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LIVE CHAT Replay: Jubilant Santorum Wins Minnesota and Missouri, Leads in Colorado

WASHINGTON (AP) — A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota’s Republican presidential caucuses with ease Tuesday night and reached for victory in Colorado, raising fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney‘s appeal among the ardent conservatives at the core of the party’s political base.

Santorum triumphed, as well, in a nonbinding Missouri primary that was worth bragging rights but no delegates.

“Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,” the jubilant former Pennsylvania senator told cheering supporters in St. Charles, Mo. Challenging both his GOP rival and the Democratic president, he declared that on issues ranging from health care to “Wall Street bailouts, Mitt Romney has the same positions as Barack Obama.”

Returns from 74 percent of Minnesota’s precincts showed Santorum with 45 percent support, Texas Rep. Ron Paul with 27 percent and Romney – who won the state in his first try for the nomination four years ago – with 17 percent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich trailed with 11 percent.

Romney prevailed in both Minnesota and Colorado in 2008, the first time he ran for the nomination, but the GOP has become more conservative in both states since then under the influence of tea party activists. Nor was he backed by the overwhelming advantage in television advertising, including fiercely negative attacks on his rivals, that had helped him in other states this year.

In Colorado, with returns counted from 32 percent of the precincts, Santorum had 43 percent support with Romney at 28 percent, Gingrich at 15 and Paul trailing with 13 percent.

Romney showed no sign of disappointment in remarks to supporters.

“This was a good night for Rick Santorum. I want to congratulate Sen. Santorum, but I expect to become the nominee with your help,” he told supporters in Denver.

If the night was good for Santorum, it was grim for Gingrich, who made scant effort in any of the states that voted during the day. He ran far off the pace in both caucus states, forced to watch from the sidelines while Santorum boasted of being the candidate with conservative appeal.

There were 37 Republican National Convention delegates at stake in Minnesota and 33 more in Colorado, and together, they accounted for the largest one-day combined total so far in the race for the GOP nomination.

The victories were the first for Santorum since he eked out a 34-vote win in the lead-off Iowa caucuses a month ago, and he reveled in the moment. “I don’t stand here to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,” he told his supporters.

He had faded far from the lead in the primaries and caucuses since, and Gingrich seemed to eclipse him as the leading conservative rival to Romney when he won the South Carolina primary late last month.

While Romney throttled back after victories in Florida and Nevada in the past several days, Santorum campaigned aggressively in all three states on the ballot, seeking a breakthrough to revitalize his campaign.

He won Minnesota largely the way he did Iowa, dispatching his organizers from the first state to the second and courting pastors and tea party leaders alike.

Romney’s campaign moved swiftly to take the sting out of the Missouri vote. The state’s Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, a Romney supporter, congratulated the winner but noted the state’s delegates are still up for grabs. He said, “Mitt Romney has the organization and the resources to go the distance in this election, and I believe he‘ll ultimately win our party’s nomination.”

And it was not clear where Santorum could exploit his victory. Aides have already said he has little hope in Maine caucuses that end this weekend, the next event on the calendar.

Paul, a Texas lawmaker, has yet to win a primary or caucus. He claimed credit for a strong second-place finish in Minnesota and said he was optimistic about his chances in Maine.

Romney began the day the leader in the delegate chase, with 101 of the 1,144 needed to capture the nomination at the Republican National Convention this summer in Tampa. Gingrich had 32, Santorum 17 and Paul nine.

Though the delegate total on Tuesday was high, the campaigning was a pale comparison to the Iowa caucuses or primaries last month in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida.

Television advertising was sparse; neither Colorado nor Minnesota hosted a candidates’ debate, and there was relatively little campaigning by the contenders themselves until the past few days.

The same was true in last weekend’s Nevada caucuses, which Romney won on the heels of a Florida primary victory days earlier. The same pattern holds in Maine.

Not until primaries in Michigan and Arizona on Feb. 28 is the campaign likely to regain the intensity that characterized the first few weeks of the year.

Then it roars back to life with a 10-state Super Tuesday on March 6 with 416 convention delegates at stake. Georgia, where Gingrich launched his career in Congress, is the biggest prize that night with 76 delegates. Next is Ohio, which has 63 delegates at stake and where early voting has already begun.

Santorum, in particular, was eager to seize the relative lull to redeem the promise of his Iowa victory.

He campaigned more aggressively this week than any of the other contenders, and he spent Tuesday hopscotching from Colorado to Minnesota to Missouri in hopes of nailing down at least one victory. Touting himself as a true conservative – a slap at Gingrich – he sought to undermine Romney’s electability claim at the same time by predicting the former Massachusetts governor would lose to Obama.

Romney responded by assailing Santorum as an advocate of congressional earmarks – shifting the criticism he had leveled at Gingrich when the Georgian seemed a more imposing threat.

In the hours before the caucuses convened, the front-runner sought to lower expectations.

“Mitt Romney is not going to win every contest,” Rich Beeson, the campaign’s political director, wrote in a memo for public consumption.

“John McCain lost 19 states in 2008, and we expect our opponents will notch a few wins, too,” Beeson wrote. McCain, the Arizona senator, won the Republican nomination four years ago.

In fact, Colorado and Minnesota were among the states that McCain failed to win, and he lost them to Romney.

In the four years since, the GOP has become more conservative in both. That posed a challenge for Romney, who runs as the Republican most likely to defeat Obama and is still trying to establish his credentials among tea party activists suspicious of a one-time moderate who backed abortion rights.

Two years ago in Minnesota, establishment candidates for governor were swept aside in the primary, and tea party-backed insurgents for governor and the Senate in Colorado won the party nominations.

In all three cases, Democrats won in the general election that fall.

Gingrich spent the day campaigning in Ohio, one of the primary states on March 6.

