My Best Buddy (Short TL)

[Senator Cris]

This is my new TL. A short TL.



Iowa - 100% reported
✔ Rick Santorum 28,1% (8 )
Buddy Roemer 21,7% (6)
Mitt Romney 16,9% (5)
Newt Gingrich 9,4% (2)
Michelle Bachmann 6,9% (2)
Ron Paul 6,7% (2)
Rick Perry 4,3% (0)
Gary Johnson 3,8% (0)

"These are the Iowa results. Big surprise. Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer wins the 2nd place behind Rick Santorum. This is a very surprise. The polls showed a dead heat between Santorum and Romney, with Gingrich and Ron Paul as third wheel and Buddy Roemer in a close race with Michelle Bachmann and Gary Johnson for the 5th place. The polls were wrong. After bad results, Congressman Ron Paul, Governor Perry and Former Governor Johnson exit the race. Paul endorses Roemer and pledged to him his 2 Iowa delegates. Also Gary Johnson has endorsed Roemer and pledged to the Former Louisiana Governor his support in New Mexico, Minnesota and in other states. Rick Perry endorses Rick Santorum, called him the best conservative in the race. Next step is New Hampshire. The polls before the Iowa caucuses shows Mitt Romney with a big lead to Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Gary Johnson in this order. But now, with Roemer that has the momentum, with Paul and Johnson that endorse him and with the bad test of Mitt Romney in Iowa, all is possibile. The first New Hampshire poll after Iowa shows Governor Romney with a 5 points lead over Buddy Roemer."



New Hampshire  - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 37,3% (5)
Mitt Romney 35,5% (5)
Rick Santorum 15,5% (2)
Newt Gingrich 6,8% (0)
Michelle Bachmann 3,5% (0)
Ron Paul 6,7% (2)
Rick Perry 4,3%
Gary Johnson 3,8%

"Buddy Roemer narrowly wins the New Hampshire primary. This is a big delusion for the Romney campaign, but the next primary in Nevada, Florida, Colorado, Arizona, Michigan and Wyoming can encourage a Romney comeback. Buddy Roemer has the momentum and can make the shot in South Carolina, with the conservative front divided with 3 different candidates and with the weakness of Romney."



South Carolina  - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 33,4% (21)
Rick Santorum 31,2% (4)
Mitt Romney 17,9% (0)
Newt Gingrich 10,3% (0)
Michelle Bachmann 5,2% (0)

"Again. Buddy Roemer has won the South Carolina Primary with a 2 points lead over Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. Roemer should thank Newt Gingrich and Michelle Bachmann for the division of the conservative voters. Both have suspended their presidential campaigns and both endorsed Rick Santorum, that now is the united candidate of the conservative front. The new national polls show a three way race with a slightly Roemer lead over Romney and Santorum. The next contest is in Florida and the poll show a very close race between Romney and Roomer.”

Florida  - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 37,7% (50)
Mitt Romney 37,4% (0)
Rick Santorum 24,9% (0)

"Buddy Roemer wins the Florida primary by 5.018 votes! Very close race in Florida with Roemer that has maintained the lead for all the night. Now, the race is only between Roomer and Romney, but Senator Santorum has refused to exit the race and endorse Romney to stop the advance of Buddy Roemer, as the establishment want. Buddy Roemer says that he is the right candidate for the GOP as Romney said that he is the best option against Obama and that will stop the advance for the Republican nominee of a former Democrat. The next contest is in Nevada, with the caucuses. Romney is favored to win this state because of the mormon vote, but Roemer can make a strong performance."

Nevada  - 100% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 41,2% (12)
Buddy Roemer 34,7% (10)
Rick Santorum 21,8% (6)

"No surprises in Nevada. Mitt Romney has won the caucuses with a 6 points leads over Buddy Roemer. Now, the national polls show a tight race between Roomer and Romney, with Santorum third but too close with the two Former Governors. In the delegate counts, Buddy Roemer has an early lead, with a draw between Romney and Santorum for the second place. But with the next contests in Colorado, Minnesota, Arizona and Michigan, Romney can close the gap and relaunch the campaign."

Primary Map

Buddy Roemer (94)
Mitt Romney (22)
Rick Santorum (22)

[PPT Spiral]

You have my attention.

