Romney awarded at-large delegates while Santorum whines..........
But the truth is..........
Last night the Credentials Committee met via teleconference and voted to apply the rules as passed unanimously on February 4th which results in the 2 at large delegates be awarded to the statewide winner, Mitt Romney. There were no changes in rules or procedures, the Credential Committee only ratified the existing rules as previously passed after some made erroneous claims to the media that the at-large delegates would be split.
George Orwell would have been proud of this statement. It combines the best of double speak, double think and historical revision all in one. The rules clearly stated that the recognized statewide delegates would be based on the number full-slate statewide delegates won that was "winner take all*" the asterisk being that if the top two candidates having the same number of full-slate delegates the split would be 1-1.
Thus
7-7 = 1-1
8-6 = 2-0
9-5 = 2-0
...
14-0 = 2-0
6-6-2 = 1-1
6-5-3 = 2-0
5-5-4 = 1-1
5-3-3-3 = 2-0
4-4-4-2 = ?
Well, they didn't think about that one!
If the rules were "winner take all," there would not have been an asterisk. History is being revised. Even two members of the MRNC acknowledged that fact, one being the Romney-supporting former Attorney General of the state. It is sickening and pathetic that folks here are making excuses for the act of a banana republic.