His campaign went into a downward spiral after he won the South Carolina primary in an upset. The former speaker was routed in the Florida primary to Romney, then finished a distant second in Nevada over the weekend.

Comments (173)

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  • Freedomluver
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:21pm

    How many of you who come here to the Blaze would be willing to vote for someone who stands for the Patriot Act, the NDAA, and the TSA?

    Bueller….Bueller….Bueller…

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    • MS Patriot
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:41pm

      How many would risk funding for the military and jeopardize our troops over a bill that can be over turned once the conservatives take over the Senate?

      I have two brothers in the military. I want them to have every thing they need to come back alive. If that means I have to be in favor of passing a bill that may restrict my rights for a short period of time, I’m fine with it.

      My brothers are putting their lives on the line for their country, I won’t play politics on the battle field. I will play them in the voting booth come November.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:53pm

      MS Patriot
      Patriot act, TSA, NDAA have nothing to do with funding the military and only involve citizens within the borders of this country. I dont think you have any idea what we are talking about

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:57pm

      @MS Patriot

      Eeerrrr, the Republicans in the Senate and the house voted for the NDAA and the Patriot Act by a HUGE margin…correct?

      This is who you hold out hope for?

      Seriously?

      So in other words, you would have voted to allow Obama to arrest YOU with no warrant, no charges, no witnesses, no jury and no trial based on a bunch of traitors who have already voted in favor of something you know in your heart is unconstitutional?

      Would you care to try again…only this time using logic?

      Now might I ask…who is the ONLY candidate for the POTUS who has voted against these unconstitutional measures time after time?

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    • ElPzee
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:32am

      ROMNEY CAN’T WIN!!! Tonight proves conservatives and the TEA party have come to their senses.
      If we want any chance of beating Obama we must choose either santorum or Gingrich, Romney Can’t Win, Period.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:41am

      @rlewispitt

      “I have nothing to hide. If anyone wants to listen to my phone calls and read my emails, go right ahead.”

      At this point I should rest my case based on the 4th amendment and call you a “useful idiot”…but I won’t.

      Instead…I will continue to expose you for the fool that you are.

      You and you ilk are the reason we have the TSA strip searching 88 year old women for the simple right to travel.

      Remember these words…when you find yourself in line for the simple right to enter a sporting event and you find yourself watching the DHS reaching inside your children’s, spouse’s, grandchildren’s underwear for the simple right to enjoy a game…remember…YOU VOTED FOR IT.

      You would have been right at home in East Germany…eh?

      Just what part of the 4th amendment goes over your head?

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:59am

      @ElPzee

      I agree that Romney can’t win, because there are still a remnant that will never vote for those who spit on the Bill of Rights.

      Ron Paul is the father of the TEA party movement, so why did you fail to mention him?

      Gingrich and Santorum are all for the Patriot Act…correct?

      How do you justify this fact based on the 4th amendment?

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:34am

      FREEDOMLUVER. Paul is a dim wit when it comes to foreign policy – not opinion, fact.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:37am

      Want to hear a real conspiracy theory?
      Santorum cannot win the nomination, neither can Gingrich it is not possible using simple math. Neither are on the ballots for over 500 delegates. The only way they could win is if two candidates dropped out and one of them stayed. I feel this is being done on purpose. Think about it. We have had only two families in power positions in Wash. for over 3 decades. GHW Bush; VP, POTUS 1980-1992, Bill Clinton; POTUS 1992-2000, GW Bush; POTUS 2000-2008, Hillary Clinton; Sec of State 2008-present. At a brokered convention, Jeb Bush could throw in and conceivably win the nomination last minute. In yahoo search, type in: what happens at a brokered convention
      Look at a caption in a Washington Post article:
      “But in theory, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney could fail to garner the 1,144 delegates needed to assure victory. Right now he only has 37 delegates, including party officials who get an automatic vote. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich could refuse to drop out (he says he’s in for the long haul).
      If there was a convention-floor fight, multiple ballots would be taken until one candidate got a majority. Romney’s supporters would have to attempt to wrangle delegates away from other candidates. Other candidates could also attempt to consolidate support. A “dark horse” candidate (for example, former Florida governor Jeb Bush) could emerge late in the primary process, or even at the convention itself, and still win.”
      ??

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:14am

      Santorum 4
      Romney. 3
      Gingrich. 1
      Santorum is now the frontrunner. Will Beck still support him? I think Gingrich. Will support Santorum now.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:01am

      @carbonyes

      Well the fact of the matter is your views on foreign policy are much closer to those of Obama’s and the CFR than they are to Jefferson, Adams, and Washington’s. Now there’s a fact that is undeniable.

      Your only logical comeback is also based on progressive lies, namely that the founders views are outdated.

      Now go look in the mirror and repeat these words…”the progressives are right, and Jefferson was wrong”…and then hang your head in shame.

      Oh yea…enjoy your Patriot Act and your beloved NDAA. that your progressive Boogie Man is based on.

      BOOOO!

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  • redbone007
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:20pm

    The GOP estabishment is on Foxnews saying that Santorum’s win was victory because he took it from NewT. Nothing about it a big Santorum’s win because he took it from Mitt (front runner) and a state that Mitt won in the past. As if Santorum was only trying to take the race from NewT to be second and Mitt still the front runner that was not hurt by tonight.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:39pm

      i’m on cnn. they are telling it like it is. this is definately a romney FAIL. fox news is a joke

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    • ElPzee
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:41am

      FOX is on the Romney bandwagon now, Fair and Balanced doesn’t exist now at FOX.

      P.S. I’ve always known that the “Romney is most electable” LIE that FOX has been trying to sell is BS, tonight proves that.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:07am

      If romney, with all his media and money, cant beat these broke republicans – how is he going to beat obama

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:41am

      FOX has become part of the establishment Republicans. Why? Because the establishment Republicans are not a Hell of a lot different than Obama, as far as Obama’s stated policies and objectives, but FOX is also blond to the fact that Obama is a MUslim and not a moderate one, if there is such a thing.

