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Proud Public Servant

(2,097 posts)
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 10:47 AM Feb 2012

Wrapping up and looking ahead

So Romney grabs winner-take-all Arizona and splits Michigan right down the middle with Santorum. Different delegate trackers use different numbers, but I'll use the NY Times' (which seems most consistant and transparent to me) and say that that puts teh delegate race at

Romney - 145
Santorum - 82

Both still a loooong way from 1144. So what are next weeks biggest prizes:

Georgia - 76 bound delegates awarded proportionally - Gingrich out in front by 12%, Santorum second, Romney a fairly close third.
Ohio - 63 bound delegates awarded winner-take-all by Congressional District (like Michigan) - Santorum currently ahead by 7%.
Tennessee - 55 bound delegates awarded proportionally - Santorum way out in front (by almost 20%)
Virginia - 46 bound delegates awarded winner-take-all by Congressional District - Mittens slated for his first over-50% victory, could take all the delegates (only Romey and Paul on the ballot)
Oklahoma - 40 delegates awarded proportionally BUT if ant candidate gets over 50% of the vote it becomes winner-take-all - Santorum currently polling at 46-47%, more that 20 points ahead of Gingrich in second (Romney 5 points behind Gingrich in 3rd.

A lot can change in a week, but right now it doesn't look like Super Tuesday is set to settle anything.

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Wrapping up and looking ahead (Original Post) Proud Public Servant Feb 2012 OP
More fuel for the clown car! Mr.Turnip Feb 2012 #1

Mr.Turnip

(645 posts)
1. More fuel for the clown car!
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 10:51 AM
Feb 2012

Santorum really should try and focus on Georgia, his only slight hope of winning the nomination now is knocking the Grinch out of the race, and soon.

Who the hell knows how all the various caucuses will go.

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