BREAKING NEWS: Rick Santorum Won Iowa

tokm908

What does this mean in terms of delegates? I think Romney had 12 total.

http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

First or second, whatever bump Santorum got from IA is gone.

If Gingrich wins in SC, then it’s a two man race.

If Romney wins in SC, then he’s got it.

http://www.planettron.com NickDeringer

No candidate has won both Iowa AND New Hampshire and gone on to win the nomination.

Newt has a lot more than an ex-wife to worry about. I think he’s head for a Herman Cain moment. You don’t actually believe that Newt only had affairsrs do you? Mmmmmm….I smell some popcorn cookin’

It’s the baggage, Newt, it’s the baggage.

dajeeps

NT

http://www.planettron.com NickDeringer

I’ve been watching Gingrich the Snow Man for over 20 years. you ain’t seen nothing yet.

I’d hold off on that big donation to Gingrich juuuuuuuuuuuuust a little bit longer if I were you.

dajeeps

You say to someone who has a shelf full of his books and has been following him since 1995. – you ain’t seen nothin’ yet? So when does it happen? Maybe you feel the need to be so condescending because you really have no idea what you’re talking about. Really need some specifics here, which I’m sure you have if you’ve been paying attention.

capncrunch

since the advent of the modern primary calendar. But every Republican who has done it has been an incumbent president.

If anything this hurts Romney’s inevitability argument (if only slightly) in that the media can’t trumpet that he’s the first candidate in an open Republican primary to ever win both states.

http://www.planettron.com NickDeringer

Sad truth is that most voters have lost the ability to distinguish between reality and political theater. Newt Gingrich is the Shakespeare of political theater.

Newt’s favorite President? FDR!! In Newt’s own words.

Newt Gingrich’s favorite President

unclefred

If he fails to win SC. The real question is how badly will the interview with the his ex-wife hurt Newt in SC. He is clearly surging. He needs another knock out debate performance. But this attack by his ex could stall the surge.

If it does where will those votes go? Probably not back to Romney, more likely to Santorum and Perry. Perhaps a great debate will get Perry a second look.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1597-Charlotte-Law--Politics-Examiner Mike gamecock DeVine

I have much confidence that any GOP nominee not named Ron Paul should beat an Obama that has presided over such devastating economic times especially given the super-majorities he had to pass all his agenda. But Newt seems to me to be the one non-Ron Paul that has the most baggage to be successfully exploited by Obama, and who also is volatile and unpredictable in terms of his temper and u-turn to suck up to lib media tendencies. more later in final SC primary column tomorrow…

paladin1

It is not time for Gov. Perry to boow out now. There really is no where else for conservatives to go if Gingrich is wiped out by this potential scandalous revelation. Santorum is a lightweight in this contest and a one trick wonder. I think that, while Iowa may not help him, it hurts Romney far more.

Governor Perry is the natural inheritor to most of Gingrich’s support if he falls.

Go Gov.!

http://www.planettron.com NickDeringer

We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg. If we can find this stuff now with just a Google search, imagine what One-bama and the MSM can do with a mob of journalists.

dajeeps

If he abused power when he had it, then I’m sure you have something to pin on him. If you don’t then you’re the one in the theater, friend.

jimbomcw

sorry to say this but the supposed perry people are being delusional. Like believing in the tooth fairy. Perry is past done.

Perry is so past done that one wonders if the supposed perry people are actually romney supporters under false flag. Perry helps romney by shaving off a few non-romney votes

http://www.planettron.com NickDeringer

Enjoy!

smagar

If events overwhelm Obama nationally (cough cough Keystone cough), then this really will turn into an anyone-but-Obama race.

Especially if enough voters develop a real, real desire to get Obama out of the White House. They’ll be willing to settle for an acceptable alternative, even if the alternative has obvious warts.

Perry, arguably, has warts as a candidate. (They all do).

But—imagine a successful governor from a major energy-producing state bashing Team Obama over Keystone, day in and day out. (Especially with a smart VP candidate like Paul Ryan by his side, to smack down any Democratic Party attempt to play loose with facts).

Obama just threw Perry a lifeline. Perry should grab it and hold on. If he can, he might watch Gingrich and Romney sink under the weight of the baggage both carry.

smagar

…if we’ve only decided on a handful of delegates so far, out of over a thousand.

Welcome to the 21st century presidential campaign. Driven by a 24-hour news cycle, the Internet and social media. It’s quite dynamic. Things can change in a flash.

It literally is a marathon. If you jump out too quickly, you could miss out on great opportunities.