      Obama went to Kenya twice as United States Senator from Illinois campaigning for Raille Odinga, a radical Muslim against the then Christian President of Kenya. Obama’s boy lost and subsequently rioter and murdered over 1000 Christians. Lovely boy, our President Obama. Wake up people before it is too late.

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  • redbone007
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:15pm

    It shows that if we only have one tea party candidate running against Mitt, wecan beat Mitt anyday. Santorum did good in Missour because NewT was not on the list. The two tea party candidates (NewT and Santorum) running is the only reason why Ronmey has been doing well. Also, I would like to see how NewT countup against Mitt if Santorum was not running.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:29pm

      Eeerrr, Ron Paul is the father of the TEA party…or did you forget all about that fact?

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    • MS Patriot
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:53pm

      No he’s not. He’s a Libertarian, better known as an old school liberal. TEA party members are not the extremist in foreign policy that Paul has shown to be. Not all TEA party members believe we should let Iran develop nuclear weapons to drop on Israel. When you are the most powerful nation in the world, you have to play mediator and protect those who can’t protect themselves.

      For fifty years we have sent our wealth to the Middle East for oil. You don’t think they can take out Israel if they wanted to. they have the finances to do so. The only thing keeping Israel safe is the fear the US will defend them and rightly so.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:03am

      @MS Patriot
      Would you please tell us just who voted for the right for Israel to bomb Saddams’s nuke plant when virtually nobody else had the courage to do so?

      Look it up…and then by all means…please do tell.

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    • peteasdf
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:16am

      There is no ‘father’ of the tea party; there are only those who claim to be so.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:26am

      Ms Patriot, you are so misinformed it is pitiful. The Tea Party was started by Ron Paul’s 2007-2008 run for the Republican nomination when he did a money bomb on the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on Dec. 16, 2007. He called it the Tea Party Moneybomb. This sparked the Revolution of Ron Paul’s candidacy and started the Tea Party movement which was co-opted by Republicans for the 2010 elections.

      “Tea Party Summit: Ron Paul Meets Sarah Palin” http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-06-11/tea-party-summit-ron-paul-meets-sarah-palin/

      “Will the warring factions of the Tea Party movement set aside their differences and unite for the fall elections? Ron Paul and Sarah Palin come together with host Judge Andrew Napolitano to discuss common ground and major differences.”

      “The Tea Party movement (TPM) is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009. It endorses reduced government spending, opposition to taxation in varying degrees, reduction of the national debt and federal budget deficit, and adherence to an originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution.”

      That last part about the Constitution is key.

      Not sure where you get your info from, but you should really get your info somewhere else.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:27am

      Ron Paul is actually referred to as the Godfather of the Tea Party Movement.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:51am

      @West Coast Patriot

      How quickly people forget…eh?

      Without the ideas of Ron Paul and the founders..there would be no TEA party.

      He was there long before the ideas he puts forth were on the map.

      All others are simply Johnny come lately’s. .

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:31am

      Riddle me this…..If Ron Pork Paul is the godfather of the tea party why isn’t he their leader? Seems funny that Pork Paul isn’t the vanguard of a national movement. Did the neocons toss him under the bus? Or just maybe… Dr Pork didn’t really have much input

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:18am

      @RepubliCorp

      Eeerrr how about because the RINO’s at Fox news have been distorting his positions while guys like nnelG jump on their bandwagon?

      The TEA party has been largely co-opted by the progressive wing of the RINO party, and yes, they have tried to toss Paul under the bus.

      xoF and nnelG can’t wait to kill some Muslim Boogie men, and if they must twist and distort the truth to get what they want…they will.

      It’s sad to see the change in nnelG lately, as he once stood for the Bill of Rights…and now he backs folks who brought us the Patriot Act and the NDAA…all based on his NWO Boggie man.

      So sad…

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  • bulldog_1990
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:49pm

    I have no idea who Santorum is. Does anyone know anyone that actually voted for Santorum? Why would they?

    I think the idea is the RNC fixes all the elections to keep the show going as a distraction. The people of Iowa and Nevada must really be scratching their heads after their votes were “counted”:).

    The whole thing is so fake. I’m a republican and the only conservative I see is Ron Paul. Bachmann was my first choice but she was run off.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:05pm

      the man had a great night. He just gave his acceptance speech – a little dry but still really good. I am a ron paul guy too man. The only choice for me and you is ron paul but i can see rick as the next best thing. i think newt and mitt will make things worse. rick seems to understand natural rights and freedom – something the other two dont

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    • Shiroi Raion
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:11pm

      My Colorado precinct voted:
      Newt – 0
      Romney – 2
      Paul – 6
      Santorum – 10

      Who are the candidates? Do we know enough? I got most of my information on the candidates here on The Blaze.

      http://www.theblaze.com/stories/so-where-do-the-gop-presidential-candidates-stand-on-abortion-immigration-terrorism/

      I wanted to vote for Bachmann, but as you say “she was run off.”

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    • MS Patriot
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:18pm

      Santorum learned his lesson trying to play DC politics. He’s calling like it is, the elitist want to control “We the People” and it‘s time We the People show the elitist they can’t buy an election.

      I was a Bachmann supporter early on, I have placed my support with Santorum now because he is the best alternative to the progressive social/fascist elitist that want to govern the people.

      These bums in DC need to learn, you don’t govern the American people. The American people govern themselves, we just send you to DC to do our bidding. You are sent there to work for us, not govern us.

      If you don’t, we will find someone who will. We the People are tired of watching the elitist take away our rights to bear arms, speedy trials, practice our religions and give our wealth and jobs to foreigners.