[DKrol]

You have my attention.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Will there be a prologue explaining Roemer's rapid rise?

[MadmanMotley]

You have my attention.

[Senator Cris]

Will there be a prologue explaining Roemer's rapid rise?

Roemer was running a great campaign in Iowa with the objective to have a great results, between 8% and 10%. The polls were increasingly bad for Ron Paul and Gary Johnson and the Paul and Johnson electors have preferred to stand with the "rising star" Buddy Roemer. Also a great number of Romney electors preferred to vote for Roemer. Also Buddy Roemer made a great performance in the Ames Straw Poll.

This is the Iowa poll of July 2011.

Iowa Poll - July 2012
Mitt Romney 24%
Rick Santorum 17%
Ron Paul 15%
Newt Gingrich 11%
Michelle Bachmann 9%
Rick Perry 6%
Gary Johnson 5%
Buddy Roemer 5%

This is the final Iowa poll.

Iowa Poll - January 2012
Rick Santorum 25%
Mitt Romney 22%
Ron Paul 10%
Newt Gingrich 10%
Buddy Roemer 9%
Michelle Bachmann 8%
Rick Perry 5%
Gary Johnson 3%

These are the results:

Iowa - 100% reported
✔ Rick Santorum 28,1% (8 )
Buddy Roemer 21,7% (6)
Mitt Romney 16,9% (5)
Newt Gingrich 9,4% (2)
Michelle Bachmann 6,9% (2)
Ron Paul 6,7% (2)
Rick Perry 4,3% (0)
Gary Johnson 3,8% (0)

[Senator Cris]

My Best Buddy (Part 2)

Colorado - 100% reported
✔ Rick Santorum 36% (12)
Buddy Roemer 32,8% (11)
Mitt Romney 29,7% (10)

Minnesota - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 39,7% (15)
Mitt Romney 37,9% (14)
Rick Santorum 21,9% (8 )

Missouri - 100% reported
✔ Rick Santorum 40,7% (0)
Buddy Roemer 32,8% (0)
Mitt Romney 21,5% (0)

"Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum has won the Colorado caucuses and the Missouri Primary. These 2 victories are very important for the Santorum Campaign. These 2 victories have relaunched enthusiasm in the Santorum camp. Buddy Roemer narrowly wins the Minnesota caucuses and expand the lead in the delegates count, but the way is long and the next contests in Maine, Arizona, Michigan and Wyoming can still say a lot for the Romney campaign. Roemer is favored to win in Washington state."

Maine - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 41,7% (9)
Mitt Romney 41,5% (9)
Rick Santorum 15,8% (3)

Arizona - 100% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 38,9% (29)
Buddy Roemer 35,1% (0)
Rick Santorum 25% (0)

Michigan - 100% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 37,8% (16)
Buddy Roemer 31,5% (8 )
Rick Santorum 30,7% (6)

Wyoming - 100% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 37,5% (10)
Buddy Roemer 34,2% (9)
Rick Santorum 28% (7)

Washington - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 42,3% (17)
Mitt Romney 35,6% (14)
Rick Santorum 21,9% (9)

"Important victories for Mitt Romney in Arizona, Michigan and Wyoming. Buddy Roemer has won, as expected, the state of Washington and also has won the state of Maine. The 3 Romney victories have relaunched enthusiasm and now the national polls show a Roemer lead, but only of 5 points over Romney. The next contest is Super Tuesday with 10 states. Former Governor Romney is favored to win his home state of Massachusetts and Idaho. Santorum is favored in Oklahoma and Tennessee and Buddy Roemer is favored to win in Alaska and North Dakota. Close races in Ohio, Virginia and Vermont. A situation of parity. In the delegates count, Roemer has a small lead over Mitt Romney."

