GOP Primary Megathread!

[grumbler]

But, seriously, there is something wrong with perving presidential daughters. .... Presidential daughters (and sons) are to be seen obscene and not heard absurd ...

Fixed, the Languish Way.

[grumbler]

The problem I have with what you're saying is that it almost goes in the opposite direction--if we accept your POV, we might end up coming close to saying that Presidential daughters have a station in life that puts them above being checked out by normal guys like us (OK, granted there's not much normal about a lot of us   ). 

The problem with this approach is that it assumes that all daughters everywhere have an equal chance of ending up with their pictures so publicly available, and so ignoring presidential daughters would make them different from all other daughters.  That is clearly not the case.

I see no harm in the occasional comparison of wives/daughters/pets/sons/cars/whatever of the candidates, like we see here.  The near-stalking of such family members that we hear about occasionally is pretty creepy, though.  I agree that the press should be hands off on the non-adult kids of public figures, and by and large it is.

[Phillip V]

It seems we have a competitive race for second place between Paul and Huntsman while Santorum and Gingrich fight it out for fourth place.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/nh/new_hampshire_republican_presidential_primary-1581.html

[garbon]

I liked when I came in this morning there was a bit about New Hampshire and how the first votes were in - 2 for Romney and 2 for Huntsman.

[Phillip V]

'Mitt Romney is now the only candidate that a majority of conservative and moderate/liberal Republicans nationwide see as an acceptable GOP nominee for president. Conservative Republicans are more likely to say this about Romney than about either Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum.'

http://www.gallup.com/poll/151961/Majority-Conservatives-Romney-Acceptable.aspx

[jimmy olsen]

1.3% of the vote in.

http://www.google.com/elections/ed/us/results

Mitt Romney: 859
Ron Paul: 652
Jon Huntsman: 342
Newt Gingrich: 266
Rick Santorum: 264
Write-ins: 13
Buddy Roemer: 9
Fred Karger: 9
Rick Perry: 7

[Phillip V]

I'd like to see the night end with Romney 40%+ and Paul 25%+

[jimmy olsen]

3.7% in

Lol, Rick Perry
Mitt Romney: 4,380
Ron Paul: 2,859
Jon Huntsman: 1,724
Newt Gingrich: 1,387
Rick Santorum: 1,221
Rick Perry: 73
Buddy Roemer: 49
Michele Bachmann: 18
Herman Cain: 9
   

[Sheilbh]

I just clicked on that link and Perry has, alas, overtaken Roemer

I think I'll be watching this on Fox.

[Sheilbh]

3.7% in

Is this going to be an every 2% thing?

[jimmy olsen]

4.7% in

Romney: 36.6%
Ron Paul: 24.6%
Jon Huntsman: 14.7%
Newt Gingrich: 11.5%
Rick Santorum: 10.1%
Rick Perry: .7%

By the way here's an even better website
http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/Primary/NH

[jimmy olsen]

6.6% in

Romney: 35.9%
Ron Paul: 25.3%
Jon Huntsman: 15%
Newt Gingrich: 11.1%
Rick Santorum: 10%
Rick Perry: .7%

[Admiral Yi]

So the people who want constant updates can just click that link? 

[Sheilbh]

I wonder what substance Shep Smith is made of

Fox have decided that shouting is a way to get excitement going.  'We start RIGHT NOW!'

Edit:  Gloriously apocalyptic music moment though.

[jimmy olsen]

So the people who want constant updates can just click that link? 

Sure, but then you lose the benefit of my lovely commentary.

10.3% in

Romney: 35.5%
Ron Paul: 25%
Jon Huntsman: 16.2%
Newt Gingrich: 10.9%
Rick Santorum: 9.9.%
Rick Perry: .7%