Comments on: Early Iowa Results: Santorum Romney Wins by 18 8 (updated) https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:48:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Iowa James https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19180 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:48:02 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19180 What’s with all the Mormons lately?? I understand it’s a sad fact that any candidate must espouse some belief in the supernatural in order to gain the trust of the people. A study recently showed religious people trust atheists about as much as the seediest elements of society. But so many of these candidates have extreme and/or kooky religious views. As much as the “sky is falling” rhetoric from the Ron Paul crowd turns me off, I am glad to see he is doing fairly well so far. He seems like the most rational and least evangelical of the bunch.

]]> By: StevoR https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19179 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:12:21 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19179 @7. Cogwheel : Cheers for that.

Folks see :

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1616355/World-watches-as-Iowa-kicks-off-White-House-fight

The former Massachusetts governor [Mitt Romney] beat former senator Rick Santorum by eight of the 122,255 votes cast in the midwestern state, Iowa party chairman Matt Strawn announced after the tightest nomination battle in history.

for latest so far on this story or at least the latest I’ve heard/ seen.

]]> By: StevoR https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19178 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:07:55 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19178 .. & breaking news apparently Mitt Romney has actually won according to SBS World News on TV.

]]> By: Cogwheel https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19177 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:05:47 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19177 @StevoR – It was by one of his supporters. I can’t remember whether it was during his 2004 or 2008 campaign. Having the damnedest time trying to find the thing again…

]]> By: StevoR https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19176 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:02:22 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19176 Greta Christina has this post up now :

http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2012/01/04/santorum-surges-from-behind/

with some Santorum jokes.

(This Aussie doesn’t really know enough on US politics to judge how good / apt or otherwise they are. Only really just recently heard of this Santorum dude.)

]]> By: StevoR https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19175 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:51:22 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19175 BBC world news here :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16404413

Santorum surges from behind – the latest Not-Romney to be thrown up in desperation as a short-lived alternative before burning out like a blazing meteor that disappears as quickly as you see it in the sky vanishing high in the atmosphere as though it never was.

Real question : Who will be Mitt’s running mate and will the Mittser be able to beat Obama in 2012?

I’m guessing no but if the eonomy really goes further down the S-bend it could get dicey for Barack. Still Romney is the least worst Republican besides Huntsman who has no hope at all so things could be worse.

]]> By: Nice Ogress https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19174 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:24:03 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19174 So I guess this means Santorum is the newest Not-Mitt.

I think it’d be hilarious (though also horrific) if Santorum got the nomination and picked Bachmann as his running-mate. From an ethnographic standpoint it’d be fascinating to watch.

From a safe distance, that is. Say, Mars.

]]> By: StevoR https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19173 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:25:13 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19173 @ ^ Cogwheel : That’s a real song eh? Not heard of it. Is it any good?

I still reckon Romney is a shoe-in for the Republican nom.

]]> By: Cogwheel https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19172 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:27:40 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19172 I have finally reached the point in my political evolution where I can say that I regret the part of my life when I would sing Google Ron Paul without irony.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/03/early-iowa-results-santorum-paul-romney-in-dead-heat-with-23-each/#comment-19171 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:02:53 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1822#comment-19171 Update: Santorum 25%, Romney 25%, Paul 21%, Gingrich 13%

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