      The gig is up, we finally woke up and there will be Hell to pay for you lying, cheating and theiving elitist who are attempting to take our country from We the People.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:42am

      Has anyone read this article about voter fraud in Nevada? http://www.examiner.com/conspiracy-in-denver/nevada-vote-fraud-official

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    • chfields62
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:44am

      Ron Paul is not electable……He is a senile old fool whose foreign policy is proof positive of his senility. He does have good ideas, especially about the fed and the economy. The Ron Paul sheep are no different than the OWS crowd, stupid and violent against anyone who disagrees with them….

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 2:09am

      CHFIELD, You sound like the stupid one here as you are mindless, just listening to the MSM whispering in your ear on who to vote for and you – just – follow – along – like – a – good – little – sheeple. Pathetic.

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    • PoliticiansRCrooks
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:23am

      @chfields62 – Ron Paul knows we have no money to go nation building, even if we wanted to. You need a reality check. Just keep watching that TV, while the media manipulates your minds. Don’t know know that these people get paid to say what they say. Use your own brain or you will be called a sheep. Why? Because they follow blindly and never question their leaders. The media talked about Santorum for the past 2 days. It’s a technique, a way to drill some ones name in your head so your blindlessly vote for the man.

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:48am

      Ron Paul will not get the nomination, nor should he. He has a lot of good ideas to diminish the size of government and to challenge the Fed. Beyond that he is a loose cannon, especially when it comes to foreign affairs.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 11:43am

      Carbon, Yeah, you just keep listening to and being a sheeple for the MSM establishment. You should just change your name to Ostrich.

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  • rdjones
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:44pm

    I am so PROUD to be an AMERICAN tonight !

    THANK YOU Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado for giving me some hope in AMERICA !!

    Big Talker OBUMMER is making some real DUMBO mistakes, and so is Moneybags FrankenRomOney.

    And they say NEWT makes mistakes when he gets over confident?

    He just wanted to go back to te MOON and beat the Chi-coms and Indians, paid for by PRIVATE BUSINESSES (please don’t argue with me tonight on this DUFUSES and Paul-bots) spurred on by rewards and prizes (the AMERICAN way with MERIT).

    Hey, crackpots and SNL junkies, we have 2 trillion on the sidelines, lets create the future for our children with BIG IDEAS instead of whining about who did what 20 years ago.

    If you have a better idea, lets hear it. BOTS, freedom is not free, you have to fight for it like NEWT and RIck are doing for us!

    Not sure why Michelle B is spounting off about on FOX (she is talking about OBAMA mistakes causing RIck to get votes), I think this is BLOW-BACK against a lying politician who uses money and surrogates to destroy his competition. Rick is beating him in a FAIR fight, but these states are not a big deal.

    Can’t wait for SUPER TUESDAY !

    Who is to say NEWT and RICK have not been working together, and fooling us ALL but I think Rick has been sheltered by (sneaky) Granpa NEWT all the way.

    SH$TTY MITTY is not looking quite so invincable, and I personally think he is a REAL LOSER to OBAME.

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:42pm

    i‘d like to see romney’s speech tonite. he cant get away with just talking about obama anymore – its a primary baby

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    • Todd P
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:13pm

      Talking about Obama is the right thing to do – he’s the enemy, not the other candidates. The more Mitt talks about the failings of Obama, and what he would do instead, the more I want to vote for him!

      ROMNEY / RUBIO 2012

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:29pm

      you dont understand. romney is so moderate that he cant beat any of the other three candidates head on. He relies on them splitting votes from each other. thats what mccain did 4 years ago. he tries to avoid the issue and it comes across as fake

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:37pm

      by the way – you romney people are the only ones who put a romney/“XXXXX”. is that because you think people will finally get excited via the VP??? Sorry – that was the strategy of mccain and he lost. Get the nomination and then talk about VP you arrogant bots

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:11am

      Pretty schocked with the 3 states results tonight.
      I dont know what Republicans see in Santorum. I would vote for him in November if it came to it, though I dont think it will. But I just dont see him beating Obama. WAYYYY too many indy voters would note swing deeply conservative for Santorum.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:12am

      Chill out soybomb.. we’re not allowed to be excited about a candidate?

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    • Hobbs57
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:46am

      What you and half the other nim witts don’t get is we need MORE< you hear that word M-O-R-E, votes to go to OUR side than to OBAMAS side. You see, it don't matter how many votes are split to Sunday, if we don't pull the votes back from those who went for Obama, then we aren't winning. I can't tell you how many people I know who voted for Obama last election, only because they HATED McCain, just like they HATE NEWT, and REALLY HATE SANTORUM.. but that is just more so because I am in Pittsburgh, so that may not hold true across the nation, but his gay stance and other issues surely don't make him very inviting to these people. They wouldn't vote for McCain because of him leaving his wife, he was rough, a political insider and old. Romney is the only the one who hasn't made a life of Washington. ALL of these guys have made a life of politics, sorry, that isn't very popular right now amongst normal people. Not ideologues and radicals on the right.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:48am

      This is why Romney is starting to do badly, people are starting to understand who he really is.

      Between January and September 2011, Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital gave Barack Obama $27,500!
      So far this year, Bain Capital donated $123,200 to the Democratic National Committee. They also donated to a Romney super PAC; $1.25 million!

      Romney’s companies have sent 25% of this year’s donations to the Democrats, while in 2008, 2/3 of their money went to Obama!

      Romney‘s top contributor is Goldman Sachs who was Obama’s top contributor in 2007-2008:

      “According to Federal Election Commission figures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, Goldman Sachs’ political action committee and individual contributors who listed the company as their employer donated $994,795 during 2007 and 2008 to Obama’s presidential campaign.”
      April 20, 2010 From Robert Yoon, CNN Political Research Director

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  • Freedomluver
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:27pm

    Who other than Ron Paul has consistently voted to protect the Bill of Rights?