Primary Map

Buddy Roemer (163)
Mitt Romney (120)
Rick Santorum (67)

National Poll
Buddy Roemer 35%
Mitt Romney 30%
Rick Santorum 24%

[Senator Cris]

My Best Buddy (Part 3)

Alaska - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 37,8% (9)
Rick Santorum 33,4% (8 )
Mitt Romney 27,8% (7)

Georgia - 100% reported
✔ Rick Santorum 39,4% (40)
Buddy Roemer 35,8% (26)
Mitt Romney 24,5% (10)

Idaho - 100% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 41,3% (32)
Buddy Roemer 32,5% (0)
Rick Santorum 26,2% (0)

Massachusetts - 100% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 62,1% (27)
Buddy Roemer 25,6% (11)
Rick Santorum 12,3% (0)

North Dakota - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 45,8% (13)
Rick Santorum 34,3% (10)
Mitt Romney 19,7% (5)

Ohio - 100% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 35,8% (30)
Buddy Roemer 35,5% (23)
Rick Santorum 28,7% (10)

Oklahoma - 100% reported
✔ Rick Santorum 41,2% (17)
Mitt Romney 29,2% (12)
Buddy Roemer 28,6% (11)

Tennessee - 100% reported
✔ Rick Santorum 40,3% (21)
Buddy Roemer 30,7% (18)
Mitt Romney 28,8% (16)

Vermont - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 40,5% (9)
Mitt Romney 35,9% (5)
Rick Santorum 22,8% (3)

Virginia - 100% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 34,6% (20)
Mitt Romney 32,3% (13)
Rick Santorum 32,1% (13)

Primary Map

Buddy Roemer (303)
Mitt Romney (277)
Rick Santorum (189)

"After other 3 months of hard battle between Buddy Roemer and Mitt Romney with significant intrusions of Rick Santorum, the situation is the following..."

Primary Map

Buddy Roemer (884)
Mitt Romney (696)
Rick Santorum (580)

Need to nominate: 1144

"Considering the situation, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has asked all the superdelegates to declare their support for a candidate in the race."

Superdelegates
Mitt Romney (71)
Buddy Roemer (35)
Rick Santorum (20)

Total Delegates
Buddy Roemer (919)
Mitt Romney (767)
Rick Santorum (600)

Need to nominate: 1144

"The Republican National Convention is starting in Tampa, Florida. We have a brokered convention. All the candidates say that them will speak to the delegates. The first presidential ballott will start in the first day of Convention, after the speeches of Roemer, Romney and Santorum. The only winner of this situation is President Obama, that is gaining consensus"

Obama vs. Roemer

Obama 243
Roemer 181

Obama vs. Romney

Obama 253
Roemer 181

Obama vs. Santorum

Obama 294
Santorum 180

[Enderman]

whats the exact polls for PA with Romer vs Obama; Romney vs Obama?

[Senator Cris]

whats the exact polls for PA with Romer vs Obama; Romney vs Obama?

Pennsylvania - Obama vs. Roemer
Obama (D) 51%
Roemer (R) 43%

Pennsylvania - Obama vs. Romney
Obama (D) 52%
Romney (R) 45%

Pennsylvania - Obama vs. Santorum
Obama (D) 54%
Santorum (R) 41%

[Senator Cris]

My Best Buddy (Part 4)

The Republican Convention



"All the candidates have spoken to the delegates. Roemer said that he is the most voted between the candidates and between the delegates and that is the best against Obama and for this deserves the republican nomination, for a real change of the party and of the country. Both Romney and Santorum stress that Roemer was a democrat. Romney said that he is the best candidate, the most eligible candidate. Santorum said that represent the conservative values and that in this moment, America needs a true, a proven conservative at the guide of country. The delegates have just voted and these are the results. No surprises. No majority in the first ballot. But anything can change. Santorum scheduled a meeting with Mitt Romney between 2 hours and subsequently a meeting with campaign leaders and all the delegates. A new poll released today show that 42% of Santorum voters prefer Buddy Roemer to Mitt Romney, that gain 37% of consensus."

First Ballot
Buddy Roemer 919
Mitt Romney 767
Rick Santorum 600

Need to nominate: 1144


"I met the campaign leaders, all the delegates and we made the decision to back Mitt Romney for the presidency of the United States. As you can imagine, on an important issue as this, not all were in agreement, but the majority, a large majority, decided to back Mitt Romney. Mitt is the best candidate for the presidency, with conservative credentials, and he can beat President Obama and his policies."

