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SUPER TUESDAY: Explain your thoughts, reactions, analysis of the results.
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Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 09:19:49 am
i don't know why other people aren't commenting this is super-tuesday-super-exciting. a good number of polls just closed, including the ever controversial Ohio and the CNN projection has romney winning but not by a lot. it would've been super-tuesday-super-embarrassing if gingrich hadn't won georgia or romney massachusetts but they both did. santorum seems to be winning a lot in the south but i suppose it's a thing about religion. poor ron paul isn't going to win anything, i don't think - they projected maine but what's one state? also, romney has a lot of delegates already so it really seems like he's going to win..... also http://www.exposemittromney.com/
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Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 09:30:17 am
I know, right? Come on, guys!! It would be great if we go all out on this blog.
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Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 09:25:29 am
Watching the CNN analysts discuss the Republican primary, I was particularly struck by a point made by Donna Brazile. One of the more conservative analysts had said that the extreme way Republican candidates have been attacking each other will not be so damaging in the general election. His argument rested on the example of the Democratic primary back in 2008; Obama and Clinton were not so gentle with each other then, and clearly it didn't stop the Democrat from getting elected to the White House. Donna Brazile disagreed. She believed that a key difference is that the democrats, in 2008, were happy with both candidates, and republicans are not thrilled with any of the candidates here. The way Republicans are tearing each other apart at the moment will really hurt them later, no matter who is nominated.
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Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 09:42:12 am
totally irrelevant but http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Content/110307/News/3_wed/110309julianne-moore-sarah-palin1.jpg isnt that crazy
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Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 10:14:44 am
Woooowwww creepy D:
Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 09:47:02 am
also to add to your comment on Brazile's point.... Barbara Bush herself: "I think it's been the worst campaign I've ever seen in my life," Bush said Monday at a conference on first ladies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. "I hate that people think compromise is a dirty word. It's not a dirty word."
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Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 10:13:55 am
go Barb!
Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 09:35:08 am
Ooooh I love this!
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Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 09:40:59 am
this is greattttt it's kinda cute how the other contenders think they have a chance. yes, it's been a close race at points, but it all comes down to who can beat obama (some voters in i think oklahoma told reporters they had an ABO policy- anyone but obama) and mitt romney is that person. even though he keeps putting his gold plated feet in his mouth santorum is too right leaning, gingrich too floppy and ron paul just not taken seriously
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Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 10:19:08 am
I agree. It seems downright outrageous that we could ACTUALLY elect either Santorum, Paul or Gingrich. More than anything, I think people will be scared by their extremeness, and not want to put them out there for the general election. Love the comment on the gold-plated feet! Man, I hope America wouldn't be crazy enough to go for Santorum or Newt...
Susan Sasson
3/6/2012 09:29:44 pm
yepp I heard that too,
Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 10:05:57 am
gingrich is really trying to be funny by crapping on obama's alternative fuel policy but do you really want a president who soley relies on drilling on this continent....yea $2.50 gas but when it runs out only mitt romney will be able to afford a tank eh
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Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 10:22:05 am
Yes. He would be at a loss "what's the big deal about, guys? I have friends who own oil mines... um... tmi?" Oh MY look at Santorum go in Ohio!
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Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 10:23:38 am
you know, I think the real reason why I didn't think Santorum could make it in OH is that I have family there (Republicans). I didn't want to believe my people could vote for that smarmy little man.
Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 10:28:54 am
rick santorum is making absolutely no sense right now. he just described the federal government as the source of laws and right, and meant it as an insult, i'm pretty sure.this is painful
Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 10:30:00 am
you should call CNN and tell them that. also i hope mista mills is enjoying the spam we're creating
Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 10:37:25 am
Omg imagine? They'd be all confused and then "hmm... it seems we have a caller... a Miz Sinclair and a Miz Juergens from Brooklyn." and then we'd proclaim our views to the world.
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Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 10:43:59 am
mitt romney has too many kids, they can cover all the states, so unfair. damn mormons. OH WAIT HAHA I WONDER HOW MILLS FEELS ABOUT ROMNEY HES FROM THE GREAT STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS AS WELLLLL
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Mr. Awesome
3/6/2012 12:09:47 pm
It will always be a great state. Don't forget the Adams and Kennedys. You ladies are quite impressive.
Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 10:41:14 am
Just watch, when they count the votes for Columbus, then Paul will win because all the liberals will have voted to sabotage the primary.
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Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 10:44:40 am
that would be beautiful. all of america is counting on the juergens clan don't fail us now
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Paula Cafiero
3/6/2012 10:44:28 am
Whoa, Charlotte and Carla, seriously how do I follow all of this? Anyway, I really hope Gingrich gets out of this race, because that was a very very very very boring speech. He did not even sound somewhat excited, he sounded like he did not really care about his delegates. His funniest line was 2.49-9-9, at least Cain was good for something…. good comedic material. I think if Ron Paul wins no state out right today, he is going to drop out, because I think he does not want to get in the way of whatever his son, rand, is planning for the near future. Ohio is close, its currently leading Santorum, but who knows. Only like 30% is reported, so Ohio could change, it depends what areas have more votes in, and what areas are more likely to vote for each candidate. Romney has way more delegates then Santorum in total, but he has yet to make a huge impact in the middle of the country. After tonight, no one will have more than 50% of the delegates, and while Romney will probably be in the lead, I think this is going to be a long race. I think it is positive for Romney is winning by so much in his own great state of Massachusetts, because if they like him that much, it tells me that they thought he was a good enough leader, compared to Newt who has less than 50 of his state right now, with about the same percentage reporting. Anyway Happy Super Tuesday!!!!
