The Institute of 2012 GOP nomination Intrade rankings

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They have Huntsman that high? I believe he can win the nomination but I'm shocked that he's doing that well on InTrade this early.

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So Santorum isn't even on the board anymore because Pataki jumped ahead of him? Yeah, that's nonsense.

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I am the bellwether on this forum for GOP presidential nominees because I closely represent the GOP base

No.

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Santorum went down after an incredible debate performance?

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And now Romney breaks 75, and Santorum passes Huntsman for 4th place:

Romney 75.1
Paul 7.5
Gingrich 5.7
Santorum 3.6
Huntsman 3.5
Perry 1.6
Bachmann 0.9

Rejoice! He will surely pass Gingrich by next Wednesday.

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Santorum was at 0.7 as recently as Dec. 18, so anyone investing in him then would have made some big $.

Almost makes me wish I was a gambling man.

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The GOP base is sexist and deeply suspicious of/hostile to the media. They're not going to care about some ABC interview.

Explaining the continued rise of Dr. Cain, of course. Will he go three for three on Saturday? "We'll see."

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I do enjoy the Daniels talk in this thread. "Ah, yes, if he jumped in and beat Santorum, that would be excellent! Then Santorum's a real loser!" Keep moving those goal posts.

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Like the attitude or hate it, he's been almost exactly the same throughout the campaign. Now people have to actually include him in conversations as more than just an also ran. I think that's what irritates people the most.

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Mitch Daniels now trading ahead of Santorum.

If this thing becomes brokered, he absolutely should be ahead of Santorum and even Paul.  He's pretty much the best reasonably possible candidate for the GOP for 2012.

Oh wow! Even Paul! Because we know that if this ever got decided at a convention, Ron Paul would definitely be in the running at an event dominated by the party elites.