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Late Primary Update: Romney Wins Hawaii After Santorum Scores a Southern Double Win

WASHINGTON (AP) — A resurgent Rick Santorum swept primaries in Alabama and Mississippi Tuesday night, upending the race for the Republican presidential nomination yet again and nudging Newt Gingrich toward the sidelines.

Mitt Romney finished third in both states, but he salvaged a win in the Hawaii caucuses and won the support of all nine delegates at GOP caucuses in American Samoa.

“We did it again,” Santorum told cheering supporters in Lafayette, La. He added, “Now is the time for conservatives to pull together” in an effort to defeat Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who still is the faraway leader in the delegate competition to pick an opponent to President Barack Obama in the fall.

In defeat, Romney issued a brief written statement congratulating the night’s big winner but also saying, “I am pleased that we will be increasing our delegate count in a very substantial way after tonight.” In the hours before the votes were counted, he had bristled that Santorum was “at the desperate end of his campaign.”

While Romney must regroup, it was Gingrich with the most to lose as he struggled for political survival in a part of the country he hoped would fuel one more comeback in the unpredictable race.

Appearing before supporters in Birmingham, Ala., Gingrich twice referred to remaining in the marathon contest. But he was unusually complimentary toward Santorum, a contrast to pokes at Romney. “If you’re the front-runner and you keep coming in third, you’re not much of a front-runner,” he said.

It is rare for Alabama and Mississippi to play an important role in a Republican nominating campaign, but the 2012 race has gone on far longer than usual. Equally improbable was the decision by Santorum and Romney to campaign in the next few days in Puerto Rico, which holds a primary Sunday.

Illinois holds its primary next Tuesday, and already Romney’s super PAC was advertising there in hopes of giving him an advantage.

Evangelicals played an outsized role in both of Tuesday’s primary states, underscoring the challenge Romney had faced in the Southern primaries.

In Mississippi and Alabama, 80 percent or more of voters leaving their polling places said they were born-again Christians or evangelical. Those voters have been reluctant to rally to Romney’s side in the primaries and caucuses to date. Among them, Santorum bested Romney by 9 points in Alabama and 4 points in Mississippi.

More broadly, the exit polls showed a primary electorate that was conservative, determinedly Republican and profoundly unhappy about the government – a combination that will keep both states in the GOP column in the fall.

There were 107 Republican National Convention delegates at stake on Tuesday, 47 in Alabama, 37 in Mississippi, 17 in Hawaii caucuses and six more in caucuses in American Samoa.

Romney picked up all six delegates from American Samoa, plus the endorsement of three members of the Republican National Committee. The GOP caucus on the island 2,300 miles south of Hawaii was held Tuesday at Toa Bar & Grill in Pago Pago and about 70 people attended, with all nine delegates publicly backing Romney.

Last weekend, Romney captured all 18 delegates at caucuses in two other U.S. possessions in the Pacific – Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Like American Samoa, residents there are U.S. citizens but not allowed to vote in presidential elections.

Santorum’s two victories Tuesday were worth at least 29 delegates. Gingrich won at least 24 and Romney at least 31, including the nine from American Samoa. The delegate split underscored the difficulty that Romney’s rivals face in overcoming his big lead.

The partial allocation of delegates from Tuesday’s voting states left Romney with 485 in The Associated Press count, out of the 1,144 needed to win the nomination. Santorum had 246, Gingrich 131 and Paul 47.

That gave the former Massachusetts governor more than his rivals combined. And while Santorum in particular challenges the mathematical projections, Romney still is amassing delegates at a rate that puts him on track to clinch control of nomination before the convention next summer.

After the double loss in the South, Romney bested Santorum in the Hawaii GOP caucuses. With 82 percent of the caucus sites reporting, Romney had 45 percent of the vote, while Santorum had 25 percent. Gingrich was running fourth, behind Texas Rep. Ron Paul.

In Alabama Tuesday night, with 80 percent of the precincts counted, Santorum was pulling 35 percent of the vote, Gingrich had 29 percent and Romney 28 percent.

