl! LOL! Hurl!

[Revolting cat!]

If it’s over and the fat lady has sung, then why even hold a convention? Oh, I see, we have to self-congratulate!

[cherry]

he ain't the dream candidate but on his worse day he's 1000% better than the commi muslim....

when you vote for bamey, like some of you apparently are going to do, or not vote or vote for joe blow the flag candidate, which is all the same, then you are voting for HOLDER...HOLDER....HOLDER...

come on Romney ....hit it out of the park!!

[Mountain Mary]

What are the numbers, GC?

[EducatorOfLiberals]

The GOP has betrayed Conservatives by nominating Romney.

After abandoning Conservative values and losing elections in 2006 and 2008, they told us they were listening and had learned. We gave them another chance in 2010, and now they push Romney? How quickly they forget.

Conservatives are patriots and we must vote for conservatives in the House and Senate to stop Obama's agenda.

Then, we must vote against progressive Romney such that we can nominate a Conservative in 2016 and get the progressives out of power as soon as possible.

Otherwise our next opportunity for a Conservative candidate would be 2024-2028. The march to socialism would be complete.