Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Political Quick Hit

Looks like Santorum is taking both Alabama and Mississippi tonight. Logically, that means that Newt would bow out gracefully since the South should be his stronghold, but the Right Wing of the party has clearly chosen Santorum to be the Anti-Romney. But little in this primary has been logical, so Newt might still try to hang on. That is Romney's best case scenario, because Romney would have a serious challenge if he went mano-a-mano against Santorum. I'm pulling for Romney, so I hope Newt is as stubborn as I think he is. It is almost mathematically impossible for any of the other candidates to overtake Romney in delegate count, but a Santorum surge (as in, no Newt to split votes with) could prevent Romney from getting the clinching number, leading to a Republican convention that would actually mean something and be an intense battle. That would be exciting.

It is interesting to note that in the most recent national polls, Obama has dropped again and the Republicans have closed the gap that had started to widen. Is it perhaps that there have been no debates lately? Or it may be the gas prices.

I'd still put money on an Obama victory in November, but it may not be as easy as many Democrats think it will be.

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