Returns from 93 percent of Mississippi’s precincts showed Santorum with 33 percent, Gingrich 31 percent and Romney 30.

Paul finished fourth in both primary states.

In Mississippi, more than eight in 10 voters said they were dissatisfied or angry with the federal government, while in Alabama, 80 percent said they would definitely vote for the Republican candidate against Obama next fall, no matter who he is.

While Alabama and Mississippi are among the most conservative states in the country and share a long border, the exit polls showed significant differences in the voters’ reaction to the candidates.

In Mississippi, Romney had the support of 30 percent of primary voters who earn under $50,000 a year, compared with 26 percent in Alabama. He drew the backing of 33 percent of Mississippi primary voters with no college education, compared with 27 percent in Alabama.

Only about half of all voters in each state said they work fulltime for pay, and they, too, voted differently one state from the other.

Santorum outpolled Romney, 39 percent to 23 percent among that group in Alabama. The two men tied among that group in Mississippi.

As has been true in earlier primaries, the economy was the most important issue to voters, and an ability to defeat Obama the most important quality when it came time to pick a candidate.

The exit polls were based on interviews with 1,552 voters as they left 30 randomly selected polling places around Alabama, and with 1,575 Mississippi voters from 30 sites. Each survey had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

The Southern showdown came as new polling showed a decline in Obama’s approval ratings – a reversal amid escalating gasoline prices and turbulence in the Middle East.

Romney, campaigning in Missouri, took exception to a television commercial airing in both Southern states and said Santorum “is at the desperate end of his campaign.” The commercial was backed by a super PAC that supports the former senator, not by him.

Santorum‘s camp had earlier issued a memo that dismissed as fuzzy math Romney’s claim that he is on track to amass a delegate majority. “Simply put, time is on our side,” it said.

Gingrich’s aides issued a rebuttal of their own with the polls still open in the primary states. It said the primaries were not yet half over, and the former House speaker “is well positioned to win the GOP nomination.”

The large amount of television advertising was testimony to the importance the contenders and their allies attached to the primaries in both Alabama and Mississippi.

All three candidates as well as super PACs supporting each of them ran television commercials. As has been the case all year, Restore Our Future, which backs Romney, spent more than any of the others. The group put down $1.3 million for television ads in Alabama, another $900,000 in Mississippi and more for radio on Christian and other radio stations as well as thousands of pieces of mail designed to help the former Massachusetts governor.

It was only in recent days that Romney seemed to sense a chance in Alabama and Mississippi, and he responded by increasing his television ad expenditures and his plans for campaigning in the states.

Born in Michigan and a longtime resident of Massachusetts, he told one audience the two primaries were “a bit of an away game for him” and drew laughs from another when he said he hoped to go hunting with an Alabama friend “who can actually show me which end of the rifle to shoot.”

He generally steered away from criticizing his Republican rivals and aimed his rhetoric instead at Obama, whose prospects in both states are as dim next fall as anywhere in the country.

Santorum campaigned against the president and Romney simultaneously as he sought the support of conservatives who have fueled his recent surge.

In Biloxi, Miss., on Monday, he ridiculed the science behind global warming. “The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is,” he said.

Gingrich spent part of his time pushing back against suggestions – including from his own staff – that he might drop out if he didn’t notch a pair of Southern victories. His only two wins so far came in the South Carolina primary on Jan 21, and last week, when he won his political home state of Georgia.

Initial polls showed the former House speaker in a strong position in both states, but he abruptly canceled a campaign trip to Kansas in advance of the state’s caucuses late last week to remain in the South.

He used a recorded telephone message from Chuck Norris, the actor and Karate champion, for a last-minute appeal to voters in Alabama.

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Associated Press writers Charles Babington in St. Louis and Beth Fouhy and Philip Elliott in Montgomery, Ala., contributed to this report.

Comments (45)

  • eileen for freedom liberty
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 2:47pm

    Consider the source America…the same state that gave us the LIar N’ Chief…aka the Chameleon N’ Chief…aka the FlimFlam Obamaman…aka the NWO Bilderberg puppet…Obama the Bush!