Just ask Tim Pawlenty.

jimbomcw

who you truly support

Romney false flagger? Perry only helps romney

http://www.planettron.com NickDeringer

Santorum’s win is prompting people to take a second look at his candidacy. If they see him as a more viable candidate it could syphon off votes from Jumping Jack Gingrich. As long as Gingrich, Santorum, and Ron Paul stay in Romney has a good shot at the nomination. Fortunately for Romney, his opponents all have gigantic egos and will stay in as long as possible.

The burning question today is: What will get higher ratings: the CNN Debate or ABC’s NightLine?

hls87

Unless the recount indicates that Rick Perry actually won and they assigned the higher vote total to the wrong Rick. Santorum is not a serious candidate. Gingrich is not a serioius candidate. The GOP would have to be guano crazy to nominate either one of them, and it isn’t. The Party is dominated by progressives and quite likely to go over a cliff with a progressive sap like Romney, but it isn’t insane. Santorum, Gingrich and Paul (not to mention Bachmann and Cain) are all non starters. Barring a Perry miracle, Romney will be the nominee. If Romney is arrested for insider trading or dies of a sudden heart attack, Republicans will find some other plausible left-leaning candidate. Under no circumstances will Gingrich or Santorum win the nomination.

Erick is getting all excited about nothing. We don’t have a race, even if Gingrich wins South Carolina convincingly. A win would just let Gingrich embarrass us all a bit longer. Romney would still cruise to the nomination.

The die hard spirit that wants to keep conservative hopes alive when the corpse is plainly decompsing is admirable in a way. It’s also creepy and self-defeating. It’s time to deal with reality of Romney’s victory. A Romney nomination means that we have a government hell-bent on progressive destruction and neither major party will be trying to stop it. It”s time to start thinking about how best to deal with that reality.

Stan(ley) Pruss

If there are more conservatives in the legisature, Romney can be moved to the right and the future candidate base will grow. Support Sen. DeMint.

lquist1

when it was believed that Romney won by 8 votes. Back then it was “a win is a win” and “historic”. Today, the Romney spin machine and Iowa GOP both call it a “split decision” and “it doesn’t really matter blah blah blah…” Well, if Romney was the winner yesterday, then Santorum is the winner today. True, Santorum is not a serious candidate, but if Romney did not win Iowa and he fails to win SC, it will be awful hard to keep repeating the “inevitable” argument.

http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

Which is THE problem with the pinprick that is Iowa.

It was a meaningless event then, it’s a tad more meaningless now. Losing SC will be a big deal, because it’s a real election. Iowa is a thing of the past, and hopefully we’ll restructure the primary system next time and exclude both Iowa and New Hampshire.

joecollins

…reports this result on the front page.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1597-Charlotte-Law--Politics-Examiner Mike gamecock DeVine

Newt thrills us all with his many great moments articulating conservative principles so well, but he is no more a tea partier than any of those remaining, imho.

jakeofalltrades

lol

izoneguy

Mark Davis a talk show host in Dallas is bummed because Perry will endorse Newt.

Perry & Newt go way back. This should not be a surprise.

A_Texan

A Gingrich win means each of three candidates will have one victory. Between now and Super Tuesday there’s Florida and a handful of random caucuses and primaries.

And yes, Santorum stays in, maybe wins Missouri like Huckabee or some random caucus. and maybe takes advantage of another Gingrich implosion.

Romney will remain the favorite, of course, and Gingrich will have a better shot, but Santorum won’t be out.

If Romney wins SC, however, well, sigh.

Juggernaut

to take back the delegates due to the fact 3 boxes of votes went missing in areas where Santorum had a strong showing. Doesn’t mean he won in those areas but foul play only proves once again that paper ballots are not a good idea anymore. High tech isn’t perfect but considering the dimple chad event perhaps its time for tech.

Santorum and Romney can sue to get the votes counted to earn the delegates. I’m sure its being discussed since Santorum needs a win to garner funds to continue running.

jakeofalltrades

The momentum is behind Romney. Newt does not and will not have the ground game to stop him now.

Juggernaut

Its more about time in office and successful bills that helped over the small stuff. Romney falls behind Newt on many issues. Without Newt Clinton would have spent far more and screwed up. With Bush’s support Romney passed healthcare that the Fed pays half the cost and it came in way over budget plus Romney has a lousy economic plan as scored by non partisans.

Focus on what matters regardless of whom you like because Perry lost out because people were suckered by media hacks rambling too much about debate performance over career success. Weird campaign but funny to watch the media act like professionals while avoiding facts that matter towards improving the economy.

http://www.planettron.com NickDeringer

It bears repeating that voters have lost the ability to distinguish between reality and political theater. Newt Gingrich is the Shakespeare of political theater. They have gone after personalities instead of policies. They are swooning over Fox News Contributors.

