2012 republican presidential nominee III: can romney get santorum out of his hair?

until tonight, i thought that i knew the only true-blue Santorum supporter (a coworker, an otherwise wonderful chap) ... he isn't even from Pennsylvania (or, maybe that's why he likes Man-on-Dog so much).

Wouldn't a solid win for Romney in NH make Iowa more or less moot? I mean, I hope it doesn't happen, but if it does?

perry sounds like he's about to drop out

Wow--Perry seems to be dropping out.

he just said he would return to texas and "assess" the situation, or whatever.

not unexpected, i guess, but i thought he'd drag it out a bit longer

suspending his campaign

oh, shit, reassessing, not suspending. fuck you rachel maddow, i was right!

already saw the media prepping the 'romneys been hanging around Iowa for years why doesnt no one like him' narrative earlier tonight fwiw

nice knowin ya rick j/k you're ridiculous

This reassessment of Perry's will result in him bowing out of the next debate and essentially ending the campaign.

That's about the first smart thing he's done all campaign. Bachmann reportedly lives under the delusion she's in the running for VP--she needs to vacate too.

mid-debate xp

I can't but think the rest of his term as governor is going to be everyone in the Texas GOP finally getting out the knives on him.

25k caucused for Obama tonight, apparently a much larger number than anyone expected

37 votes now lol

Santorum benefitted most here from being a sanctimonious, colorless drudge. The sanctimony attracted the religious right voters and, as the colorless drudge who was stuck in the low single digits for six months, he didn't draw any fire from his opponents, so he was still standing when the rest of the flavors-of-the-month faltered.

Mr. Paul may pick up some strength among the live-free-or-die kooks, now.

Also, McCain to endorse Romney. Oh joy!

Dana Loesch? Most untrivial.

― clemenza, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 10:26 PM (Yesterday)

NO btw i think i meant the msnbc chick

CNN panel is debating where Perry stands in relation to Fred Thompson and John Connally as the worst candidate ever. (I'd also throw in Phil Gramm's war chest-heavy run.)

I don't see ron paul getting any momentum from this at all, this was his chance to shine and 3rd isn't enough

TIE TIE TIE TIE

romney's up to 80% on intrade

@BuddyRoemer
I almost have enough votes in Iowa to start a bowling league. #Roementum

Plz, god, give us Santorum, RuPaul and Newt, in that order.

^^ quoting myself. Yes, I am giddy, as promised. This result was close enough for me.

I'm thinking the santorum voters just know they're gonna get a second chane to vote for romney in November and wanted to spice up their lives a bit. I man imagine having to vote for Romney twice, sheesh.

I was hoping for Beck, Bogert, and Appice, but this is good enough.

has anyone made the joke about santorum coming from behind yet?

because he is

Nobody really wants to drop out because of the good chance they could have a lead in the polls tomorrow or the next day. This race has been nuts.

Nicole had a great Santorum line upthread.

lol that was such an awkward hug

Re: sharing an apartment

-Huntsman would be blasting prog at all hours, can't have that.
-Bachmann would probably be the worst, imagine trying to have your significant other over.
-Santorum I actually think might be ok, he'd probably be busy a lot and the bills would get paid on time. He'd probably get bitchy about little things though.
-Romney would also pay the bills but I don't want to live with that asshole, he'd probably act super ingratiating and try to befriend me.
-Perry would be a nightmare, I'd like spend no time at the place, he'd always be watching shitty TV and inviting his douchebag friends over
-Gingrich would be annoying as hell but also the most entertaining, like I could start a 77 thread called "my asshole staying at my place is being a fuckin dick again" and it would be a gold mine every day

"my asshole staying at my place" uh i mean "this asshole etc..."

97.5% on intrade

Huntsman would be blasting Beefheart. Would love to discuss that with him, as well as talking about how all such experimentation is inherently left-wing.

-Romney would also pay the bills but I don't want to live with that asshole, he'd probably act super ingratiating and try to befriend me.

no way. you make a pizza for the second time in a week and he just gives you this LOOK. he doesn't say anything, but it's clear that you're supposed to grow up and start cooking real meals.

since i assume that none of them would flush the toilet, which would have the worst best excuse for not doing so?!?

romney is a robot. he enters the restroom on occasion in an attempt to reduce the suspicions of others, but all he does is look at himself in the mirror.

As usual, the Iowa caucuses decide nothing. I swear it is all a conspiracy put together by Days Inn and pancake restaurants who make out like bandits from the whole thing.

Q: who pronounces Missouri "mizzurah"?
A: politicians and old people. that's it.

99% in, and, honest to god, they're separated by five votes.

omg

ha down to 83% on intrade. someone's nervous.

(Does Iowa cover three or four time zones? I'm always confused as to why some results come in three hours before others.)

amazing

i swear santorum sounds exactly like someone doing a nic cage impression

some parts of the state have crappy school systems and are very slow at counting

Don't get it: refresh, and CNN goes backwards to 98% in.

god this speech is just nonstop resentment f this dude

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/01/03/us/politics/20110104_IOWA-slide-55OJ/20110104_IOWA-slide-55OJ-hpMedium.jpg

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