Tag Archives: Rick Santorum

Santorum Leaves the Presidential Race

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Rick Santorum has suspended his presidential campaign, conceding the race to Mitt Romney. Realistically, he did not have a chance to get the nomination. However, there were reasons–often spelled out in this blog–for continuing to fight all the way to … Continue reading →

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North Dakota GOP Screws Over Santorum

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

(H/t The Other McCain) In short, Rick Santorum won the North Dakota caucuses and Mitt Romney came in third place. However, the delegates being sent to the Republican National Convention will overwhelmingly be Romney supporters, because the state convention rigged … Continue reading →

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Is Romney Inevitable?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

A wrote a long response to one of the comments of my last post, and since I did so many back-of-the-envelope calculations and so much research for it, I thought I should repost and expand upon my response here. The … Continue reading →

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The Fat Lady Has Not Sung: Latest Official RNC Delegate Count Shows Romney Only Halfway There

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

The latest official delegate count from the Republican National Committee gives Mitt Romney 573 delegates and Rick Santorum 202 delegates, out of the 1,034 delegates which have been at stake. A candidate needs 1,144 delegates to win the nomination in … Continue reading →

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