Comments on: Romney’s Delegates: 401 Down, 743 To Go, 1557 Available

By: ALO

ALO — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:01:14 +0000

Romney already has 54% of the delegates, and with fewer viable candidates running for the election (meaning Gingrich and Paul are getting pushed to the side), he will share his delegates among fewer competitors increasing his percentage. Yes, Santorum will start to look like he’s doing better, but if you think 47% of remaining delegates is a lot, let’s consider Santorum getting 62% of the remaining delegates when his current percentage is 25%. Yes, news likes to make things interesting so that people read it, but let’s be honest, Romney is inevitable if things keep going as they are currently going now…

By: Mrs D

Mrs D — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:29:33 +0000

Romney is the only one who can beat Obama. He will draw to most support among the widest demographic. Gingrich and Santorum appeal to mostly the ultra conservative. If they don’t get out of the race soon, it will hinder Romney’s chance to win and Obama will be assured a victory by default. It is a terrible price to pay for ego. The people who know Romney, e.g., Massachusetts voted for him at 72 percent. Pretty impressive considering Mass. is a very conservative state. Romney can fix this mess if we only let him. California is pretty much a lost cause…Nationally there is still hope.

By: laughsalot 420

laughsalot 420 — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:11:21 +0000

Exactly,
A true Democrat voting for Santorum. When pink elephants fly.
A majority of Independents voting for Santorum… when Pigs fly.

A Democrat NOT voting for anyone else but Obama is a sure thing.
A democrat voting for Santorum probably has some racial and religious bigotry issues going on.

Independents not voting for Obama is the main question.

Republicans shooting themselves in the head is guaranteed.

Santorum and Gingrich have No chances of getting elected.

Romney will get his party’s nomination and then lose badly. You Republicans will then cry and gnash your teeth, but will never learn that you did it to yourselves, because of your religious bigotry. The country may be split into two ideologies, but the Republican party is the definition of a split personality disorder!

Get religion out of Politics. Anyone can see that Romney’s problems have to do with the bigotry of the South and Midwest to his religion. That has been clear from the start of this campaign back to 2008. That alone will assure an Obama re-election. Romney needed to stay true to being a moderate, or to redefine what the words mean. Santorum even thinking he could get elected makes me thrown up. Generations will remember John F. Kennedy. No one will remember Santorum

signed,
Avid Bush hater.

By: RockoT

RockoT — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:48:03 +0000

He needs 47 percent of delegates remaining, and he started needing 50 percent + 1.

Yeah, that’s not a lot of progress, but it’s not exactly over either.

Especially when you consider that the caucus states where Ron Paul keeps snagging delegates are going to run thin, and then eventually Rick or Newt will drop out.

I gotta say, it’s looking like Romney now – he’ll wrap it up before the convention – he’s 80% a lock.

Sure something could go wrong – you never know in politics, but I hate to say it, for the same reason that Romney is inevitable as the nominee, you also have to predict Obama for the re-election.

If you strictly look at resources and demographics and state by state probabilities – then the same math that predicts Romney’s nomination, predicts Obama’s re-election.

Now if you believe people can change fate, or actually convince anyone of something – then I guess anyone could win.

LOL right…Mary Poppins could win, lol

By: Common _ Sense

Common _ Sense — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:13:01 +0000

The Republican Party dictated that primaries before April had to be proportionate rather than winner take all. After April this all changes! This is one reason that it has taken a while for Mitt to dominate as was done in past primaries!

By: Margaret Daugherty

Margaret Daugherty — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:11:15 +0000

I have been listening to the comments about the number of delegates etc. for the Republican nomination. Has there been any discussion about which candidate may pull more independent and democrat votes? I am a democrat, but I really don’t want to vote for Obama and I won’t vote for Romney. I would have no problem voting for Rick Santorum. I would like to hear more about this in the news commentaries. Perhaps having James Carville discuss this side of the election would shine light on the events that could occur during the nomination if democrats polled are going to vote outside of the party.