Juggernaut

starring in many roles while the media swoon over talking points. We’re being sold a car that may be a lemon regardless, but anyone over that Edsel in Chief. Fox and the rest of them could use some retooling to better represent politics over drama.

Juggernaut

or sees a close second. Its far from over, could be more fun than watching fools vote for Obama over Hillary.

http://www.planettron.com NickDeringer

We are voting for the candiate who can get elected and is the closest to our values. Gingrich will be getting the Hugh Hefner award soon. If the GOP nominates Newt he will lose to One-bama by double digits. Ron Paul is insame. I can live with a Romney or a Santorum.

A_Texan

I didn’t think it would be this bad. I knew of the facts. But the presentation on video it looks much worse. The discarded wife looks tired, all while Gingrich is now embracing his latest, pretty wife. I can’t imagine this won’t turn off alot of voters, especially conservative women.

Advantage Romney. But we’ll see what the debate brings, and what the next 48 hours bring in terms of endorsements, etc.

mikeymike143

i think he will shock some people in south carolina

arthurjake

proper voter identification.

sowa1

are those that don’t believe in working hard, saving and investing their money so they can live comfortably later in life. Shame on all of you. Romney’s Dad was a great Governor of Michigan and I believe Romney will be a great President.

sowa1

because it is in the HealthCare bill. (Obamacare) Time for Obama and all of his job killing policies to go.

arthurmanger17

A lot of talk about morality here, a lot of Newt can?t win because of his marital affairs. Does his marital affairs affect what happens to your vote. Did your vote ever get lost or miss counted because of his affairs. Who is behind the Romney candidacy? The tea party grass roots movement shook up the ruling class in this country in 2010. A Romney nomination is crucial in suppressing the turn out of these grass roots activist. Iowa, the first contest of the primary season and we see what the ruling class will do to boost Romney. 8 precincts we are now told, we will never know how the vote went because the results are lost. Many want me to worry about Newts bedroom antics. You think the people in those 8 precincts are worried about that or ?what the hell happened to our votes!? this is the real scandal.

avagreen

I don’t care how long Romney’s been married, his morals stink. If not…….why not release the d*mnd tax records?

THAT issue is current: Newt’s is old and from a woman with an agenda, who’s on record that she’s out to destroy him.
I don’t know, but if someone knows, clue me in: I read somewhere that she left out one detail……that she also was having/had an affair with a married man during this time? But, now she’s acting like the aggrieved spouse? For what purpose, I wonder?

More garbage to deflect from Romney’s own miserable failings. Look quick! You have a speck in your eye as best as I can see around the wooden plank in mine.

stumpy

In Alabama we had high tech voting machines. Then we went to paper ballots and a scanner.

I personally prefer the voting machine that prints a paper ballot after voting for a backup.

Juggernaut

and Romney looks even weaker while dodging key issues, again.

gracie

She had nothing new! Except the open marriage allegation..and that was her words. Open implies many partners.

I was afraid she was going to tell about something illegal he had done noone knows about when Speaker.; Even she said she thought he was not guilty of the ethics violation. And did you see that she had met with some folks who wanted to pay her 1/2 million to influence him…why did she even consider it?

She looked like a vindictive woman wanting to cash in….her attitude was even weird…like she was having a little fun with all of this.

gracie

on the Horserace thread? comment by greyeagle? And that Bain bought Clear Channel in 2008? This would prove without a doubt that Romeny is trying to buy this election and why there was a blackout on
Fox, our favorite channel. (snark) This could be very important!!

I thought he had distanced himself from Bain for what? ten years? If he is still a major holder there and it is on his tax returns….well you get it!

I hope there is more evidence of this soon. I have got to leave for the day or I would trhy to research it.

avagreen

….he just stepped down as the CEO. He’s still the biggest stockholder, and yes receives millions in his compensation packet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/us/politics/retirement-deal-keeps-bain-money-flowing-to-romney.html?pagewanted=all

Maybe even having off-shore accounts to dodge taxes:
http://news.yahoo.com/romneys-offshore-tax-havens-153721855.html

Is a job destroyer, not job creator, his campaign finally admitted:
http://www.opednews.com/populum/linkframe.php?linkid=143767
And,
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/13/MNPE1MO8HO.DTL

Bain bought Clear Channel in 2008:
http://www.moneyteachers.org/Romney+Beck+Limbaugh+and+Clear+Channel+Communications.html

celador2

The Iowa Republican party announced an unoffical tally and stated that in two week from the caucus date on Jan 3 the party would have a final offical result about January 19. The unoffical tally gave Romney an eight vote lead over Santorum.

