Primary Clusterfuck 2012

[Chuck to Chuck]

The Sensible Moderate finally comes off the fence.

Why do I picture both Newt and the Donald rolling out in blue leisure suits for the announcement?

I was thinking they'd come out with newer, younger, trophy wives.

[PenPho]

The Sensible Moderate finally comes off the fence.

Why do I picture both Newt and the Donald rolling out in blue leisure suits for the announcement?

I was thinking they'd come out with newer, younger, trophy wives.

Trump pulls the reverse.

[BH]

The Sensible Moderate finally comes off the fence.

Why do I picture both Newt and the Donald rolling out in blue leisure suits for the announcement?

I was thinking they'd come out with newer, younger, trophy wives.

Trump pulls the reverse.

A blow to Romney's campaign.

[morpheus]

The Sensible Moderate finally comes off the fence.

Why do I picture both Newt and the Donald rolling out in blue leisure suits for the announcement?

I was thinking they'd come out with newer, younger, trophy wives.

Trump pulls the reverse.

I gotta say that I love the AP's choice of photo for Trump.  I mean, they must have thousands of photos of him, and this is the one they choose.

[Internet Apex]

Holy shit. That made my day.

[BH]

The Sensible Moderate finally comes off the fence.

Why do I picture both Newt and the Donald rolling out in blue leisure suits for the announcement?

I was thinking they'd come out with newer, younger, trophy wives.

Trump pulls the reverse.

I gotta say that I love the AP's choice of photo for Trump.  I mean, they must have thousands of photos of him, and this is the one they choose.

Agreed.

They should have used this:


Or this:

[Chuck to Chuck]

Well done, Mitt.

[CBStew]

The Sensible Moderate finally comes off the fence.

Why do I picture both Newt and the Donald rolling out in blue leisure suits for the announcement?

I was thinking they'd come out with newer, younger, trophy wives.

Trump pulls the reverse.

A blow to Romney's campaign.

I finally understand the architecture of his combover.  He combs it from the left side of his head to the right side.  Then he combs it from the back to the front and pastes it down in front.  Very clever.  Bizarre.  But clever.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

O, sweet metaphor...

"Unlike Governor Romney, I care very deeply about helping the poorest Americans," he said. "I believe that the Declaration of Independence's commitment that our creator endowed us with the right to pursue happiness extends to the poorest Americans and I think one of the great challenges of conservatism is to turn the safety net into a trampoline."

I imagine Gingrich sitting on his campaign bus and beaming with pride after writing out that sentence.

"You've done it again, Newton!"

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Holy Wars... The Punishment Due:

Dave Mustaine, leader of the heavy metal band Megadeth, is ready to rock out for Rick Santorum.

"Earlier in the election, I was completely oblivious as to who Rick Santorum was, but when the dude went home to be with his daughter when she was sick, that was very commendable," Mustaine recently told MusicRadar.com.  "... You know, I think Santorum has some presidential qualities, and I'm hoping that if it does come down to it, we'll see a Republican in the White House... and that it's Rick Santorum."

Gilling the comments...

Can Metallica kick him out of the band again?

[Gilgamesh]

From Rasmussen daily tracking, nation-wide preference for GOP voters:

Santorum leads with with 39%, followed by Mitt Romney at 27%, Newt Gingrich at 15% and Ron Paul at 10%.

Wow.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

From Rasmussen daily tracking, nation-wide preference for GOP voters:

Santorum leads with with 39%, followed by Mitt Romney at 27%, Newt Gingrich at 15% and Ron Paul at 10%.

Wow.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/archive/election_2012_archive/january_20122/national_poll_gingrich_35_romney_28_santorum_16_paul_10

National Poll: Gingrich 35%, Romney 28%, Santorum 16%, Paul 10%

After his game-changing win in South Carolina, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to ride his surge to the front of the pack among likely Republican primary voters nationwide. He now leads Mitt Romney by seven points.

Wow.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/rasmussen-cain-26-romney-23-gingrich-14_607724.html

A new national poll of 1,000 likely GOP primary voters from Rasmussen gives Herman Cain a slight lead at 26 percent, with Romney close behind at 23 percent and Gingrich in third at 14 percent. The remaining Republican candidates all received less than 10 percent. Only 32 percent of those polled, however, considered themselves "firmly committed" to their preferred candidate.