    Bueller….Bueller…Bueller….

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  • redbone007
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:18pm

    Since Santorum has not been vetted. This is good now we can see how Santorum handle being vetted. Let see what dirt comes from his closet.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:24pm

      Perhaps we should start with the so called Patriot Act, that got the whole police state rolling.

      Then we can talk about the molestation squads known as the TSA, and the NDAA.

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  • LibertyGoddess
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:15pm

    I’m a Mitt supporter, but I am happy for Santorum tonight! He deserves a chance to be vetted properly!

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    • redbone007
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:23pm

      I am not a Mitt supporter but I do agreed. Santorum has not been vetted and this will allow for that process to happen.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:24pm

      “vetted properly”. Watch out santorum – mitt is about to sick his attack dogs on you. Not to mention all the ads he will buy

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:58pm

    Tonight shows what happens when mitt goes head-to-head with anybody. I’m in virginia – I cant wait for romney v paul!!!

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  • OutofSympathy
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:53pm

    Here’s to the hope that Santorum can pull off a miraculous come from behind win. He is the only true conservative left in the race. He is articulate, doesn’t have the baggage of Newt or Mitt, and has strong views on our national defense.

    With that being said:

    ANYBODY BUT OBAMA 2012!

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:05pm

      Perhaps you would like to defend Santorum regarding the Patriot Act that spits on the 4th amendment and the NDAA that allows Obama to arrest you with no right to a jury trial?

      What kind of so called conservative tramples on the Bill of Rights?

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:15am

      A right wing conservative is not necessarily the best thing for the Gop to throw up against Obama.
      A moderate conservative can win indy voters and reach both sides of the aisle. You need a man that can work with both sides. Obama doesn‘t know how to do it and I don’t think Santorum could either.

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    • ElPzee
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:59am

      You crying a river yet @JJ

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  • anniedogdoll
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:39pm

    I live in Missouri and voted today for Santorum. I’m proud of our state for showing (so far 54.4%) that we support a conservative and not a dressed up progressive.

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:37pm

    wow – santorum is killing romney in minnesota. ESTABLISHMENT FAIL

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  • Jimbo
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:01pm

    Huuummm, Romney not doing very well in an Evangelical state like Colorado , home of Focus on the Family. Romney is not doing well in a state that was the worse to Mormons in history. Romney didn’t fair well in South Carolina, I think I see a pattern here. Is it really a true conservative that people are looking for or simply a non Mormon? I am sure people will slam this statement as sure as I am that overall it is the truth. He is not liked by the media because he is too religious and not like by conservatives because he is Mormon. Even though it is the Mormons who support the constitution as inspired by God. Yes Santorum can’t win and Neither can Newt. Romney’s faith IS an issue and we are assured another 4 years of Obama. So who is really destroying American Obama or our own bigotry.

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:12pm

      Well said.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:13pm

      I think you’ve got a point there. I’m seeing what looks like a lot of disguised anti-Mormon sentiment right here on the Blaze.

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    • MrObvious
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:20pm

      Get over yourself. A pet rock could be Prez BH Obama.

      The only question is who’s the best choice to replace him.

      I’m not saying it will be easy; but, all the remaining candidates have already been well vetted; and, it’s unlikely that the MSM or Prez will find much new dirt on them after the primary is over. The dirt on the Prez has yet to be shared with the general public. PACs will share PBHOs connections to communists, terrorists, Islamic Extremists, his lack of charity to his own family, his stance on full birth abortion (in his own words, with video), the truth about the economy, Freddy and fanny, Climate Gate and CCX, the oil platform closures (despite court orders against them) , and so much more. Stuff the people don’t know; because, the media won’t tell them, will be exposed in a big way. The graft, corruption, cronyism, Marxism, and narcissism will all be exposed for the nation to see.

      As I said, once the PACs get done with PBHO, a pet rock will be able to defeat him.

      Whomever our candidate is, is bound to have fewer negatives than PBHO at the end of the trail.

      That said, Ron Paul would still loose.
      The only reason: his stance on Iran and Nukes.
      It may play well to his fringe base; but, it scares the option out of anyone with 2 rational brain cells left to glow in the dark.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:35pm

      what are you talking about – the media loves him. they are just going after him cuz he is the “front-runner”, just like everytime a republican pops up. The estabishment definately likes him…

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    • mensaman62
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:35pm

      It is not a knock on religion,it is looking for the most conservative to beat obummer…Santorum, while he has faults as has all of them, is shown by latest polls to be able to be our dear leader.

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    • mensaman62
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:43pm

      Meant to say *BEAT* our …

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:02pm

      Jimbo, you got it all wrong.

      Try Romney’s pathetic position regarding civil liberties.

      I have no beef with Mormons, but I will not and can not support someone who spits on the Bill of Rights, and who changes positions depending on which way the wind is blowing.

      Anyone blind enough to vote for someone who backs the NDAA that allows Obama to arrest YOU with no charges, no witnesses, no jury, and no release date needs to ask themselves some serious questions in life.

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    • Hobbs57
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:13pm

      I am with you Jimbo, been seeing it thee entire race. I wonder if the bigots will get behind Santorum now ?? You people could play Santorum up all you like, he was my Senator and I was never so disgraced to say I was a Republican than when he was in office. Truth is, I know a good many Mormons and have Mormon friends, I understand they do seem off, but it is because they are purely good people. Every single dress up Christian out there figure Mormons just can’t be that good of people, so they think they are fakes, just like they are. This is why I don’t go to organized religion anymore. ESPECIALLY, Evangelical sects, I literally heard them calling the Mormons members of cults and saying to stay away from, the, I mean really bad mouthing them. I was quite bothered, I never seen another faith, Christian sect, being so judgmental towards another. I have had many conversations with people and the mention of Morons came up, just by their response and the way they acted, I asked them, are you Evangelical ? of course they were. Then, having them align in Iowa, South Carolina, to make sure Romney didn’t win,. I mean, that is sick. Then we have to listen to the other idiots who keep saying ” We ain’t let the media decide our candidate” If they supported Romney, they would see, the media and EVERY conservative talking head, bashes him every single time. Never can compliment him or support him with out saying something negative. At this point, you hope you guys get what you deser

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:21pm

      @Hobbs57

      One thing is for sure….you deserve the NDAA.

