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Clean Sweep: Rick Santorum Defeats Mitt Romney In Three States
Romney won Colorado big in 2008, taking more than 60% of the vote, and won Minnesota with 41% of the vote the same year. Especially in Minnesota, Romney seemed poised for a repeat success: the states last governor, Tim Pawlenty, is Romneys national campaign chair and has served as his most prominent surrogate since ending his own presidential run last August. But in 2012, his supporters apparently abandoned him en masse: in Minnesota he finished third with just 17% of the vote behind Ron Pauls 27% and Santorums 45%. In Colorado, he took second with about 35% to Santorums 40%. Gingrich finished with just under 13% and Paul with just under 12%.
Missouri occupied a strange place in the race because of a quirk in the scheduling, its primary doesnt actually count towards determining its delegates and turnout was reportedly low. In addition, Newt Gingrich was not on the ballot.
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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/rick-santorum-wins-missouri-primary.php?ref=fpa
FarLeftFist
(6,161 posts)It is extremely boring and completely lacks any substance or theme or ideas or solutions. It's basically just Mitt puttering around state to state pandering to the masses and telling them what he thinks they want to hear, even if it flip-flops. Boring, boring campaign. No cohesion. Complete lack of substantial message or any idea/solutions.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)And hope no one knows any better.
Hutzpa
(11,461 posts)as their route to the White House.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)That's a rather nasty visual.
tavalon
(27,985 posts)TahitiNut
(71,611 posts)Can our water treatment facilities even handle it?
Initech
(100,102 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)A Santorum eruption.
tavalon
(27,985 posts)An important link. How do I know it's an important link? Well, besides the fact that Dan Savage tells me so, Google, the most comprehensive search service also tells me so.
http://spreadingsantorum.com/
Don't worry, you won't get anything nasty from it, but it might make you go, ew. Oh, and not work safe nor appropriate for those under 18, much the same as for Santorum himself.
He won't be on the stage much longer, so get your Santorum while you can.
Bandit
(21,475 posts)I think only the most rabid actually turned out to vote..Moderates are almost obsolete in the Republican Party and may not even vote in the general election..
rastamoses
(3 posts)Santorum is on the lips of Republicans everywhere.
MarkCharles
(2,261 posts)MarkCharles
(2,261 posts)get the towels and maybe some mops and shovels to wipe it up!
Then, if it keeps exploding around you, get out of the way, and take a good long hot shower!
I never had one of these explosions happen around me, but if it did, I'd evacuate ... no... not THAT way... I'd evacuate the area of the explosion, and move to the showers, after a long long run away.
Santorum should never "explode" upon any American, if you just take precautions, educate the voters, and leave all religion out of the vote.
underpants
(182,879 posts)lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)K & R for headline!