Wow.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/gop_primary_perry_29_romney_18_bachmann_13

GOP Primary: Perry 29%, Romney 18%, Bachmann 13%

Texas Governor Rick Perry, the new face in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has jumped to a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with the other announced candidates trailing even further behind.

Wow.

[CT III]

From Rasmussen daily tracking, nation-wide preference for GOP voters:

Santorum leads with with 39%, followed by Mitt Romney at 27%, Newt Gingrich at 15% and Ron Paul at 10%.

Wow.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/archive/election_2012_archive/january_20122/national_poll_gingrich_35_romney_28_santorum_16_paul_10

National Poll: Gingrich 35%, Romney 28%, Santorum 16%, Paul 10%

After his game-changing win in South Carolina, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to ride his surge to the front of the pack among likely Republican primary voters nationwide. He now leads Mitt Romney by seven points.

Wow.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/rasmussen-cain-26-romney-23-gingrich-14_607724.html

A new national poll of 1,000 likely GOP primary voters from Rasmussen gives Herman Cain a slight lead at 26 percent, with Romney close behind at 23 percent and Gingrich in third at 14 percent. The remaining Republican candidates all received less than 10 percent. Only 32 percent of those polled, however, considered themselves "firmly committed" to their preferred candidate.

Wow.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/gop_primary_perry_29_romney_18_bachmann_13

GOP Primary: Perry 29%, Romney 18%, Bachmann 13%

Texas Governor Rick Perry, the new face in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has jumped to a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with the other announced candidates trailing even further behind.

Wow.

I think what Tank means is these people are all a bunch of fickle mush-heads.

[Gilgamesh]

From Rasmussen daily tracking, nation-wide preference for GOP voters:

Santorum leads with with 39%, followed by Mitt Romney at 27%, Newt Gingrich at 15% and Ron Paul at 10%.

Wow.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/archive/election_2012_archive/january_20122/national_poll_gingrich_35_romney_28_santorum_16_paul_10

National Poll: Gingrich 35%, Romney 28%, Santorum 16%, Paul 10%

After his game-changing win in South Carolina, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to ride his surge to the front of the pack among likely Republican primary voters nationwide. He now leads Mitt Romney by seven points.

Wow.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/rasmussen-cain-26-romney-23-gingrich-14_607724.html

A new national poll of 1,000 likely GOP primary voters from Rasmussen gives Herman Cain a slight lead at 26 percent, with Romney close behind at 23 percent and Gingrich in third at 14 percent. The remaining Republican candidates all received less than 10 percent. Only 32 percent of those polled, however, considered themselves "firmly committed" to their preferred candidate.

Wow.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/gop_primary_perry_29_romney_18_bachmann_13

GOP Primary: Perry 29%, Romney 18%, Bachmann 13%

Texas Governor Rick Perry, the new face in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has jumped to a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with the other announced candidates trailing even further behind.

Wow.

Indeed.

[PenPho]

From Rasmussen daily tracking, nation-wide preference for GOP voters:

Santorum leads with with 39%, followed by Mitt Romney at 27%, Newt Gingrich at 15% and Ron Paul at 10%.

Wow.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/archive/election_2012_archive/january_20122/national_poll_gingrich_35_romney_28_santorum_16_paul_10

National Poll: Gingrich 35%, Romney 28%, Santorum 16%, Paul 10%

After his game-changing win in South Carolina, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to ride his surge to the front of the pack among likely Republican primary voters nationwide. He now leads Mitt Romney by seven points.

Wow.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/rasmussen-cain-26-romney-23-gingrich-14_607724.html

A new national poll of 1,000 likely GOP primary voters from Rasmussen gives Herman Cain a slight lead at 26 percent, with Romney close behind at 23 percent and Gingrich in third at 14 percent. The remaining Republican candidates all received less than 10 percent. Only 32 percent of those polled, however, considered themselves "firmly committed" to their preferred candidate.

Wow.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/gop_primary_perry_29_romney_18_bachmann_13

GOP Primary: Perry 29%, Romney 18%, Bachmann 13%

Texas Governor Rick Perry, the new face in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has jumped to a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with the other announced candidates trailing even further behind.

Wow.

I think what Tank means is these people are all a bunch of fickle mush-heads.

MOO