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Davy Jones Dead At 66
The last train has left the station for singer/songwriter Davy Jones. By all accounts a real class act. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU615FaODCg … [Read more...] about Davy Jones Dead At 66
Romney Faces Trouble in Ohio
For the moment, anyway, it's Santorum's state. Romney trails Rick Santorum by 11 points in the latest Ohio Poll from the University of Cincinnati. The poll finds Santorum with support from 37 percent of likely GOP voters surveyed. Romney is in second with 26 percent support, followed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 16 percent and Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) … [Read more...] about Romney Faces Trouble in Ohio
Santorium Makes Him Want to Throw Up
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Santorum Won More Michigan Delegates
According to the MSM, and most people who blindly follow their reports, Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary last night by about 3 points, 41 to 38. However, like the Electoral College, the point of the contest is not to win the popular vote (Gore - 2000) but to win more delegates per state based on the apportionment of those delegates. Michigan's primary delegate system … [Read more...] about Santorum Won More Michigan Delegates
Santorum Feeds the Hungry
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Those Endless GOP Primaries: Are We There Yet?
I had a feeling I'd be called back to active duty today... the pull of a pivotal primary night has yanked me back to the blogosphere after a three-week respite from American politics. It was a pleasant three weeks, I have to tell you. I went on a sunset hike with my son, helped him build a World War II bomber out of imitation Lego blocks made in Poland (and consoled him when … [Read more...] about Those Endless GOP Primaries: Are We There Yet?
Santorum Squandered His Putative Lead
Rick joins Newt, Herman, Governor Perry, Donald in 'loose lips' sink one's own ship. As my dearest dear old Navy surrogate dad, aged 96 and with clear as gin mind used to say: "His battleship mouth sunk his rowboat ass." And there lies the denouement of the would be contendahs, who over and over became utterly seduced by and their usually clear wits overwhelmed with the … [Read more...] about Santorum Squandered His Putative Lead
President Barack Obama: U.S. Destabilizer-in-Chief (Excelsior, Mexico)
Has President Barack Obama, through his election and policies, created almost irreversible dissaray within the Republican Party? For Mexico's Excelsior, José Luis Valdés Ugalde writes that intentionally and by happenstance, Obama's emergence was an 'anomaly that destabilized the political environment for the better,' and at the same time, it 'served as a call to arms for the … [Read more...] about President Barack Obama: U.S. Destabilizer-in-Chief (Excelsior, Mexico)
The GOP Scorecard: By The Numbers, Romney Is Far Ahead
Although media pundits keep saying that Republican voters are lukewarm towards Mitt Romney, he's won more states and has far more delegates (soft and hard) than any of his remaining opponents. Iowa was a tie. Romney (136 soft delegates, 103 hard delegates) won New Hampshire, Florida, Maine, Nevada and Arizona; he appears to have also won Michigan, which could add as much … [Read more...] about The GOP Scorecard: By The Numbers, Romney Is Far Ahead
Breaking News: Romney Wins Michigan Primary
The New York Times: Mitt Romney has narrowly won the Republican presidential primary in Michigan, deflecting a powerful challenge from Rick Santorum and boosting his hopes of becoming the Republican nominee. Only weeks ago, Mr. Romney had viewed his home state of Michigan as a firewall against his rivals, an important battleground state where his background and his … [Read more...] about Breaking News: Romney Wins Michigan Primary
Michigan Chooses- Romney Wins
Michigan Republicans had a decision to make today that will resound in the party’s race for president. Romney defeated Santorum 42% to 37% as projected by MSNBC at 10:15 PM. On one hand, they had a candidate, Mitt Romney, who appeared out of touch with middle-class voters, constantly placing a “silver foot” in his mouth regarding his affluent life style. The most recent … [Read more...] about Michigan Chooses- Romney Wins
Romney Wins Arizona
The folks monitoring exit polls are calling Arizona for Mitt Romney. With 43% of the precincts reporting, Mitt Romney leads Rick Santorum 48.7% to 24.9%. Newt Gingrich is a distant third, with 16.3%. Gingrich is counting on Super Tuesday to keep him in the race. … [Read more...] about Romney Wins Arizona
Romney Wins Michigan Primary: Did Santorum Get “Newtitus?” (Roundup) UPDATED THURSDAY MORNING
And so it's over. NBC News and the AP have projected Mitt Romney as winner of the Republican Michigan Presidential primary. In the end, it turned out to be a double header for Romney, who also won in Arizona -- thus making his path to the Republican nomination much easier since many GOPers will now conclude that with his resources he is the "inevitable" nominee. TPM gives us … [Read more...] about Romney Wins Michigan Primary: Did Santorum Get “Newtitus?” (Roundup) UPDATED THURSDAY MORNING
Santorum’s Appeal to Dems in Michigan
It's one of the reasons Washington State no longer has an open primary. The two parties (Ds and Rs) didn't like it because a voter doesn't have to be affiliated with a party to vote for a nominee. The parties said that it would be too tempting to cross lines and vote for the candidate you did not want your candidate to face in November. That's kinda sort what's happening in … [Read more...] about Santorum’s Appeal to Dems in Michigan
Romney Wins Michigan
NBC has just projected he will win the state of Michigan. Of course this only gives him the 2 statewide delegates but it is a symbolic win. … [Read more...] about Romney Wins Michigan
Is The Michigan Primary Unfair ?
One interesting aspect of the Michigan primary is that of the 30 delegates up for grabs, only 2 are awarded on a statewide basis while the others are split evenly between the 14 Congressional Districts. This is a fairly common way that both parties have tried to make the primary contests fairer. But is it really fair ? Consider.. We have the 13th and 14th Districts … [Read more...] about Is The Michigan Primary Unfair ?
A GOP Divided: Two Terrible Candidates Face Off in Michigan and Arizona
If you're interested, I'm live-blogging the Michigan and Arizona primary results over at my place, updating frequently with loads of commentary and analysis. I predicted a 3-point Romney win and it looks like he'll take it, winning what was seen as a toss-up. And he'll win Arizona by a wide margin -- the networks have already called it. So what now? Is the story that … [Read more...] about A GOP Divided: Two Terrible Candidates Face Off in Michigan and Arizona
Michigan Primary: Romney Has Growing Lead
UPDATE: With 68 percent of the vote in, Romney has 42 percent to Santorum's 37 percent. In Michigan, according to CNN TV, 40 percent of the vote is in and Romney has 41 percent to Santorum's 38 percent. … [Read more...] about Michigan Primary: Romney Has Growing Lead
Romney Wins Arizona; 1 in 10 Voters A Democrat in Michigan
AP reports that he "coasted to victory" in Arizona and has a slight lead in Michigan. But... LATimes: Initial exit polling in the Michigan primary suggests that in a tight battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, the votes of Democrats could prove decisive in the key Republican presidential skirmish -- and more of those votes are going to Santorum. According to CNN, 10% … [Read more...] about Romney Wins Arizona; 1 in 10 Voters A Democrat in Michigan