jerseyhoya wrote:Jean Schmidt, one of the worst members of Congress of either party (questioned Murtha's patriotism on the House floor), loses in the GOP primary tonight. Neat.

mozartpc27 wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:the heads on MSNBC just made a good point: if newt was not in the race, santorum wins ohio easily. that is how much mitt romney blows.

This whole Newt has to drop out narrative has a serious flaw: he's won more delegates than Santorum, which I assume means he's also gotten more votes that counted.

Whatever, it doesn't matter: Romney will definitely wind up the nominee.

VoxOrion wrote:Can you guys help me understand how Romney has 261 delegates, Santorum has 98, and we're still talking about the Republican primaries?

Like, is this just news cycle trying to make something exciting that really isn't, or am I missing something? I'm so deliberately "tuned out" that I am probably dull and stale?

WilliamC wrote:I don't dislike Romney, but I wish I was going to be voting for someone else in November.

The Nightman Cometh wrote:JH can correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think there is a clear history of candidates in a primary seeing their support swell as they wrap up the primary and go into the convention victorious. Obama may have a decent lead in the polls right now, but I don't think that lasts.

phdave wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Jean Schmidt, one of the worst members of Congress of either party (questioned Murtha's patriotism on the House floor), loses in the GOP primary tonight. Neat.

She was frightening.

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

phdave wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Jean Schmidt, one of the worst members of Congress of either party (questioned Murtha's patriotism on the House floor), loses in the GOP primary tonight. Neat.

She was frightening.

The guy who beat her might be nicer, but he's probably crazier. From what I understand, he thinks we should be in Iraq on a permanent basis.

Oh and Joe the Plumber won the GOP primary in Ohio's 9th congressional district. WTF is wrong with Ohio?

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:Oh and Joe the Plumber won the GOP primary in Ohio's 9th congressional district. WTF is wrong with Ohio?

thephan wrote: For the record, I thin Santorum would have won if he were on the ballot.

jerseyhoya wrote:Sarah and Todd Palin were two of Newt Gingrich's 1,865 votes in Alaska last night. I enjoy the fact that the Palin candidate finished last in her state.

--CNN's PAUL VERCAMMEN, to Sarah Palin: "If we wind up with an open convention and someone wants to place your name, throw your name into the hat, would you stop them? Would you be open to that?"

PALIN: "As I say, anything is possible. And I don't close any doors that perhaps would be open out there. So, no, I wouldn't close that door. And my plan is to be at that convention."

--Palin later told Neil Cavuto on Fox News that she voted for "the cheerful one, Newt Gingrich."

lethal wrote:

--Palin later told Neil Cavuto on Fox News that she voted for "the cheerful one, Newt Gingrich."

dajafi wrote:In the modern media age--since FDR, let's say--by my count, the less skilled politician has won the presidency maybe twice: 1968 and 1976, and both of those are debatable. Anyone care to assert that Romney is a more skilled politician than Obama?

jerseyhoya wrote:You need a majority. Romney's winning a majority of the delegates so far, and with more winner take all states coming up, I'm pretty sure the larger the field, the easier it will be for Romney to keep winning a majority of the delegates.