    Did we expect anything other result?

    GO RICK!

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  • TeaPartyForRomney
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:55am

    The delegate shows it, Romney took the night. He took American Somoa, Hawaii, and came closer to Santorum and Gingrich than any pundit thought would ever happen in the South, where the Exit Polls all said half the voters chose a candidate on their faith… obvious win for Romney.

    When it comes to Santorum, I am glad Greta Van Sustren took him to task on his claim against Fox. Truth is he has had double the interviews and coverage on Fox than Romney. Only second to Gingrich.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:29am

      And if we are hoping for a brokered convention, Santorum or Gingrich won’t be the choice. If the RNC doesn’t elect Romney who has over a million votes more than his rivals, then there will be a revolt or a Jeb Bush – Mitch Daniels pick, not a Sarah Palin. The establishment will give us their candidate and we will have no say in it. If Paul stuffed the deck, like some are saying, we could even get a Paul candidacy.

      BROKERED CONVENTION IS THE WORST WAY

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 12:22pm

      @tpromney

      “brokered convention is the worst way”

      You Romneys sound too much like BHO and his minions —

      You are either attempting to push and shove and bully folks into lock-step with Romney
      OR
      You are fear mongering!

      What’s with you Romneys so desperately wanting to end the contest and to avoid open spaces and open conversations?

      Is it because you know Romney’s quickly reaching the end of his support bloc, while Newt and Santorum are just getting warmed up?

      NEWT 2012
      http://www.newt.org

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    • lukerw
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 12:24pm

      ObamaLite… surrender and hide… and let fear rule!

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 1:24pm

      Brokered convention is the last chance we have for this country to wake up. From a small government Constitutional stand point look at your candidates.

      If your candidate’s budget doesnt cut spending. You are supporting the wrong candidate.

      If your candidate supports more aggressive wars. You are supporting the wrong candidate.

      If your candidate supports bills like the Patriot act and the NDAA. You are supporting the wrong candidate.

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  • Mateytwo Barreett
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:28am

    Oh boy! /Another 16 hours of analysis of what happened last night. But don’t worry folks- by the time the repubs have their convention, Obama will have likely been able to pass legislation outlawing elections. The press is paralyzing these guys and the handlers are letting them do it. Hello?!?! As best I can remember – the same thing happened in 2008 . I‘m jusr sayin that if Romney’s been at this for 7 years and he can’t Santorum, and Gingrich away, it isn’t going to work.

    Confdential to Romeny- shitcan your manager- you like firing people- get somebody in there that will either focus on Obama, or pack the hell up and go back to Massachusetts. You look like you’re running for a county commissioners job! Get some projection- DAMN! you’re not running to my uncle Fester. Why are YOU on 6 interviews a day- Where is your press person, communication is a art, try a different brush. You(no i take that back- the whole republican field) make me so angry. It’s 2012- this is the big leaguesw! ACT LIKE IT!!

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:59am

    Romney is not even at the halfway point and yet he says santorum is at “his desperate end”….Romney is a jerk

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:30am

      “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:48am

      Look at the crap, and yes I mean crap that Santorum is saying about Romney, under your standard, he is a jerk as well. Romney was saying that because of the desperate attacks ad that was put out by Santorum that all FactCheckers have come out to say they are complete lies.

      WHO’S SENDING THE FALSE ATTACK ADS… SANTORUM

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:49am

    It was always going to be tough for a Mormon to win either Alabama or Mississippi, but Mitt came close in both. He then won Hawaii and American Samoa. The good news: Mitt won 41 delegates last night, compared with 35 for Santorum and 25 for Gingrich. It’s delegates that win the nomination.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:24am

      if newt drops out – this race is turned upside down. a little delegate math for you…

      If a candidate gets >50% of the vote in a state, they garner all the delegates. Rick+Newt = >60% last night so if newt were not in the race – rick would have got above 50. So the 20-30 delegates romney got from the south would all have gone to rick instead. the romney campaign and the media know this and so they want to keep the status quo as long as possible. Romney is a fake frontrunner – he is winning many states with only 35% of the vote

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  • thegrassroots
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:42am

    NOW we‘re seeing the Beginning of how it’s ALL Really Going To Play Out.
    Romney’s pretty much spent his bloc of supporters — the same bloc he’s had all along.