"I thank Rick Santorum for his endorsement. I officially asked Buddy Roemer to mantain the unity of our great party. I hope that Roemer will join our team. Also I announce to you that If I will be the nominee, Former Senator Rick Santorum will be my running mate. A proven conservative that can help all the americans that deserve a change."

Second Ballot
✔ Mitt Romney 1151
Buddy Roemer 1095

Need to nominate: 1144

MITT ROMNEY WINS REPUBLICAN NOMINATION


"This is a shame! The majority of Santorum voters preferred Roemer to Mitt Romney. Santorum not only didn't listen his electors, Rick Santorum has sold his votes in exchange of the Vice Presidential nomination, that is his real objective. There will be consequences. In sign of protest, all my delegates will leave the convention, that is becoming a farce."


"After the vote, both Romney and Santorum have accepted their nomination for President and Vice President of the United States. Both nominees have rejected the Roemer accusations, called the party to the unity and criticized the Obama policies."

The Democratic Convention



"Both President Obama and Vice President Biden have accepted their nominations at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. In his speech, President Obama stressed the division of the Republicans and said that he is still the best guide for the United States. But the day later, a important, decisive, major news has shocked the Obama/Biden and Romney/Santorum campaign."


"What happened at the Republican Convention was outrageous. A lot of republicans, democrats, libertarians, greens, independents asked me to stand in the field for our country. My answer is Yes. Yes. Yes. I announce my candidacy for President of the United States as an Independent. Between few days, we will make an Independent Convention in New York City and here I will announce my running mate."

The Independent Convention


"Buddy Roemer accepted the Independent nomination in New York City, reminding all his history and appealing to both democrats and republicans. First of make his acceptance speech, Roemer introduces to the people his running mate: New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Mayor Bloomberg said that he is honored to be part of the Roemer Team, a symbol of freedom and democracy and make a prediction: the Roemer/Bloomberg ticket will win in a landslide."



Electoral Map

Obama 170
Romney 114
Roemer 50

Toss-Ups 204

National Poll:
Obama 35%
Romney 29%
Roemer 19%

[OnlyAlb]

Interesting Election.

[Enderman]

Romney/Santorum. My 2012 prediction is happening.

[Senator Cris]

The Debates

1st Presidential Debate - Winner Poll
Roemer 41%
Romney 22%
Obama 21%

Vice Presidential Debate - Winner Poll
Bloomberg 37%
Biden 32%
Santorum 15%

2nd Presidential Debate - Winner Poll
Roemer 35%
Obama 33%
Romney 20%

3rd Presidential Debate - Winner Poll
Roemer 48%
Obama 29%
Romney 17%

"Buddy Roemer and his vice presidential nominee Mike Bloomberg made a great, a strong performance in the debate season, winning all the 4 debates. The polls show a statistical draw between Obama and Roemer in the national polls. Obama has a slightly lead over Mitt Romney in the electoral votes count. Roemer has only 61 certain electoral votes but there are 23 states for a total 243 electoral votes that are toss-up, with Buddy Roemer that have a very small lead in many of these states. This will be a very close election, a very interesting election. Stay tuned for the election night coverage!"

Final Map

Obama 120
Romney 114
Roemer 61

Toss-Ups 243

National Poll:
Obama 33%
Roemer 31%
Romney 26%

[Senator Cris]

My Best Buddy

For the states that will be called, there will be the final results.

2012 Election Coverage

7.00 PM

Virginia - 4% reported
Mitt Romney 35,4%
Buddy Roemer 32,5%
Barack Obama 32,1%

Georgia - 2% reported
Mitt Romney 35%
Buddy Roemer 35%
Barack Obama 29,5%

Indiana - 18% reported
Buddy Roemer 36,4%
Mitt Romney 33,8%
Barack Obama 29,2%

South Carolina - 1% reported
Mitt Romney 38,4%
Buddy Roemer 36,4%
Barack Obama 24,3%

Kentucky - 22% reported
Mitt Romney 35,1%
Buddy Roemer 34,3%
Barack Obama 29,5%

Vermont - 4% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 46,9%
Barack Obama 40,8%
Mitt Romney 11,4%

Buddy Roemer 3 (35,1%)
Mitt Romney 0 (34,5%)
Barack Obama 0 (29,7%)

7.30 PM

Ohio - 4% reported
Barack Obama 36,5%
Buddy Roemer 34,2%
Mitt Romney 28,5%

North Carolina - 3% reported
Buddy Roemer 34,2%
Barack Obama 33,7%
Mitt Romney 32,1%

West Virginia - 2% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 47,6%
Buddy Roemer 35,8%
Barack Obama 15,8%

Mitt Romney 5 (33,4%)
Buddy Roemer 3 (35,5%)
Barack Obama 0 (30,8%)

[Maxwell]

ewww Roemer teaming up with Bloomberg.

