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Post by gerrard on Feb 1, 2012 14:42:28 GMT
ROMNEY WINS THE SUNSHINE STATE Mitt Romney has earned a 46% to 32% victory in Florida over Newt Gingrich.
and after his resounding poll win in the Sunshine State the rollercoaster now moves on to the Nevada Caucuses on Saturday
Gingrich is however refusing to admit defeat: as supporters waved signs emblazoned with the words, "46 States To Go," Gingrich declared he plans to beat "money power" with "people power" in the coming months, casting his campaign as a counterbalance to the "establishment."
"We are going to contest every place, and we are going to win, and we will be in Tampa as the nominee in August," Gingrich said.
in his victory speech in Tampa, Romney asserted
"I stand ready to lead this party and to lead our nation," Romney said. "My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity."
Florida's primary is the most valuable so far in numbers. With the awarding of Florida's 50 delegates, Romney will have 87 delegates nationally, compared with 26 for Gingrich. Santorum will remain at 14 delegates and Paul stands with four. It takes 1,144 delegates to clinch the Republican nomination.
the polls showed that the Floridian voters went primarily for Romney - with the seniors and Hispanic voters putting their 'x' by Romneys name, however Gingrich did better among Evangelical voters in the State, in addition voters who valued "true conservative" credentials as their top quality, Gingrich led with 46 percent, followed by Santorum at 26 percent and Paul at 16 percent. Among those voters, Romney was last with 11 percent.*thanks to Fox News for the piccy
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Post by gonzales on Feb 1, 2012 15:05:09 GMT
Good stuff G, just came on to see who'd won and get the latest
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Post by gerrard on Feb 3, 2012 13:58:49 GMT
REMEMBER TO CHECK IN FOR THE NEVADA RESULTS - THE VOTE IS TOMORROW - ROMNEY IS THE CURRENT FAVOURITE ;D
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Post by gerrard on Feb 5, 2012 13:42:29 GMT
ROMNEY WINS NEVADA CAUCUSES Romney won Nevada by 48% to Gingrich's 23% - now the bandwagon moves to a quartet of contests which will either hit or booster Romney
At his victory rally in Las Vegas, Romney took the same approach as he did after the Florida race – utterly ignoring his Republican opponents, keeping his focus on President Obama and polishing his own brand.
“America needs a president who can fix the economy because he understands the economy, and I do, and I will,” Romney said.
“This president’s misguided policies made these tough times last longer,” Romney said.
The candidates head next into Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri and Maine, though the Missouri election is more of a beauty contest as it doesn’t determine delegates.
Nevada offers a modest delegate haul, with 28 convention delegates at stake. Romney led the field going into the race with 87, followed by Gingrich with 26, Santorum with 14 and Paul with four. It takes 1,144 delegates to win.
Gingrich, defiant and undeterred, vowed to wear Romney down.
Paul, meanwhile, campaigned in Minnesota.
Paul stressed Saturday that it’s still early, and said his support has been fairly constant throughout.
“We want to see how competitive we can be,” Paul told Fox News. “There were nine (candidates), there’s only four, and many of them have come and gone.”ROMNEY WINS NEVADA CAUCUSES
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Post by craig johnson on Feb 5, 2012 18:42:48 GMT
good stuff again - very interesting and informative thread starting to get interested in these votes
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Post by gonzales on Feb 6, 2012 14:09:05 GMT
Enjoying this G Is it true they are saying Gingrich is running out of dough?