    From Here On Out It Will Be GrassRoots American Patriots Being Heard From!
    We See Through Romney and Won’t Be Pushed and Shoved InTo Falling In Line!
    The Real Race Is Between Newt and Santorum!
    Newt and Santorum Are Marching Out On The Field While Romney’s Fading InTo Obscurity!

    All The Shrillness We’re Hearing From The Romney Bully Pulpit Is Sheer Desperation!
    Romney Knows It’s As Good As Over!

    I’m Laughing As I Write This, Because The News Is On and I Just Heard Romney Say That Santorum Is “Desperate!”
    Romney Is Only A Legend In His Own Mind!
    Romney’s Money Would Have Been Better Spent Funding Cancer Research!

    NEWT 2012
    http://www.newt.org

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:52am

      Wrong.
      The anti-Romney message is being delivered to evangelical Christians, hence the southern states voting for the other guys (not by large amount, by the way).
      There is still plenty of moderate America to deliver the nomination to Mitt.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:10am

      @JJ
      moderates make up about 30% of the republican party. 70% is conservative/libertarian.

      The only reason moderate mccain and moderate romney have done well is that conservatives always end up splitting the vote.

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:12am

      Nope!

      Romney Himself Is Delivering The Anti-Romney Message!
      We See Right Thru Him!
      We GrassRoots American Patriots Think For Ourselves and Don’t Just Fall-In-Line!
      We “Don’t Tread On Me” GrassRoots American Patriots Do The Research!

      Speaking Of Research —
      Joseph Smith Jr’s, 1843, White Horse Prophecy Is Very Interesting:

      “… and that a Mormon, if he were elected president would TAKE HIS ORDERS FROM SALT LAKE CITY.”

      We The American People Don’t Want A President Who Will “Take His Orders From Salt Lake City!”

      NEWT 2012
      http://www.newt.org

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    • Hobbs57
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:35am

      JJ , You got that right, the huge component of the bigotry of the ‘born agains” is who spreads the evil lies about Romney, You can tell by their statements, particularly those bigots who follow Newt, the hate in their words and the things they say reflect they hate Romney because of his faith. I am not afraid to point this out or say it, I was a Catholic, a Mormon, and was attending an Evangelical church for awhile until I heard their message calling the Mormons being members of an evil anti-christian cult. The irony of this, go back a decade or 2 and Catholics weren’t any more embraced by the born agains. There are a great deal of media people who don’t like Mormons because of their Evangelical faith, not the extent of bigotry, but most definitely demonstrate a particular bias that limits their ability to even consider who Mitt Romney really is. Still, many posts about debunked aspect of Romneys past being quoted and used by certain Evangelical leaders to smear Romney. Newt the Pig Gingrich has especially tapped into this hate,it’s sickening and disgraceful. I find it fairly interesting that a sect of southerners have been ignorant to who Santorum is. Typically, southerners hate Northerners, where Ricki boy claims his roots. Right in my home area as a matter of fact and I will tel you first hand, he is a fraud. I can’t wait till he comes to Pa and see what he does.Let’s see if he plays the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person here. GrassRt,MY Independence Tea Party Hall endorses R

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    • Hobbs57
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:44am

