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[Time_Traveller]

Rick Santorum wins primaries in Alabama and Mississippi

Rick Santorum has won the US Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi, defeating chief rival Mitt Romney.

In Alabama, Mr Santorum was on 35%, with Newt Gingrich in second place and Mitt Romney trailing in third.

From http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-17348420

[truthiness]

I don't know about you lot, but I find that I'm rooting more and more for Rick Santorum. I can't wait for Gingrich to finally bow out so that it'll just be a race between Santorum and Romney. Rick Santorum is pulling down one red state after another away from Romney, and is forcing Romney to spend more and more money. The longer this race continues, the longer Obama can quietly raise more cash while his potential opponents dig each other through the mud for him - each one saying one thing after another which you'll see again in Obama's campaign ads as the summer winds down. "Corporations are people, my friend"... "President Obama wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob"... "10,000 dollar bet?"... "I like being able to fire people that provide services to me"... "I'm not concerned about the very poor"... "I don't want to make black blah people's lives better by giving them other people's money"...

And on and on... it's glorious...

At this point, if Romney wins the nomination, it'll only be after a much longer and more exhausting battle than he intended, and he'll have to try to perform the uncomfortable acrobatics of veering both to the left to grab swing-state moderates in Ohio and Michigan and to the right to ensure that his base turns out to support him in places like Virginia and North Carolina.

If Santorum wins the nomination, he'll be able to grab the same hardcore red states where he is winning primaries - and not much else. After easily winning Michigan, Ohio, Colorado, New Mexico, and Florida, Obama will be a two-term President.

Every day that this circus of a primary season continues brings a new smile to my face.

[Time_Traveller]

Victory for Mitt Romney in Illinois Republican primary

Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Illinois, his latest win on the road to decide who will contest November's poll against Barack Obama.

Mr Romney has won 47% of the votes, compared with 35% for Rick Santorum, with nearly all votes counted.

From http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-17449854

Edited by Time_Traveller, 21 March 2012 - 09:05 AM.

[Roh234]

Public School Teacher Assigns Students Oppo Research on GOP Candidates, Instructs Them to Forward it to Obama Campaign

Eighth-graders at Liberty Middle School in Fairfax, Virgina, were assigned opposition research on the four remaining GOP presidential candidates,

http://reason.com/bl...ommentcontainer

[xisnotx]

I predict Obama but it'll be close.

[MarcZ]

Obama unless the Spain/Italy situation in the Eurozone rapidly deteriorates, or some other horrible financial event occurs like a Chinese/Canadian real estate meltdown, as either of those two trading partners would wallop the U.S. if their economies go sour.

[wjfox]

[Time_Traveller]

Rick Santorum suspends US presidential campaign

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has ended his bid for the White House, leaving Mitt Romney as the presumptive nominee.

From http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-17671077

[Logically Irrational]

wjfox, on 31 March 2012 - 08:25 AM, said:

lol at the first comment on YouTube:

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Does Rick's ass ever get jealous of the shit that comes out of his mouth?

[EVanimations]

Rick Santorum is officially out of the race. It fills me with extraordinary happiness to know that there is no chance that such a horrible waste of a man could potentially be the leader of my country.

[Lux]

In June of 2012, Charlie Sheen will declare an independent candidacy based on Adonis DNA and Tiger Blood. Needless to say, he will... win.

Just kidding.

Americans Elect seems to be an interesting future way to elect candidates, focusing on issues instead of personality.

[wjfox]

[wjfox]