Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
#1Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
Posted: 1/19/12 at 10:53am
WHAT???
As a Pennsylvanian who suffered through his campaigns for years I am so confused by his popularity, and now he is actually doing a good job in the primaries. I repeat myself- WHAT???
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/politics/iowa-caucus/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
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#2Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
Posted: 1/19/12 at 11:06amHis regressive form of hatred certainly appeals to the extreme fringe of the GOP. While it is not necessarily indicative of all Republicans, the fringe is the activist wing of the party; they do raise money and they do vote.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#2Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
Posted: 1/19/12 at 11:07am
Romney will never accept this, no matter how much evidence supports it.He paid for those votes fair and square!
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#3Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
Posted: 1/19/12 at 12:00pm
If the two top finishers in any contest have only a quarter of the votes each, no matter who is numerically ahead, neither of them can be labelled a 'winner'.
In Iowa, there were only losers this time.
In New Hampshire, Romney can clearly claim a victory, but not Iowa for anyone.
South Carolina, that hotbed of moderation (Ha!) ought to produce very interesting results.
When Mitt Romney is tarred with the term 'moderate', it is a very different ball game.
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#4Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
Posted: 1/19/12 at 1:23pm
Iowa Republican Primary voters are known for being out of step conservative, not representative of their state and to the right of their party at large.
But what about these eight precincts with votes missing. WTF?
#5Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
Posted: 1/19/12 at 1:31pm
As others have said, taking Iowa as a marker for anything is always somewhat foolish. Mike Huckabee won there in 2008, with John McCain--the eventual nominee--coming in fourth. I know many moderate and even some fairly conservative Republicans who've said they wouldn't vote for Santorum if he received the nomination, and these are people who hate Obama.
Santorum appeals to the fringe Right, as madbrian pointed out, but he really doesn't seem electable at all. Let's remember that this is a man who was defeated in his home state after serving two terms.
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#6Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
Posted: 1/19/12 at 2:13pmNice to see Republicans steal elections from each other and not just from democrats. I hope someone gets a comment from President Gore.
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#7Recount is in- Looks like Santorum BEAT Romney in Iowa
Posted: 1/20/12 at 7:58pm
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