Wisconsin Primary: What’s at Stake?
Today, Republicans in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington D.C. will go to the polls to vote for one of the four remaining Republican presidential candidates. In what will likely turn into a showdown between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, Wisconsin is at the center of today’s political discourse, with 42 delegates up for grabs in the winner-takes-all primary.
Will the results of the Wisconsin primary finally push Santorum out of the race?
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Eric Fehrnstrom (Mitt Romney’s top adviser) in response to concerns that Romney’s recent move to the far right will alienate moderates.
Leading in the Illinois polls with 41% of the likely Republican vote, Mitt Romney continues to receive criticism for his disconnect with the middle class. How accurate do you think this political cartoon is?
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Super Tuesday Delegate Trouble For Mitt Romney
“There has been more than one declared “Do-or-Die” situations for various Republican presidential candidates so far in this year’s tumultuous primary election cycle. When it comes to delegate count, Mitt Romney’s camp should be looking toward victory in today’s results as a mathematical obligation.
Without major wins, this primary season is guaranteed to drag on into summer, if not through the doors of theRepublican National Convention in Tampa. If Romney fails to sweep today’s contests, his campaign’s chance at a forced nomination is all but dead in the water.
A brokered convention, while still lampooned in the media, is becoming increasingly probable.”
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It’s all about the delegates…
“WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney’s victory in Michigan’s primary won’t get him many more delegates than Rick Santorum, if any. It’s even possible Santorum could win most of the state’s delegates.
With 22 of the state’s 30 delegates decided, Romney and Santorum each have 11. Michigan awards most of its delegates based on results in each of its 14 congressional districts — handing out two for winning each district.
Incomplete results in the four remaining congressional districts show Romney and Santorum splitting the final delegates. But that outcome could change as more votes are tallied.
Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul were shut out.
Romney won all 29 delegates in Arizona’s primary Tuesday. Overall, Romney leads the race for delegates with 163. Santorum has 83, Gingrich has 32 and Paul has 19.”
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER , Associated Press
UPDATE: Romney 41%, Santorum 38%, Paul 12%, Gingrich 6% in #Michigan
While we applaud Ann Romney for jumping on the Pinterest trend, what’s wrong with this picture?
We created a word cloud (via Wordle) representing the Republican Presidential Debate. It’s not surprising Romney and Santorum are twice the size of Gingrich and Paul #CNNdebate
