It is common to hear sports commentators make bold predictions. It bothers me when a guy gets very self-assured about a prediction, turns out to be totally wrong, ignores his failure, and acts like a know-it-all with his next prediction. In the interest of fairness then, I must admit that I was way off base […]
Is it time for Rick Santorum to drop out? Maybe he should. He hasn’t been able to build on his success in Iowa. Florida was supposed to be a microcosm of America for Republicans, and Santorum was buried in third place. Meanwhile, he has an extremely ill child, which has brought a little sympathy for
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So the Republicans have let their voters in three states weigh in on who the party’s candidate should be, and what happened? Rick Santorum was the choice in Iowa, winning by a squeaker of a recount. Mitt Romney won by a handsome margin in New Hampshire, and Newt Gingrich more than returned the favor in
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So a couple of men have dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination, simplifying things for the voters. Who quit? Who benefits? John Huntsman dropped out, so who does that help? Well, he was the token liberal (by Republican standards), so the man who stands to benefit would be the one perceived as
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So what did we learn about the Republican race after the New Hampshire voting? Does New Hampshire even really matter to Republicans? Regarding the importance of New Hampshire–one could argue it either way. Even with victories there and in Iowa, Mitt Romney has still earned less that 5% of the Republican delegates available–there is still
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