GOP Primary Megathread!

[jimmy olsen]

The cable networks have called it for Romney.

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Romney: 35.5%
Ron Paul: 24.4%
Jon Huntsman: 17.4%
Newt Gingrich: 10.5%
Rick Santorum: 9.7%
Rick Perry: .7%

[Phillip V]

That should now allow him to give a primetime broadcast victory speech in 30-60 minutes; a good publicity boost.

[Razgovory]

I guess Rick Perry is unloved in the Granite State.

[Phillip V]

It also looks like Santorum pulled a Huckabee, wasting his momentum campaigning in New Hampshire after Iowa instead of focusing on South Carolina (where Huckabee ended up losing to McCain by 2 points).

[Sheilbh]

Two points stand out for me. 

This is the best speech I've seen Romney give, he occassionally looks human.  He is dealing with a few genuine mentalists in the crowd.

Also Romney has five sons but has chosen the least handsome to stand behind him.  Disappointing

[Phillip V]

Two points stand out for me. 

This is the best speech I've seen Romney give, he occassionally looks human.  He is dealing with a few genuine mentalists in the crowd.

Also Romney has five sons but has chosen the least handsome to stand behind him.  Disappointing

Agree. That son did not have a pretty face.

[Phillip V]

The better-looking Romney sons were on the wings.

[Sheilbh]

I clocked them

I find it impossible to dislike a candidate whose crowd chants 'end the Fed!' and who uses the line 'studying the history of monetary policy in this country...'

[Phillip V]

A passionate, vigorous speech from Paul now. He physically inspires me more than the younger (!) McCain ever did.

[garbon]

A passionate, vigorous speech from Paul now. He physically inspires me more than the younger (!) McCain ever did.

on many levels.

[Sheilbh]

This isn't going well for Huntsman.  He really needs to fire his lighting man. 

On the other hand his daughters look lovely.

Edit:  And his crowd are by far the weakest chanters

[jimmy olsen]

Got a decent return in with 50.2% reporting.


Romney: 37.3%
Ron Paul: 23.4%
Jon Huntsman: 17.3%
Newt Gingrich: 9.9%
Rick Santorum: 9.8%
Rick Perry: .8%

[KRonn]

I'm glad Huntsman is getting some standing, 3rd in the NH primary it looks like. Good. I'm liking Huntsman the more I see him. I tend to hope he can surge some, gain some momentum, give another choice.

So what the heck is up with all the votes for Ron Paul? The guy is a radical no government type, along with other "out there" ideas. Now, to a point I can like that he wants to cut back government, but he goes way too far/radical. And other stuff, especially on Foreign Policy. As I've said before though, it looks like those annoyed over government are looking to him for some big changes. And between the OWS, Tea Party, and other folks not liking the way Washington has been doing business for a long time now, I guess I can understand Paul's popularity as there are a lot of disaffected folks.

[Ideologue]

I clocked them

I find it impossible to dislike a candidate whose crowd chants 'end the Fed!' and who uses the line 'studying the history of monetary policy in this country...'

OK, that's it.  Your next dumb parliamentary election, I'm "supporting" the BNP.

[Phillip V]

So what the heck is up with all the votes for Ron Paul? The guy is a radical no government type, along with other "out there" ideas. Now, to a point I can like that he wants to cut back government, but he goes way too far/radical. And other stuff, especially on Foreign Policy. As I've said before though, it looks like those annoyed over government are looking to him for some big changes. And between the OWS, Tea Party, and other folks not liking the way Washington has been doing business for a long time now, I guess I can understand Paul's popularity as there are a lot of disaffected folks.

He's about as radical as Thomas Jefferson.