      hahahaha … Funny, Grassroots, I didn’t see you biggoted post before I had posted my first post, I could just gather you were a bigot from certain key hate words I recognize as a psychologist. Yep, ur a bigot, no matter what anybody tells you, your fear will ensure you continue to hate. Where does this fear come from there Grassroots ? May God’s will be done, or are you afraid it won’t be so you have to spew your hateful bigotry because you are not so sure ? I spent 3 years with the Mormons, but I also spent my life as a Catholic, which I am sure discounts me as a Christian of any sort in your book. People as yourself are those who give not only a bad name to conservatives, but also to America. Maybe your fear is that you realize ignorance of your kind is going extinct. I am curious, which part if the south are you from, would it be South Carolina ? Hey brother you are free to hate all you want, that is the beauty of this country, at least you aren’t afraid to admit, I will say that much about you. So many refuse to look in the mirror and ask, who they are as a person. You feel perfectly fine looking in the mirror and knowing you are a Christian that hates others and is afraid that what you believe isn’t true. Hard to change the mind of a person who embraces such contrast with in themselves. Bless you though man, some people can’t find any security but that in fear. Most of our liberties and freedoms have been taken the same way. BE afraid mate, be very afraid.

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:38am

      @TheBlaze

      I see you censored my initial response to hobbs!
      What’s The Matter? A little too close to The Truth for ya?

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:55am

      @hobbs

      That whole blustery tirade to deny the words of YOUR founder, Joseph Smith, Jr?

      “… and that a Mormon, if he were elected president would take his orders from Salt Lake City.”

      There’s TONS of information on-line about Joseph Smith Jr’s – 1843 – White Horse Prophecy!

      Instead of erupting into a mindless rant, how about taking the intelligent road and doing the research?

      NEWT 2012
      http://www.newt.org

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  • audiemurphy
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:21am

    watching Rick Santorum believe his own rhetoric is as maddening as watching jinny cochrane pronounce ” if it doesn’t fit you must aquitt”
    I mean come on ! at the end of the day it’s about delegates!
    Oh how I deteste watching fools spinning their wheels.

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  • cassandra
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:20am

    Go Rick Go Rick will bring us back to reality in Washington he is the MOST CONSERVITIVE and under him we will prosper AGAIN

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:08am

    Time to go Newt. If you couldn’t win those states, you can’t win.

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    • Todd P
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:18am

      It’s not about winning for Newt. He’s mad that Mitt targets him in campaign ads, so he wants to stay in to take delegates away from him. We are watching an adult “let’s get even” temper tantrum. Kinda sad, really.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:40am

      Newt is not completely irrational (I hope). He will be gone in 2 weeks, he won‘t be getting any more money and he won’t spend his own on revenge. He could probably do more damage to Romney campaigning for Santorum now anyway.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:28am

      @Todd P
      if that is the case, then newt is a dummie. If he wants to hurt romney, he should drop out and watch santorum get 50+% of the vote and sweep the delegates.

      it doesnt make sense – which is why i have been saying for two weeks that newt is secretly working for romney

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  • Choctaw25
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:04am

    The last time I checked Hawaii was as left wing liberal as DetRIOT. So why wouldn’t Romney win there????????????
    “The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.”

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:51am

      So what you‘re saying is Rick wouldn’t win there in November anyway, huh?

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    • flanny
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:49am

      I would think the person writing this is the real fool.

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  • RepubliCorp
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:09am

    I thought for sure Ron Paul would win American Samoa…… seeing that most of them are or have been in the military. I guess the Paulbot spew that the military only loves Paul is just another fib.

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  • Bucky007
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:00am

    You did it again alright, Rick!
    You won a State or two, and just like last Saturday, you still didn’t beat
    Romney in delegates on the night

    You nade up absolutely “No Ground” on Romney tonight..

    We know, we know, even though Romney has still doubled You and Newt and Paul, somehow, you’re still winning?
    After all, this race is not about delegates in your mind, is it?
    It’s about gettting that one evasive delegate in Michigan.
    Or stealing delegates in Florida or Arizona already won by Mitt.
    Or pretending that you still won Missouri a month ago.
    Or that you have actually won delegates in Co. and Minn.
    Or that by being outspent and out organized by Romney that you somehow, win?
    Or that you continue to lie about Mitt’s position on Federal Mandates, even though the Washington Post just gave you 4 Pinnochio’s on the matter, and proclaiming once and for all that MItt Romney, “Never” supported a Federal Mandate!.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/mitt-romney-and-the-individual-mandate-a-highly-misleading-dnc-ad/2012/03/11/gIQATACV6R_blog.html

    Go ahead you dunderheads in the GOP, nominate The Church Lady Santorum and watch us lose 45 States.