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Post by elroja on Feb 6, 2012 14:55:50 GMT
I read that too and if he doesnt start winning some primaries it could be curtains for Newt as the money men arent going to back a loser with their hard earned
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Post by gerrard on Feb 7, 2012 14:25:20 GMT
thats spot on peeps, the more profile wins each candidate gets the more dollars go into the pot from doners one has to remember that Obama got alot of $2 donations from 'ordinary' voters and it built up to amass quite a fortune, so its not just the big corporate donations that the candidates look for but smaller ones too
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Post by gerrard on Feb 7, 2012 14:27:09 GMT
TODAY'S NEWS - feb 7 2012 Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri vote today – results tonight
Colorado and Minnesota will be holding caucuses Tuesday. Missouri will be holding a primary to do the same, however, no delegates will be awarded since the Missouri Republican Party will be holding a caucus on March 17 for the purposes of choosing convention delegates
Both Santorum and Paul have some hopes pinned on Tuesday with Paul hoping to do well in Minnesota and Colorado while polling indicates Santorum has a chance to pull off a victory in Missouri which will be more of a superficial boost than a delegate boost.Report from the Washington Post:
Three states hold early nominating contests Tuesday — and while none of those contests is as high profile as the early states that have come before (or the Super Tuesday states up ahead next month), the four GOP contenders are nonetheless hustling to make the rounds and make a competitive showing.
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) is holding two public events Monday, both in Colorado — a state he swept with 60 percent of the vote in the GOP caucuses four years ago.
Meanwhile, former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) starts his day in Minnesota and ends it in Colorado, while for former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), it’s vice versa.
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is holding two rallies Monday, both in Minnesota — another state that Romney won in 2008, with 41 percent to Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) 22 percent.
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Post by gerrard on Feb 7, 2012 14:46:27 GMT
:/ CONTINEDReport from the Boston Globe:
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich shows no sign of letting up on his tough attacks against rival Mitt Romney, despite losing yesterday’s Nevada caucuses to Romney by a large margin.
On NBC’s Meet the Press today, Gingrich hit Romney for comments he made on the campaign trail and for positions he took as Massachusetts governor.
“My goal over the next few weeks is to draw very sharp distinctions between [mine and] Romney’s positions, which are very, the Wall Street Journal described them as timid, and in terms of tax policy, as being like Obama,” Gingrich said.
He dismissed the importance of the Nevada caucuses. “This is a state he won last time, and he won it this time,” Gingrich said.
Gingrich said he is relying on the southern states to boost his delegate count. That includes Georgia, the state he represented in Congress, and Tennessee, which both vote March 6; Alabama, which votes March 13; and Texas, which votes April 3. “We believe by the time Texas is over, we’ll be very competitive in delegate count,” Gingrich said.Report from the LA Times:
A day after losing a Nevada contest that exposed the limits of his appeal to Republicans, Ron Paul vowed to keep pressing ahead for the party's presidential nomination, saying his ideas were inspiring an intellectual revolution among young Americans.
"I want to change the government, and I want to change it through the electoral process, but I also want to change the hearts and minds of people," the Texas congressman told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week." "That is where it really starts, and that is where we're making the progress."
Initial returns found Paul finishing third in the Nevada caucuses, just behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, but far behind winner Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts. If those results stick in the final tally, it would mark a serious disappointment for Paul, who is counting on a sprawling grassroots network of supporters to dominate GOP contests in states that hold party caucuses rather than primaries.
"The votes aren't all counted yet, and there seems to be a bit of chaos out there, even though it was a small caucus vote," said Paul, who had hoped to place at least second to Romney. "There was a lot of confusion. So yes, if you go from second to third, there would be disappointment, but also on the positive side, we will get a bloc of votes. We will still get some delegates."
Paul stopped short of saying that he had no hope of capturing the nomination. But he came close.[/size][/i]
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Post by gerrard on Feb 8, 2012 14:30:57 GMT
Santorum's Sweep Shakes Up Race Rick Santorum upsets rival Mitt Romney to win the Colorado caucuses as he sweeps Tuesday's GOP contests, also winning the non-binding Missouri primary and the Minnesota caucuses.
These results show that this contest has a long long way to go and is bound to focus Republican voters into the reality that this 2012 Presidential candidate election is now a three way race - it must also be noted that in the 2008 Colorado Caucuses, Romney won by a convincing margin !
