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monmouth

(21,078 posts) Tue Jan 3, 2012, 01:11 PM Jan 2012

What will the pundits do or say if .....gasp....Romney loses this caucus? They have been (MSNBC)

pushing him for days now to the point of disgust. Will they makes excuses (bwahahaha, I kill me) or head for some sort of medication. they wonder why they are laughed at and mocked but this could be pretty funny. I think they will be gobsmacked if he loses and let's say SSantorum comes in first, Ron second and Romney third. Some good entertainment coming up I'm thinking.

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What will the pundits do or say if .....gasp....Romney loses this caucus? They have been (MSNBC) (Original Post) monmouth Jan 2012 OP

It won't be a surprise zipplewrath Jan 2012 #1

Romney has spent more money in Iowa than anyone else... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #10

A Rick Santorum win would be perfect. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #2

Please use inverted commas. Betty Karlson Jan 2012 #3

Fixed! Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #9

Much appreciated. n/t Betty Karlson Jan 2012 #11

I saw 2-3 videos last night from MSNBC that were really tough on Romney Renew Deal Jan 2012 #4

Simple. They'll say that the winner of the Iowa caucus never wins the republican nomination Orangepeel Jan 2012 #5

This pundit predicted a Santorum victory in Iowa. Who has been 'pushing' Romney on MSNBC? nt stevenleser Jan 2012 #6

I watch MSNBC for a while in the mornings. Joe and his guests were pretty much predicting a monmouth Jan 2012 #7

I am unsure of whether I want Ron Paul to succeed SaintPete Jan 2012 #8

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

1. It won't be a surprise

Reply to monmouth (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 01:50 PM

Jan 2012

They'll try to spin it up, but the reality is that Romney has not made Iowa a priority. As long as he's in the top 3 he'll be fine. Even out of the top 3 he'll just run to New Hampshire.

Several pundits have already said that Iowa doesn't pick the winner, it just identifies the losers. Romney will be in New Hampshire no matter what.

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

10. Romney has spent more money in Iowa than anyone else...

Reply to zipplewrath (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:43 PM

Jan 2012

His last minute money ball totaled at $15 million!!

He's a pompous, asshole jerk, and I hope that he gets his ass handed to him tonight!

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

2. A Rick Santorum win would be perfect.

Reply to monmouth (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 01:50 PM

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Last edited Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:40 PM - Edit history (1)

That would set up quite the war within the Republican Party. "The Christianists" vs. "The Money Changers".

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)

3. Please use inverted commas.

Reply to Old and In the Way (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 01:53 PM

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"Christians" as they are found within the GOP are not, have never been, and never will be Christians (like you find them among independents and Democrats).

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

9. Fixed!

Reply to Betty Karlson (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:41 PM

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Thanks.

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)

11. Much appreciated. n/t

Reply to Old and In the Way (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:22 AM

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Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)

4. I saw 2-3 videos last night from MSNBC that were really tough on Romney

Reply to monmouth (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 01:54 PM

Jan 2012

They were from Bashear/Matthews and Maddow.

Orangepeel

(13,933 posts)

5. Simple. They'll say that the winner of the Iowa caucus never wins the republican nomination

Reply to monmouth (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 01:58 PM

Jan 2012

Romney will be the nominee. If he wins tonight, he'll sew it up faster than if he doesn't.

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

6. This pundit predicted a Santorum victory in Iowa. Who has been 'pushing' Romney on MSNBC? nt

Reply to monmouth (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 01:59 PM

Jan 2012

monmouth

(21,078 posts)

7. I watch MSNBC for a while in the mornings. Joe and his guests were pretty much predicting a

Reply to stevenleser (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 03:02 PM

Jan 2012

Romney win along with panelists on other shows.. Thanks for the link to what a strawman is ????

SaintPete

(533 posts)

8. I am unsure of whether I want Ron Paul to succeed

Reply to monmouth (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 03:28 PM

Jan 2012

I didn't think he had a ice cube's chance in hell, but he leads in both Iowa and New Hampshire. Wins in both states will give him a great deal of momentum.

Ron Paul is the one candidate that could capture some of the populist fervor generated by OWS. Plus, Paul's take down of Gingrich has shown he's got some media smarts. I am not comfortable with him in the race.

On the other hand, he's just as bat-shit-crazy as Bachmann, though he's been significantly more successful at keeping it under wraps. I think Pauls followers complain about him getting ignored by the media, but are secretly happy for the treatment. Top Dog status coming out of the 1st two primaries would bring out the big gun of media focus, and the batshit will fly, just as it did with Bachmann.

The best scenario I can see is for Santorum to surge ahead in Iowa and Huntsman in New Hampshire, with Romney and Paul swapping 2nd and 3rd in each state...or maybe Romney dropping from the top three spot in one state. If that happened, Romney would see his chances slipping, and he would come out hard and heavy against Paul.

No clear front runner, and a bloody battle for the heart of the GOP would only benefit the Dems.

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