      Enjoy your chains.

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    • captainamericaisatalibankilla
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:44pm

      Oh get over yourself. Your man Mitt the RINO Romney lost. Your argument that its overwhelmingly due to religion is weak and idiotic, and very well could be bigoted in of itself. Mitt Romney swept Nevada where 1 in 4 voters were LDS, are you going to say that was because they only wanted to vote for a Mormon? Religion doesn‘t have half as much of an impact as Mitt Romney’s checkered pro-choice, anti-2nd amendment, anti-Raegan, liberal past. My wife’s side of the family are all LDS members and all I ever hear at family get togethers is how we “have to get a Mormon in the White House” or “I’ll vote for Obama over Newt”(and no I’m not a Gingrich supporter either) because he’s a Baptist and they supposedly hate mormons or something crazy like that. This argument is dumb and reeks of liberal crying/smear tactics. Conservative voters do not want Obama lite!

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    • Todd P
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:15pm

      I voted in FL for ROMNEY 2012.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:18am

      Many of you here may want the most conservative and that’s all well and good, but there is NO DOUBT an anti-mormon sentiment throughout this race. You can deny it all you want, but I’ve been on many message board sites and that topic comes up A LOT.

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    • captainamericaisatalibankilla
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:38am

      @JJCoolay
      I have NO DOUBT that there is SOME Anti-Mormon sentiment involved. It’s probably on the same level as there is SOME mormons that are willing to vote for a candidate simply because they are Mormon. I have no doubt that there is politics being “played in the congregation” on both sides of the argument. This is why this crying over victimization due to religion is overblown. Moderates are going to lean towards Romney. Conservatives are going to lean towards the other candidates.If Harry Reid runs for president, I’m not voting for him either. And trust me its not because he’s Mormon.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:58am

      Mrobvious, You and others that think like you are willing to give up freedom out of fear of a little country like Iran. WOW.

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    • Candertwin
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:32am

      Hobbs, I am also from Pittsburgh and I support Santorum. I agree that he is hated by social leftists, but Santorum can win union support from Obama. My dad is a republican that works in a union, but they understand that Obama hasn’t helped with the outsourcing of jobs. Romney is loved by Fox and many political insiders, but he isn’t really loved by republican voters as much. I think Santorum makes a good case against Obummer. The social leftists are going to vote for Obama anyway, and a strict conservative can rally the base. My college friend, that shares a house with me, is running as a delegate for Ron Paul in PA, so we have had our fair share of Santorum vs. Paul debates. I think both have advantages and disadvantages. As for Ron Paul, I wouldn’t be dissatisfied if he was doing well, and I know a lot of young democrats that support him, but when it comes to the vote, I am not confident that their vote won’t go to Obummer. Therefore, I wouldn’t risk losing conservative voters from Ron Paul, and hope to gain manufacturing, “rust belt” voters toward Santorum. Newt and Romney have the money and power, but I don’t think they have the heart like Santorum or Paul.

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    • Candertwin
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:54am

      And Bob Casey (voted for obamacare so we will see how long he stays in the senate) won because so many democrats ,who hated Bush, showed up to vote in 2008. Also, people noticed that Santorum sort of didn’t live in PA much and spent most of his time in VA and DC. Its not that PA voters disliked his conservative views.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:56pm

      Cander, He was also ripping off the state by having the taxpayers pay for his daughters charter school out of PA online while he was living in VA. You forgot to mention that.

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  • KTsayz
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:56pm

    Yeah, people head to the polls to vote only to have their vote thrown away by GOP officials. The GOP has already decided who it wants as the nominee and they’ll commit voter fraud to get it.

    http://www.examiner.com/independent-in-national/paul-camp-cries-fraud-over-nevada-caucus-results

    http://robertwanekreports.com/nevada-clark-county-vote-fraud/

    dims and repugs = two sides to the same coin

    And Romney is slipping in this one Reuters poll while Ron Paul is surging nationally.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/07/us-usa-campaign-poll-idUSTRE81514720120207

    Romney will never win the general election and the GOP knows this. They are throwing away this election to Obambi and I want to know why.

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  • DividedWeFail
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:44pm

    Romney‘s people have been all over the Internet and TV saying these elections don’t count and are dismissing Paul, Gingrich and Santorum – AGAIN. Yet ANOTHER REASON why I will NEVER vote for Shsxty Mitty

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:54pm

      The behavior of his campaign doesnt match his ‘boy scout’ appearance. That is a tactic of the obama campaign

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  • SHOWMESTATEGUY
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:42pm

    Romney will do just about as well as McCain did. All you Romneites have fun the next four years explaining why BO is still in office. Santorum is the only winner we have in the race. Wake up America.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:57pm

      Santorum is a winner? Tell that to SENATOR Bob Casey in Pennsylvania, who buried him in 2006 by 17%. Now back to the Kos with you.

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    • KTsayz
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:58pm

      Santorum? The Christian who doesn’t believe in peace or the Golden Rule?
      He doesn’t stand a chance.

