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RNC: Gingrich Leads Santorum in Primary Delegates
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Posted on 03/08/2012 10:28:35 PM PST by Fred

A new official delegate count being kept by the Republican National Committee reveals that Newt Gingrich has won more "bound" delegates in the presidential primary than Rick Santorum.

Gingrich has won 107 delegates compared to Santorum's 95, according to the RNC's count, which was made after Super Tuesday. That effectively puts him in second place behind front-runner Mitt Romney.

But the RNC does not count delegates from states like Iowa in its total, according to the Huffington Post, which first reported the story. The Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses did not officially allocate any of the state's 28 delegates to the national convention.

Many state caucuses are held in a similar manner.

Even though Gingrich has only won two primary contests, in South Carolina and Georgia, and former Sen. Santorum has won seven -- in Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, Misssouri,

Read more on Newsmax.com: RNC: Gingrich Leads Santorum in Primary Delegates Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012gopprimary; delegatecount; delegates; getoutnewt; getoutrick; gingrich; goawaysantorum; newt; newt2012; newtgetout; newtsplittingthevote; santorum4romney; santorumfailure
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To: Fred

I am a Newtonian.

I am glad he has more bound delegates than Santorum.

But the fact remains that Newt finished in third place or below in 9 of 10 Super Tuesday states.

If Newt gets beat in both AL and MS next Tuesday then there will need to be a sober discussion of strategy.


21 posted on 03/08/2012 10:48:24 PM PST by rogue yam
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To: rogue yam

How about we see what goes on in Texas OK? romney aint closing the deal and santorum is due for a downturn after the media gets at him.


22 posted on 03/08/2012 10:51:16 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Lazlo in PA

How about you wake up to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obyy4Z8W9Zs&feature=related

So now you approve of big labor picking the GOP candidate for president.


23 posted on 03/08/2012 10:51:31 PM PST by Fred (http://whenmittromneycametotown.com)
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To: Red Steel

How do you define “hard delegate”? That’s what Clinton too thought she had against Obama


24 posted on 03/08/2012 10:52:26 PM PST by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Fred

OUCH! That will leave a mark.;)


25 posted on 03/08/2012 10:52:54 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Steelfish
Unfortunately even Gingrich is not disputing the NYTimes on this one.

You're tilted, friend. Are you seriously believing that Newt has more faith in the delegate count the NY Times, than what the RNC has put out?

Do you really want Obama to win that badly?

26 posted on 03/08/2012 10:53:48 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Steelfish
"Unfortunately but true, it is still considered the “paper of record” even by the conservatives."

That's some of the silliest sh!t I ever heard.

27 posted on 03/08/2012 10:54:56 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: rogue yam
I am glad he has more bound delegates than Santorum.

Why Newt has the lead over Santorum in the hard delegate count is because he won the overall delegate total in these 3 states: Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Georgia where he mostly campaigned in for Super Tuesday.

28 posted on 03/08/2012 10:55:20 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Fred

Yeah. Because only losers worked to try and pick up people who normally don’t vote GOP.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan_Democrat

What a sleaze Reagan was when he did this back in ‘76, ‘80 and ‘84. If you don’t recall, this is how Reagan tightened the race against Ford especially in TX.


29 posted on 03/08/2012 10:57:31 PM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Steelfish
How do you define “hard delegate”?

I've shown you at least twice or more to a website that would tell you what it is, but you're too obtuse to see it.

30 posted on 03/08/2012 10:59:55 PM PST by Red Steel
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Sheesh Guys no matter how hard you scream it. Does not change the Facts.

Newt leads Santorum in HARD Delegates. Hard Delegates cannot change there mind unless they have been released by the candidate.

Soft Delegate are nothing more than their ticket has been punched to the State Convention.

http://www.capitalfreepress.com/republican-primary-delegate-allocation-2012/

Also Newt has already said he will be going after these “Soft Delegates”


31 posted on 03/08/2012 11:00:06 PM PST by Bailee (Santorum vs Santorum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELbCuLEe7Sw)
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To: Mariner; Red Steel; Windflier; Lazlo in PA

Well, perhaps you need to broaden your reading material.
Besides, FoxNews shares the same view on delegate count.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/07/romney-builds-delegate-lead-with-super-tuesday-wins/


32 posted on 03/08/2012 11:01:34 PM PST by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Fred
Gingrich has won 107 delegates compared to Santorum's 95, according to the RNC's count, which was made after Super Tuesday. That effectively puts him in second place behind front-runner Mitt Romney.

WHOO HOO! Please, please, just get Newt to California so I can at least say I voted for him!

33 posted on 03/08/2012 11:02:23 PM PST by GVnana (Newt 2012 - He Speaks for Us)
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To: Red Steel; Lazlo in PA

I think Lazlo in Pa gave you the answer on that one. Even Gingrich isn’t claiming this absurdity.


34 posted on 03/08/2012 11:03:31 PM PST by Steelfish (ui)
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To: rogue yam
I am a Newtonian.

Judging by your post I would say you are a "fair weather" Newtonian. You seem to have all of the negative scenarios worked out. Just as the general election is about electoral votes and not the popular vote, the primary is about delegates and not how many states a candidate wins.

At this point I would say Newt is in a strong position to move past Santorum. Then again, I AM a Newtonian.

35 posted on 03/08/2012 11:04:34 PM PST by The Citizen Soldier (America needs Gingrich in 2012 about as much as England needed Churchill in 1940!)
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To: Steelfish

Well, nothing changes the fact that Ricky is behind Gingrich in the total hard delegate count.


36 posted on 03/08/2012 11:05:29 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Steelfish

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/8/rncs-delegate-count-shows-gingrich-ahead-santorum/


37 posted on 03/08/2012 11:08:22 PM PST by Bailee (Santorum vs Santorum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELbCuLEe7Sw)
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To: Steelfish
Even Gingrich isn’t claiming this absurdity.

You must be daft. There is no doubt that Gingrich thinks he is behind Santo in the Hard Delegate count. It's there in black and white for all to see.

38 posted on 03/08/2012 11:09:35 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Steelfish
Well, perhaps you need to broaden your reading material. Besides, FoxNews shares the same view on delegate count.

Oh, yeah. That's much better. If I can't stomach the NY Times, give me NY Times Lite.

Just why are you so all fired interested in pimping the delegate counts from left-leaning media outfits, over the delegate counts from the RNC?

39 posted on 03/08/2012 11:11:36 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier

“Just why are you so all fired interested in pimping the delegate counts from left-leaning media outfits, over the delegate counts from the RNC?”

Exactly. Jim Robinson needs to clean house again.


40 posted on 03/08/2012 11:16:18 PM PST by Bailee (Santorum vs Santorum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELbCuLEe7Sw)
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