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Carla Sinclair
3/6/2012 10:48:02 am
i think this is the time for both gingrich and paul to drop out if they don't win more than two. it must be very disheartening being them at this point, it's really between romney & santorum. merry super tuesday to you too !
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Paula Cafiero
3/6/2012 11:00:36 am
yeah, they should probably both get out of the race, i dont think newt will just because he's not going to admit defeat when he won a few states. Paul should get out though because he has won all of 25 delegates, compaired to romneys 273, and no specific states.
Susan Sasson
3/6/2012 11:26:04 am
It really was a boring speech. And to think that Americans get bored when a speech is pretty good, how much more so would they find this speech boring?
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Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 11:55:47 am
it is interesting that he's still here. I guess if he's going to drop out any time soon, now's the time. It would be interesting if Paul runs in the General as a Libertarian. I assume that it would draw some votes away from the Republicans (and so be a help to the Democrats), but could it be that some crazed liberals who would normally vote Democrat would be drawn to the libertarian ideals? Just curious about people's thoughts on this.
Sami
3/6/2012 02:35:29 pm
Well with Newt, of course he felt he could become president as no one would enter such a difficult race if he didn't but with all the rise and falls we had with Bachmann, Cain and Perry he felt that he could wait out the storm and remain standing as a strong candidate. I dont think he anticipated Rick coming up like he did recently. I feel like a lot of how Newt started acting with lately showed that he felt that he was falling back and that his strategy wasnt as great. (By that i mean attacking the media and the way debates were constructed albeit he absolutely had the right to when they started off the debate with the question about his marital relationships.)
Charlotte Juergens
3/6/2012 11:52:53 am
I really liked your last point especially, Paula. it's interesting that people in MA like Romney so much more. Hmmm wish I watched Gingrich's speech now. I couldn't stand looking at him for that long.
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Chrystal Wong
3/6/2012 11:55:01 am
Today is the long awaited Super Tuesday day! This day brought much joy to strong candidates like Romney and Santorum, with Gingrich and Paul trailing behind them. They have all campaigned long and hard, but Romney is taking the lead.
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Dannielle Coleman
3/6/2012 01:37:50 pm
Happy Super Tuesday everyone! The poll results were extremely exciting to me as I was listening to the comments political analysts were making on FOX News and CNN. Of course, Newt Gingrich won delegates from his home state of Georgia, Mitt Romney takes the delegates from Vermont, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maine, and Idaho, and Rick Santorum won delegates from Tennessee, Oklahoma, and North Dakota. Ron Paul, on the other hand, hasn't won any delegates from either of the ten states today, and I predict that he will most likely not have a big affect on this race since Romney is strongly taking the most votes so far. Ohio's polls were the most intriguing topics of the night as the declaration of the winner of the state's delegates could not yet be confirmed. Clearly, Romney and Santorum are neck in neck in that state's primary as the percentages constantly flunctuated for each man as the time went by. I strongly feel that Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich should drop out of the race because the chances are that they will not rack up enough delegates to knock out both Santorum or Romney. Plus, I really dislike Gingrich and his idiotic speeches. Out of all four Republican candidates, I found his to be the most repulsive. I feel Ron Paul represents much of young America, which led me to believe that he would actually get the delegates from the state of Virginia since much of his voters came out to the polls to strongly support him. As much as I feel he'd get into the good graces of Alaska, it would not make a huge impact on his campaign. As a result, that leaves Romney and Santorum in the race. I feel that America may be split down the middle in terms of who they would vote for. Conservative, religious individuals favor Santorum, however, I believe, these same people are slowly jumping on the band wagon for Team Romney. It will be interesting to find out if Romney will get votes from very conservative people as the southern states' primaries approach.
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Sami
3/6/2012 02:12:45 pm
I'll admit I'm wasn't as interested in the Super Tuesday as others are, but i was interested in finding out the results. Mitt Romney can be considered the winner today winning at least 183 Super Tuesday delegates and Santorum won at least 64. Romney also won the battle state of Ohio but it was a close race percentage wise but he has secured close to 66 delegates for himself. Newt and Ron failed to make the imact that Rick Santorum did as he won three states for himself displaying a heated battle amongst the top to contenders. All the states holding their primary today displays a lot of importance for the party and the elections coming up, today we saw what the two top contenders will most likely be. Rick Santorum wasn't considered to be a lead candidate among the earlier candidates back in 2011 but the recent debates over contraception and his display in the Iowa Caucus.
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Susan Sasson
3/6/2012 09:20:03 pm
So for the super Tuesday results: Gingrich won 1, the Georgia Primary. Santorum won 3. And Romney won 6. As of now, Romney is in the lead. Usually it is said that Super Tuesday foreshadows the final outcome. It makes sense because Romney won double of what Santorum had won and seems to be ahead and has strong enough support to win
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