The candidates head next into Maine, and later in the month to Arizona and Michigan. Santorum’s performance stokes questions about Romney’s appeal in some corners of the Republican Party but also puts the pressure on Newt Gingrich – as he challenges Santorum’s claim to be the “conservative” alternative to Romney.
Santorum, though, said Tuesday night in Missouri that he wasn’t looking to be the alternative to Romney.
"I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,” Santorum said.
Gingrich, though, hardly competed in any of the three states Tuesday, instead focusing his attention on other contests down the primary calendar. He campaigned Tuesday in Ohio, which holds its election on March 6, "Super Tuesday," as the other candidates made last-minute appeals in Colorado and Minnesota. Delegate CountRomney - 107 delegates. Santorum - 45 Gingrich - 32 Paul - 9
It takes 1,144 delegates to win the nomination.
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Post by gerrard on Feb 8, 2012 14:38:44 GMT
Report from MSNBC:Rick Santorum scored victories in Minnesota and Missouri nominating contests Tuesday night, winning him no actual delegates, but allowing the former Pennsylvania senator to stymie Mitt Romney's bid to keep alive a streak of victories in the Republican presidential primary.
NBC News declared Santorum the projected winner of the Missouri primary and the Minnesota caucus. NBC will not be allocating any delegates from Missouri or Minnesota to Santorum in its projected count.
Santorum won the distinction of having upset Romney in the last nominating contests before the campaign enters a three-week break before Michigan and Arizona's Feb. 28 contests. Tonight's results virtually ensure the GOP primary will extend through early March, while Romney will have to answer fresh questions about his ability to win over conservative primary voters.
"Tonight's victory should put to bed the idea that the Republican nomination for Mitt Romney is inevitable," said Stuart Roy, an adviser to the pro-Santorum super PAC, the Red, White and Blue Fund.A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll Rick Santorum could be headed for a big day in today's contests in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri. Missouri looks like a probable win for Santorum. He's at 45% there to 32% for Mitt Romney and 19% for Paul. Minnesota provides an opportunity for a win as well. Currently he has a small advantage with 33% to 24% for Romney, 22% for Newt Gingrich, and 20% for Ron Paul. And Santorum should get a second place finish in Colorado, where Romney appears to be the likely winner. The standings there are Romney at 37%, Santorum at 27%, Gingrich at 21%, and Paul at 13%.
Santorum's personal popularity is the main reason for his sudden reemergence as a relevant player in the GOP race. In all 3 of these states his favorability is over 70%- 74/17 in Minnesota, 72/17 in Missouri, and 71/19 in Colorado. He's far better liked than his main opponents- Romney's favorability is 47-60% in those states and Gingrich's is 47-48%. While Romney and Gingrich have hammered each other in recents weeks Santorum's been largely left alone and he's benefiting from that now.
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Post by gerrard on Feb 8, 2012 14:58:38 GMT
Report from CBS News:Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum swept the nominating contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado Tuesday night, putting him back in contention for the GOP nomination.
Santorum now has four victories under his belt in the GOP race, more than any other candidate. His new standing stalls Mitt Romney's earlier momentum and gives Santorum grounds to argue that he — not Newt Gingrich — is the best conservative alternative to Romney. Speaking from his Missouri campaign headquarters in St. Charles Tuesday night, Santorum looked ahead to the general election.
"I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney," he said. "I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama."
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Post by gonzales on Feb 9, 2012 14:15:06 GMT
Seems to me reading your stuff G that the GOP dont know who they want to go up against O, until they get behind one dude they look a mess - I bet the Dems are loving all this
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Post by gerrard on Feb 10, 2012 14:48:23 GMT
yep the sooner its sorted the better cos the nasty ads and bitching has only just started, i get the feeling Obama will fight dirty when it comes to election time, just as he did against his opposition 4 years ago, ie: Hillary and McCain
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