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    • Hobbs57
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:14pm

      I don’t even know why I bother logging in to this stuff, no different than the news, the radio, everywhere I look, Romney bashing. You idiots are so bent on your candidate you can’t get past your bias to see Romney gets bashed at every turn. Yes, they do say it appears Romney is the front runner, BECAUSE he is. Then they tear him down one way or another. Just as every other conservative does. Santorun, Newt, and Palin are on Fox every other minute, each of them ripping Romney down as well. Not a single person scutinizing Santorum or Newt. Well, sorry, if somebody says a word, then I have to hear ALL you cry babys crying your eyes out about how Romney is the establishment and the media is shoving him down your throat. I don’t know what media you watch or listen to, but something must be wrong with your hearing. Either that or you are filled with so much unjustified hate and anger, because after going through what, 5 candidates, you couldn’t get a superman, and Romney is the bad for this. Because he worked hard to set up his campaign and get money and support. You will win, your are winning, because even if Romney does make it, so much hate and BS has been thrown at him by the conservatives that he won’t have a chance. I am beginning to hope one of your candidates do win, so I can watch them get CRUSHED, as Obama, the other REAL politician, spends a BILLION blasting Newt or Santorum, or Paul into next year.I will even help you guy and vote for your guy, it won’t matter.

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    • Faith1029
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:26pm

      DISENLIGHTENED: “Santorum is a winner? Tell that to SENATOR Bob Casey in Pennsylvania, who buried him in 2006 by 17%.”

      Romney is a winner? Tell that to McCain who buried him in 2008.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:10pm

      @Hobbs57

      Would you please explain to us simpletons just why Romney‘s biggest funding supporter was also Obama’s biggest source of funding?

      Weird….eh?

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:23am

      ShowMe… Reagan whipped up on Carter after losing to Ford in 76.
      Romney could do the same to Obama after losing to McCain in 08, so losing to McCain means nothing.
      What matters is why republicans are dragging this thing out?? Santorum will not win the nominee and even if he did he can’t beat Obama. Far too many independent voters will not cast a right-wing conservative vote.

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    • captainamericaisatalibankilla
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:15am

      Look people that claim to be independents with liberal tendencies aren’t going to vote for Romney either. They already have a candidate wether they want to say so publicly or not and thats Barack Obama. How is Mitt Romney supposed to debate this guy over the pressing issues, when his staff helped set up Obamacare? Mitt Romney lost in 08 to John McCain, 94 to Ted Kennedy, and wasn’t to popular with the people of Mass. when he left office. As a matter of fact the only time he even won office is when he ran as a liberal leaning Republican governor. You want to win in November? Give the conservatives a conservative candidate to get excited for.

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:41pm

    By the end of the night I can promise you two things about this topic:

    1. A bunch of liberal trolls will change the subject to how they can‘t support Romney because he’s not Ronald Reagan and if he is the nominee they’ll stay home and not vote.

    2. A bunch of Ron Paul supporters will change the subject to how this proves Romney is not a conservative, and neither are Gingrich and Santorum, and that Magoo is the only man in the world who can save America. And if he’s not the nominee, they aren’t going to vote.

    Okay frauds, have at it.

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    • KTsayz
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:59pm

      As a Ron Paul supporter I will vote, but only for Ron Paul.
      There, blew your theory already.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:04pm

      @KTSAYZ
      Like a said, only if he’s on the ballot. Otherwise you’re going to take your ball and go home to momma.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:41pm

      you are correct – paul is the only one who can save america

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:16pm

      @disenlightened

      If given the choice between Mao and Mussolini…who would you choose?

      Your kind offers us two sides of the same coin, and you expect those with a conscience to fall for your games?

      There is no practical difference between Romney and Obama…no matter how much you claim otherwise.

      Has it ever crossed your mind as to just why Obama’s money source..is now Romney’s money source?

      Tell us…do you work for Goldman Sachs or something?

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:17am

      All over the Ron Paul blogs, Paul supporters are committing to writing in Pauls name if it comes to that. We expect to get a wide range of Libertarians, Dems, Independents and Repubs like me. We think he can win in that manner as the primary is being conducted fraudulently. http://www.examiner.com/conspiracy-in-denver/nevada-vote-fraud-official

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  • philp60
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:38pm

    I just can’t believe all the Pro Romney folks here. We have a chance to put a conservative in office and you think Romney is it? He might know finances but he is a RINO and that’s confirmational by looking at his records and statements. You have one TRUE conservative in the race(that won’t let Iran get a nuke) and that’s Santorum. Look at what Massachussets is like. Is that what you want for the Nation? No thanks. If George Soros is happy with Romney as President, that should be enough to tell you he’s not good for the Nation.

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    • LeadNotFollow
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:46pm

      …
      I agree with PHILP60. Santorum is the only conservative left in the race.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:52pm

      Santorum is not the savior. You’re projecting. He’s extremely flawed and went out a BIG loser in 2006. He can’t raise money. Liberals, especially homosexuals and abortion supporters, hate him with a passion and he’s their poster boy for intolerance. His nomination would set off a war and make him the issue, not Obama.

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    • MrObvious
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:57pm

      Well said. He has kept up with the Newts and Mitts on a fraction of the budget.
      I hope he wins the nomination – I will vote for whomever does, except for Ron, let em have nukes, Paul of course.

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    • 11:11
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:02pm

      i voted for santorum but when i look at all the polls and surveys that have been pro romney i wonder who the heck are these people and why are they voting? i can only pray santorum is the nominee but i tell you when the elite want someone as pres it’s as good as gold, i sure didn’t vote for oblamer and look at the turnout?

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    • KTsayz
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:04pm

      Santorum is NOT a conservative. Wars cost money and LIVES and he doesn‘t want to ’conserve’ either of them.
      Didn‘t you read the article from Lt Col Davis saying that we’ve been lied to about Afghanistan? That it’s totally chaotic there? Get a clue.

      http://armedforcesjournal.com/2012/02/8904030

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    • mensaman62
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:41pm

      Amen, PHILP…he may have faults like they all do…RomneyCare, Newt’s BIG Govt mistakes and the loon on foreign policy (Paul) Santorum is my consrvative guy!

