Not so Bold Projection
Mitt Romney will be the presidential candidate for the GOP and will face President Barack Obama for the nation’s presidency this November, Ad Rem Press Projects.
Mathematical Victory
Mitt Romney needs 1,144 delegates for him to officially clinch the nomination at the Republican convention this august. He went into Illinois with 521 out of the 966 awarded delegates before his victory there this evening. It would be irrational to consider this race anything but complete once we take into account the fact that Rick Santorum would have to win 69% of the remaining delegates for him to clinch the race.
Rick Santorum Lowering Expectations
Members of Santorum’s team have openly lowered the expectations for what they consider a ‘difficult month’ in April and are raising expectations for upcoming races in May.
Gingrich Thinking Gingrich
Newt Gingrich who finished with 8% of the votes could have given more momentum to either candidate by dropping out of the race but has so far refused to do so.
It’s In GOP’s Best Interest to Back Leading Candidate Now
With attacks coming to Romney from the republican side one could consider the reality that Santorum, Gingrich and Paul are merely hurting their GOP brand and helping Barack Obama and the Democrats this November.
He’ll never beat Obama, it could still be a brokered convention anyways so this is wrong
This Nation better wake up and recognize that neither of the other 3 have anywhere near the expertise to deal with all the mess the last 2 administrations have created in the USA that Gingrich has.
He truly is the LAST hope we have of reclaiming the Nation that has produced more personal wealth and general, individual financial security than ALL other countries combined.
Gingrich would never be satisfied with less than $2 gas. He’s just trying to make the number believable for the skeptics by suggesting $2.50.
WAKE UP AMERICA ! ! ! ! !
Gingrich will never get elected, he may be a good VP
Santorum = woman hater
Gingrich = brilliant idiot
Romney = Prescription for economic recovery
Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul polls better against President Barack Obama in a head-to-head matchup than establishment-choice moderate Mitt Romney, according to a recent survey conducted by Public Policy Polling.
The poll found that Obama defeats Romney by 4 percentage points (48-44) and Newt Gingrich by 8 percent (50-42). While Santorum also joins Paul being within striking distance of the President by 3 points (48-45 and 46-43 respectively), Paul brings Obama a noticeable 2 percentage points further away from the 50 percent a candidate seeks to win on election day. Considering the +/- 3.3-percentage point margin of error, Paul in this poll is statistically tied for the presidency.
Reinforcing the electability case for Paul is that he ties Obama among independent voters, while Romney loses the largest voting segment by 6 percent, Santorum by 8 percent, and Gingrich by 15 percent — a cause for concern whether Paul’s three rivals would even be competitive come November.
While many polls have shown Paul to be the most competitive Romney alternative, it also shows Paul to be making substantial progress and momentum for a general election bid. The new poll reveals that Paul is narrowing the gap between himself and Obama by 5 percentage points since last month’s PPP poll.
Other notables are that among one of the fastest growing voter segments, the Hispanic vote, Paul takes a full third of the Hispanic vote against the sitting President, with no other candidate able to come within 5 points of Paul’s Hispanic support.
Among the largest voter segment, self-identified independents, Paul is viewed favorably by 41 percent, whereas Romney and Santorum are relegated to a melancholy 29 percent and Gingrich further behind with a mere 24 percent favorability. These favorability numbers among independents translate into a clear Election Day advantage unique to Paul, where he would tie President Obama 42 to 42 for their votes.
Young voters, those 18 to 29 years in this poll, have long been considered to be in the President’s court. Yet, in a Paul-Obama matchup, these voters leave Obama and comparatively flock to Paul, backing him with a hefty 40 percent of their support. The range of youth support for Paul’s three competitors in a head-to-head with Obama ranges 22 to 29 percent, meaning about half of Paul’s margin to weak at best.
“The media may find an inevitability about Romney becoming nominee, but it is clear that with anyone other than Ron Paul as nominee a second term for Obama is the inevitability,”