GOP Primary Megathread!

[derspiess]

Catholic doctrine is quite conservative,

On most social issues, yes.  In everything else, not so much.

[Kleves]

I found this to be pretty interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/03/07/us/politics/exit-polls-boxes.html?hp

Santorum has only won Catholics in one state, and only won the college educated vote in one state (in both cases, the state was Tennessee). Santorum has never won the vote of those whose most important issue is beating Obama.

[garbon]

I found this to be pretty interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/03/07/us/politics/exit-polls-boxes.html?hp

Santorum has only won Catholics in one state, and only won the college educated vote in one state (in both cases, the state was Tennessee). Santorum has never won the vote of those whose most important issue is beating Obama.

Why is Santorum locking up the youth vote?

[Martinus]

Catholic doctrine is quite conservative,

On most social issues, yes.  In everything else, not so much.

What other issues do you mean? Theological or stuff like e.g. economy and international politics?

[Barrister]

Catholic doctrine is quite conservative,

On most social issues, yes.  In everything else, not so much.

What other issues do you mean? Theological or stuff like e.g. economy and international politics?

Issues like poverty, homelessness, yes international politics, the Catholic church is pretty solidly liberal.

[derspiess]

Catholic doctrine is quite conservative,

On most social issues, yes.  In everything else, not so much.

What other issues do you mean? Theological

No

or stuff like e.g. economy and international politics?

Yep.  And keep in mind I'm talking about the US, not Poland.

[The Larch]

Is this picture real or shopped?

[DGuller]

I found this to be pretty interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/03/07/us/politics/exit-polls-boxes.html?hp

Santorum has only won Catholics in one state, and only won the college educated vote in one state (in both cases, the state was Tennessee). Santorum has never won the vote of those whose most important issue is beating Obama.

Why is Santorum locking up the youth vote?

Young people are more open-minded about things like close-mindedness.

[MadImmortalMan]

They shopped it to flip the M and O kids around.

[KRonn]

I found this to be pretty interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/03/07/us/politics/exit-polls-boxes.html?hp

Santorum has only won Catholics in one state, and only won the college educated vote in one state (in both cases, the state was Tennessee). Santorum has never won the vote of those whose most important issue is beating Obama.

Why is Santorum locking up the youth vote?

Probably for similar reasons that Ron Paul is fairly popular with "utes". They talk of less intrusive government and of less involvement in world policing, at least Paul talks of that stuff pretty heavily.

[CountDeMoney]

Today, Mitt Romney managed to insult The South by saying he finally learned how to say "y'all", and mentioned that for breakfast he had "cheesy grits".

Cheesy grits.  Y'all.

[derspiess]

Today, Mitt Romney managed to insult The South by saying he finally learned how to say "y'all", and mentioned that for breakfast he had "cheesy grits".

Cheesy grits.  Y'all.

Was he wearing a confederate flag bandana inside-out as well?

[crazy canuck]

y' all are screwed.

[Phillip V]

Romney needs to make a deal with Alabama and Mississippi who vote this Tuesday, acknowledging that they don't love him, but that it is time to fall in line.

He should be heartened by a poll that shows a tie in Alabama: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/al/alabama_republican_presidential_primary-1775.html

and an 8-point Romney lead in Mississippi: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ms/mississippi_republican_presidential_primary-2163.html

Then again, polls last week had shown Romney momentum in Tennessee, only to be false.

I am inclined to suspect that the two states will instead decide to swing behind Gingrich because he is almost forgotten, and the Republican electorate likes to keep things spicy.

[Sheilbh]

He should be heartened by a poll that shows a tie in Alabama: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/al/alabama_republican_presidential_primary-1775.html

Alabama's been a tie for a while.  About a week or two ago they prompted the headline 'Santorum comes from behind in Alabama three-way'.

I am inclined to suspect that the two states will instead decide to swing behind Gingrich because he is almost forgotten, and the Republican electorate likes to keep things spicy.

I think Gingrich's campaign has said if he loses Alabama and Mississippi then he's dropping out.