The CO, MN & MO Results Thread

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

So far, Mitt has only won 2 counties tonight.

He's down to 1 right now,  Boone in Missouri with all of 4% of the vote in.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Ha, I just got a tweet from CNN saying that a Romney campaign source confirmed he called Santorum to congratulate but did not connect.  He left a message.

That is the story tonight.  Romney's failure to connect.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The results from Arapahoe County look odd to me.  With 67% in there are 189 reported votes.  In 2008, there were 8,901 votes.  Did they go with one big meeting site and two small ones, and if so, why?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Looks like February 7th is a day that will live in infamy for the Mittbots.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Right now, Romney has to be agreeing with Dick Tuck.

"The people have spoken, the bastards." - Dick Tuck, after losing his 1966 election.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The NY Times has Santorum winning all 37 delegates but CNN has it broken up more proportionally... anyone know what the truth is?

The truth is that no delegates were formally bound to vote for any nominee last night.  It's how Colorado and Minnesota get to avoid the 50% penalty for going early.  No delegates at all will selected in Colorado until the district conventions in late March/early April select three delegates each.  If Gingrich has dropped out by then and backs Santorum, its possible for Santorum to get all the delegates then and at the 14 April state convention, tho I would expect Romney to get all the delegates from a couple of the CD's.  Paul and Gingrich are only going to get delegates out of Colorado if their support is still needed.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

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So we get bonus points for a close loss?

Yeah, it's called winning back the Senate at best or at least holding onto the House. Do you really want to hand Obama a landslide victory, a Democratic Congress, and a massive so-called "mandate"? That's what happens if Santorum or Gingrich get the nod.

I doubt that, and even it did, unless the Democrats suddenly develop an appreciation for original intent, they aren't going to ditch the filibuster, so they won't be able to do much in the next Congress.  60 Democratic Senators is not possible.  And if they did ditch the filibuster and restore responsible government (responsible in the sense that a majority party will no longer be able to blame a minority party for their failures) that will be a long term benefit to the country.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Politico, if Santorum will be such a disaster for the Republicans in November, then please explain why the polls Rassmunsen released today for Florida and yesterday for Ohio have Santorum doing better in a head-to-head against Obama than Romney does?