[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I would rather compare this to the “SEC Porn Watching Invitationals”.

[jjotto]

Careful what we wish for!

Everyone should think long about an early large regional primary where candidates will need to have $100 million before a single vote is counted.

[CharleysPride]

“four of the largest Southern states —
Texas, Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee”

All due respect to the author, there is one Southern state listed there — two depending on how you classify Tennessee

[re_nortex]

It is wrong for two states that don't have a track record of solid Conservatism to essentially choose the Republican nominees. At the very least, Oklahoma needs to replace either Iowa or New Hampshire. The map below makes it abundantly clear:

In all presidential elections since the turn of the century, Oklahoma has not gone for the 'RAT party in a single county. The reliable Conservatism of its people is clear. In many ways, our friends to the north of Red River exemplify what it means to be real Americans. They are almost uniformly pro-God, pro-life, pro-gun, pro-military and anti-sodomy. In short, Oklahoma is OK in my estimation.

[arthurus]

The Republicans in Democrat Primaries will probably go far toward choosing the nominee even though their votes in the election itself will have no impact as their states will vote for the Democrat. Those Republicans have much more in common with the Bushes and McCain et al than with those unwashed southern types and many of them would, as with the DNC, prefer to lose the election to winning with a conservative.

[EEGator]

Go Gators!

[Goldsborough]

“SEC football strength” is mostly an illusory product of relentless self-promotion and chicken manure scheduling practices. Hopefully, the Republican field is held to a higher standard.

[CSM]

After the playoffs last year, I am not so sure of the vaunted SEC football strength.