The damage that followed was the quick myth that that Romney was “Historic two time winner both Iowa NH”, that kind of inevitable boost was everywhere as voter attention moved to SC where they reward frontrunners like Dole, McCain.

Now Santorum has a split decision as offical but he also has more votes than he did Jan 3. The final tally helped Santorum.

He and Romney still split with the delegates but in terms of momentum Rick Santorum has a ticket to Florida now that Rick Perry dropped out.

gracie

Seriously…I am a believer. I thought he was PRETENDING to distance himself from Bain. But I appreciate the ammunition.

This makes me seriously wonder why some of ours are still supporting him.

Makes me wonder if Clear Channel owns Channel 11 in Houston..noticed all during the campaign they relished in reporting Perry’s flubs…so last night when our Gov came home they chose to interview people who said negatives about him. Made me ill. We should flood the Governors office with our thanks yous. I WILL find time for that.

Thanks again. You are one of the best go to persons.

avagreen

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a0fa91526cce5aa30f6bdb362&id=e22f5a9110&e=809d888425

A press that conservatives in Texas are too painfully well aware of.
In Texas, your best television moments are on the local PBS station in Austin. Other than the highly entrenched (and liberal) Austin press bureaus, dominated by print reporters, no one gives a damn about Texas politics. Neither is there an active, universally acclaimed conservative press, or vessel of conservative thought, in Texas. That area is dominated by boring non-profit advocacy groups. And as a conservative in Texas, I cannot name one of them off the top of my head.

That is the problem. Evil corporate media, like my former employer Belo in Dallas, control the entire narrative. They?re all liberals. That is, except DFW radio station WBAP?s Mark Davis who writes an occasional column for The Dallas Morning News. But Mark Davis is just a 1099 contractor; a contributor to The Dallas Morning News who is published too infrequently to counter the negative reporting. I have to admit that while I?ll sometimes listen to his radio show when in traffic in DFW, I never read his column. Austin media is worse. There, it?s people like Jay Root at the left-leaning Texas Tribune who have a continuous ?Texas Monthly-esque? monologue about how terrible Rick Perry is. The Houston Chronicle isn?t any better. Neither is the San Angelo Standard-Times, my hometown newspaper for that matter.

A reporter from The Daily Beast explained the game to me in Waterloo, Iowa. Their quest is to place enough red meat, whether its helpful to the political discourse or not, in their stories, and hope that the hordes of liberal fans comment on their stories. The more outrageous the comments, the more hits on the page….

jim91010

Why is the liberal and most middle of the road media keep telling us that if Romney wins in So. Carolina it is over? That is like saying the ball game is over after the 2nd inning! Less than 10% of the nation has a chance to express their preference in the Republican primary and we say that is it! Ronald Reagan did not win in early primaries! Do not buy into this bovine feces that it would be over.

There are hundreds of delegates yet to be chosen. I would hope that all voters will have a chance to say who will be the party standard bearer.

APA Guy

Now we got us a game…and I like the conservative tiger over the Eastern liberal any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

mqira

What was known even before the fraudulent activities by the GOP and Romney campaign…was that Ron Paul was leading….the “all of a sudden” Prick Santorum comes out of no where…fixed is all i can say.
Needless to say, we all knew Ron paul won.
The only reason they had to fix it so he didnt win, was because they dint want him to have the public momentum….they dont want people to know that he has support….they really just didnt want people to know him.

acat

It’s getting so I can’t tell the Paultards from the #OWS hippies.

Mew

gekster

1. language.
2. We ALL know about RP.
3. You’re a maroon.

APA Guy

Hello…and goodbye. The idiot box is over at the kos kids site…scamper along now…

checkmate2012

Keep up the good work!

gekster

nt

checkmate2012

videos from you and cartoons from mbecker we can insert at will. For instance, I’m about to make a comment on O’s lies and it should have the Maroon video in it! Love it. I did keep the Romney pirate pic from mbecker.

gekster

go to youtube, type in ;what a maroon bugs bunny’ in the searchbox.

I can usually find what I want on that.

Earlier I wanted the Bob Hpoe clip,
so I typed in ‘bob hope zombies’ and got what I wanted.
Tis not that hard, and use the ‘maroon’ vid all you want.

checkmate2012

Thank you for giving me approval to use Maroon- I would never want to steal someone else’s ideas so will try to find my own on You Tube or use it sparingly. I just watched Zombies and it was classic! Perfect!

gekster

It is a classic.

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