“To be perfectly honest with you, and candid, not being political, I will answer your question, I will let you know I voted for the cheerful one, Newt Gingrich,” Palin told Fox News early Wednesday morning, although she insisted that was not a formal endorsement. – The Hill
It wasn’t pretty.
Mitt Romney barely beat Rick Santorum in Ohio, the state called just before 1:00 a.m. EST. But it’s a win he badly needed.
Now the question is whether Rick Santorum can start beating the pulpit to get Newt Gingrich out of the race. It’s the only chance Santorum and religious conservatives have of taking it to Romney going forward, though the path to the nomination is tough.
Mitt Romney almost got beat by a guy who didn’t even file the right papers to compete in Ohio almost won.
Republican primary voters still don’t want Mitt Romney. But unless Santorum makes Gingrich an offer he can’t refuse, and on which Santorum may never be able to deliver, Romney’s going to eventually outlast his opponents.
What all this means for the fall is unknown, because we all may end up caught between gas prices, Netanyahu and Iran.
Yea- Newt is giving the nom to Mitt. So its up to Newt now- does Newt destroy Mitt and bow out , does he save Mitt? What? Madness. Look at the counties mitt lost in E TN, rural OH etc.. If Mitt can score there now what later?
The states with Republican legislatures who are passing Jim Crow Photo-ID voting intended to supress minority turnout have their own problem with Republican voter enthusiam. Most states are finding that Republican turnout is down compared to 2008. Republicans can’t stand Mitt Romney and Romney can’t win the southern states among Republican primary voters. There are states thought to be solid Republican states some of which may come in to play in 2012. McCain won Georgia by only 5% and Romney will have to spend time and money defending Georgia. Arizona with its rapidly growing Hispanic population may go from solid Repuiblican to leans Republican with the likes of xenophobes like Gov. Jan Brewer running the state
MORE POPCORN PLEASE!!!!