    Mitt Rocks

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:35am

      Not only did he NOT gain ground, but by the time the Hawaii delegates are distributed, he will have LOST ground.
      Rick got 30 delegates from Miss / Alabama.
      Mitt got 21 from Miss / Alabama
      Mitt got 9 from American Samoas, tying him with Rick for the night.
      Mitt won Hawaii and will no doubt win the majority of the delegates there to give him another WINNING night.

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    • Todd P
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:17am

      Atta Boy, Ricky! Drag this thing out to the convention, make the GOP look divided, squander campaign money that could be used against BHO, then eventually concede (as you must) that Mitt wins the nomination. It will have been a great ego trip for you and Newt.

      But I’m just thinking, if our goal is really to defeat BHO, wouldn’t it make more sense to rally around the one candidate who not only meets or beats Obama consistently, has the largest number of prominent endorsers, but also has an overwhelming number of delegates? Mitt will eventually win the nomination. Even the southerners who voted for Ricky admitted that. It’s time to unify the party and attack the REAL enemy – BHO.

      BTW: Mitt came in a close third in those southern states, getting nearly one-third of the delegates. Mathematically, he won in terms of total delegates. Mitt is a winner – it’s time to acknowledge that!

      ROMNEY / RUBIO 2012

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:51am

      If Romney‘s so sure he’s the winner —
      WHY isn’t Romney sitting back and relaxing and resting up and saving his money for the Big Run?

      If Romney‘s so sure he’s the winner —
      WHY is he wasting all of his energy and time and money firing smear guns at Newt and Santorum?

      NEWT 2012
      http://www.newt.org

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:35am

      you romney supporters are so obtuse. If newt was not in this race, santorum would have got above 50% of the vote in ala/miss and therefore get ALL the delegates. Romney picks up delegates because of the conservative split and all the big city liberal bastions vote for romney. santorum would have made up substantial ground without gingrich in the race and you know it.

      Stop playing games, you guys will end up losing to obama unless your candidate actually wins the primary without resorting to these tricks. Just like 2008, the moderate does not have the support of the base and without it – you will be up the obama creek without a paddle

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    • Mateytwo Barreett
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:37am

      @Todd
      Time to put othe “Big Boy Pants”. It‘s not Santorums fault yerboi ca’t close. Last time aI checked Romney had 7 times the experience and 10 times the money. Face it Toddy, Romney can’t put away Rick, and Newt- what the HELL is he going to do with Obama? Just ‘cuz he’s wearin’ jeans -don’t mean he can two step!!

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 2:03pm

      Go Rick and Newt!!!!

      Brokered convention is what we need!!!!! Then maybe we will have a shot at electing a guy that cuts spending, reduces debt, ends the wars, and restores the freedoms we have lost.

      Ron Paul 2012!!!

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  • JJ Coolay
    Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:33am

    Atta boy. Way to put a damper on Ricky’s night.

    Go Mitt!

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    • REPUB1
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:04am

      mitt sucks!!!!

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    • Choctaw25
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:18am

      Mitt Romney is and will continue the same as usual Washington BS, NOTHING would change under him. The Good Ole Boys in the Republician Elite will be dancing in the aisle and the hard working, American taxpayers will have to continue funding their little pet projects to get re-elected time and time again. Everyone will be wondering in amazement why we have a “Phony Baloney Conservative” and yet NOTHING in Washington has changed, even in the least bit. The Economy will continue to tank, gas prices will soar through the roof and Mass. state gun laws will be enacted throughout the country. Mark my word.

      “The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.”

      Report Post » Choctaw25  
    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:49am

      Mitt is NOT a Washington insider.
      Hello.
      He was a state governor for 4 years.
      THAT’S IT!
      That’s the extent of his political career.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:39am

      you dont have to work in washington to become an establishment insider. based on the way he runs the negative adds and panders to every single state – you would think romney has been in politics his WHOLE life. I dont know what romney was doing from 2008 to 2012 – maybe he was in washington…

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