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:26am

      Phil… putting a conservative in the office is not as important as putting a man in office that can fix the mess we’re in.
      I’ll take a moderate-conservative who knows what he‘s doing over a conservative who doesn’t ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
      By the way, Rommey has more executive experience than Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and Barrack Obama combined, to date.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:13am

      JJ.
      Quite frankly, we need a president who says ‘no’ more than a president who wants to do things. Romney may have business experience, but he doesnt know economics (as we have seen the last week)

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:26am

      I think Santorums wins here did Paul a service as Santorum cannot win mathmatically. He is not on the ballots for over 500 delegates. Do the math. The only way would be if it was just him and one other candidate at this point. I know that the media (who lie continually) are saying Santorum got 14 from Iowa? No, you do not get delegates that way in Iowa. Paul and his supporters have secured at least 10 Iowa delegates that I know of as his supporters stuck around and did some more caucusing for them. Sorry, but the truth is the truth.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:38am

      This link here was just after the New Hampshire Primary on a Fox channel and gives a description of what I was talking about. At the end he says Paul had 7 delegates secured, I heard he had 3 more. Listen and learn. http://www.fox19.com/story/16502235/reality-check-the-truth-behind-the-republican-delegate-numbers

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 2:12am

      Oops, sorry, the link did not get on there. http://www.fox19.com/story/16502235/reality-check-the-truth-behind-the-republican-delegate-numbers

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  • THEBAT
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:24pm

    Wake Up America

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:18pm

    One thing that no one seems to be talking about is the swing states. Romney has won all the states that will be swing states in November, and by a sizable margin. (NH, FL, NV, CO). Iowa will probably go for Obama again.

    We need a candidate that is strong in these states, and that’s Romney. Swing states are what win presidential elections. Not South Carolina.

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    • MrObvious
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:06pm

      Any of the big 3 can win the swing states in the general – The R next to the name is all most voters will be looking at – probably across the board. Expect the senate to change hands. Expect the white house to change hands. Expect the numbers in the house to go up. The only question at the moment is how many of those Rs will be conservatives and how many will be RINOs. Ron Paul is the only one who can’t beat Obama; but, it doesn’t matter; because, he can’t win the primary.

      Ron Paul would win, except for one issue – the most important one facing the next president – Iran and Nukes.

      Most Republicans (and soon most of the country will also) know that Iran is run by members of the 12ers (a doomsday cult).

      You don’t let someone who, wants, to, destroy, everything; build, nukes!

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:45pm

      @MrObvious

      Just curious…what does it feel like to spew the same Boogie man rhetoric that Obama and the CFR uses?

      You do know that folks who fall for this have views that are much more in line with Obama and the CFR, than the views of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson’s…right?

      Eeerrrrr speaking of OBVIOUS…this same Boggie man is the justification for laws such as the NDAA that are destroying the Bill of Rights….correct?

      Iraq was on the verge of nukes as well….right?

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:32pm

      man you are such a mittbot. missouri is a swing state AND SANTORUM JUST DOUBLED ROMNEY. wherever romney is good – so is everyone else. it doesnt matter because romney is a moderate

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:15pm

    Romney/West 2012!

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    • neverending
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:26pm

      Me too!

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    • CorpsmanToPA
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:29pm

      Romney/West = WWIII

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    • MS Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:04am

      If West is the true conservative TEA party members believe him to be, he would not accept Romney’s offer of VP.

      Don’t confuse Romney with conservatives, he is nothing more than a progressive elitist.

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    • bikerr
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:27am

      @CorpsmanToPA—Not sure who will start it,but know who will end it.U.S.A.!

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:44am

      Romney: Who funds him? 10 percent from small individual contributions, the rest from Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse Group, Morgan Stanley, HIG Capital, Barclays, Kirkland & Ellis, Bank of America, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, EMC Corp, JPMorgan Chase. You guys know what these companies are, right?

      Let’s look at Credit Suiise Group. “In 2009, Credit Suisse settled on charges that it violated sanctions regulating financial transactions with IRAN!! The charges included “stripping”, the practice of removing the identity and origin of funds used in transactions. Credit Suisse employees stripped the identities of Iranian banks enabling funds to be transferred to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and the Aerospace Industries Organization, entities respectively involved in the production of nuclear weapons and long range missiles!!” Wow, I would love to have them filling my pockets, wouldn’t you?

      PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Love those Brits, want to be a puppet of those guys.

      Goldman Sachs was Obamas top supporter in 2008. They are Mittens top supporter now.

      Don’t you see the picture here? Who are you really supporting?

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:14pm

    I’ll take a Romney/West ticket, thank you very much.

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    • MrObvious
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:29pm

      The wise choice for VP for whomever wins the nomination would be Sarah Palin.

      She nearly saved McCain’s tail; before, he shot himself in it, with TARP, among other things.

      The press hates her with a passion. That translates to solid name recognition.
      They are continually wrong, and overly obsessed with her; and, it shows.
      The result is high popularity, and an enthusiastic base.
      Even many Dems would vote for her, er them.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:36am

      Ahh no. Sarah has become a pain in the ass to the GOP.

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  • garyM
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:08pm

    Does it really make any difference?

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  • LibertyGoddess
    Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:01pm

    Mitt, I have supported you since the first campaign. Please, please, please find room in your cabinet for Paul and Santorum should you win the presidency! We have some great talent in our party. We need to build an army of valiant individuals to endure what is about to happen to this great nation.

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    • CorpsmanToPA
      Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:31pm

      So you take the moniker of LIBERTYGODDESS, but want a guy that does not respect our liberties and likes the NDAA…?

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