[Senator Cris]

My Best Buddy

For the states that will be called, there will be the final results.

2012 Election Coverage

8.00 PM

Alabama - 2% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 40,3%
Buddy Roemer 31,2%
Barack Obama 27,9%

Connecticut - 5% reported
Barack Obama 39,9%
Buddy Roemer 38,8%
Mitt Romney 20,4%

Delaware - 3% reported
✔ Barack Obama 47,5%
Buddy Roemer 36,9%
Mitt Romney 14,8%

Florida - 48% reported
Buddy Roemer 34,8%
Barack Obama 33,9%
Mitt Romney 31,2%

Illinois - 3% reported
✔ Barack Obama 49,6%
Buddy Roemer 31,5%
Mitt Romney 18,6%

Maine - 1% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 44,8%
Barack Obama 35,9%
Mitt Romney 18,7%

Maryland - 3% reported
✔ Barack Obama 49,6%
Buddy Roemer 32,7%
Mitt Romney 17,6%

Massachusetts - 3% reported
✔ Barack Obama 49,9%
Buddy Roemer 33,3%
Mitt Romney 16,8%

Mississippi - 3% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 41,5%
Buddy Roemer 34,8%
Barack Obama 23,4%

Missouri - 2% reported
Buddy Roemer 37,8%
Mitt Romney 36,8%
Barack Obama 27,3%

New Hampshire - 4% reported
✔ Buddy Roemer 40,9%
Barack Obama 34,2%
Mitt Romney 24,9%

New Jersey - 2% reported
✔ Barack Obama 43,5%
Buddy Roemer 35,2%
Mitt Romney 21%

Oklahoma - 3% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 51,7%
Buddy Roemer 29,6%
Barack Obama 18,7%

Pennsylvania - 2% reported
Barack Obama 37,1%
Buddy Roemer 36,6%
Mitt Romney 26%

Rhode Island - 2% reported
Barack Obama 43%
Buddy Roemer 42,7%
Mitt Romney 14%

South Carolina - 40% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 39,7%
Buddy Roemer 35,5%
Barack Obama 24%

Tennessee - 3% reported
✔ Mitt Romney 43,2%
Buddy Roemer 34,2%
Barack Obama 22,3%

Washington, DC - 3% reported
✔ Barack Obama 73,4%
Buddy Roemer 23,9%
Mitt Romney 2,5%

Barack Obama 61 (32,8%)
Mitt Romney 47 (31,2%)
Buddy Roemer 15 (35%)

[Senator Cris]

My Best Buddy

EPILOGUE

✔ Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer (I-LA)/New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I-NY) 285 (36,1%)
President Barack Obama (D-IL)/Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) 139 (35,4%)
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)/Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) 114 (28,2%)

I have final numbers for each state. So if anyone wants the result of a state or of more states, just ask

[Enderman]

Florida?

[Senator Cris]

Florida?

✔ Buddy Roemer 35,4%
Barack Obama 34,2%
Mitt Romney 30,1%

[Incipimus iterum]

Idaho @ Nevada

[Bigby]

Ross Perot and Jesse Ventura must be envious of Roemer now, as are Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. That's a very interesting third party win, to say the least.

[Senator Cris]

Idaho @ Nevada

Idaho: Romney 52,3% Roemer 29,7% Obama 17,1%
Nevada: Roemer 37,6% Obama 35,1% Romney 26,8%

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Louisiana. And if you have it, NE-02.

[Senator Cris]

Louisiana. And if you have it, NE-02.

Louisiana: Roemer 41,5% Romney 33,7% Obama 23,8%

I have Nebraska Statewide:
Nebraska: Romney 41,1% Roemer 34,9% Obama 24%