Well, this past week has been an interesting one regarding
politics. After everything, I again
managed to completely miscalculate the importance of last-minute politics in
New Hampshire. Let’s just go ahead and state
the obvious that Mitt Romney won New Hampshire because he has the most money
out of all the candidates…as well as the most super-PACs. The question we need to ask ourselves is
whether or not Mitt Romney will indeed become the GOP’s nominee to challenge
Obama for the Presidency in November. I
guess I’ll discuss the New Hampshire results before I continue to talk any more
politics and predictions.
Official Results of
the 2012 New Hampshire Presidential Primary:
1st Place – Mitt Romney
(97,532 Votes) - 39.3%
2nd Place – Ron Paul (56,848) - 22.9%
3rd Place – Jon Huntsman (41,945) - 16.9%
4th Place – Newt Gingrich (23,411) - 9.4%
5th Place – Santorum (23,362) - 9.4%
6th Place – Perry (1,766) - .07% *
2nd Place – Ron Paul (56,848) - 22.9%
3rd Place – Jon Huntsman (41,945) - 16.9%
4th Place – Newt Gingrich (23,411) - 9.4%
5th Place – Santorum (23,362) - 9.4%
6th Place – Perry (1,766) - .07% *
* It is important to bear in mind that the only time
Perry was in New Hampshire was to debate (twice, if memory serves me correctly).
Well, I knew the following things: Romney would win New
Hampshire; Perry would come in last (like “second from the bottom” last);
Huntsman would be in the top three spots, Santorum would lose momentum after
Iowa; and no candidate would drop out of the GOP race after the NH Primaries.
Now, this is the second time that Ron Paul has come in a reasonably good finish within a political race. There is still time to determine how he will do in South Carolina. The surprising thing about New Hampshire is Rick Perry. I know he would not do well because he spent virtually no time in the Granite State; however, by only earning seven-tenths of a percent is a HORRIBLE thing for the Perry Campaign. I mean, even the Huntsman did better in Iowa than Perry did in New Hampshire! I think that speaks for itself. Alright, I won’t bash Perry but I will say this – he is getting closer to ending his campaign sooner than people want to believe.
On another note, Gingrich has really stepped up his attacks on Romney – surprise, surprise! I don’t understand why he is even bothering to do it. Let’s be honest, Romney is more electable than Gingrich and could gain more votes than the Speaker ever could while in Congress! I’m sorry, but as a Democrat, the political tide has turned from the “Reagan era” and those policies don’t work in the twenty-first century – not that they worked in the twentieth century either. One could argue that Romney is the “new face” of the Republican Party with his “leading from behind” rhetoric appealing to Teabaggers Anonymous (Oh, did I say “TeaBagger”…I meant to say “Tea Party” supporters). It would be really hypocritical for anyone who calls themselves a Tea Party member to support Mitt Romney as he is the face of “horrid Corrupt Capitalism”. I highly doubt the conservative state of South Carolina will be able to give him the nod to become the GOP nomination; but alas, we shall see within the upcoming two weeks.
Now, this is the second time that Ron Paul has come in a reasonably good finish within a political race. There is still time to determine how he will do in South Carolina. The surprising thing about New Hampshire is Rick Perry. I know he would not do well because he spent virtually no time in the Granite State; however, by only earning seven-tenths of a percent is a HORRIBLE thing for the Perry Campaign. I mean, even the Huntsman did better in Iowa than Perry did in New Hampshire! I think that speaks for itself. Alright, I won’t bash Perry but I will say this – he is getting closer to ending his campaign sooner than people want to believe.
On another note, Gingrich has really stepped up his attacks on Romney – surprise, surprise! I don’t understand why he is even bothering to do it. Let’s be honest, Romney is more electable than Gingrich and could gain more votes than the Speaker ever could while in Congress! I’m sorry, but as a Democrat, the political tide has turned from the “Reagan era” and those policies don’t work in the twenty-first century – not that they worked in the twentieth century either. One could argue that Romney is the “new face” of the Republican Party with his “leading from behind” rhetoric appealing to Teabaggers Anonymous (Oh, did I say “TeaBagger”…I meant to say “Tea Party” supporters). It would be really hypocritical for anyone who calls themselves a Tea Party member to support Mitt Romney as he is the face of “horrid Corrupt Capitalism”. I highly doubt the conservative state of South Carolina will be able to give him the nod to become the GOP nomination; but alas, we shall see within the upcoming two weeks.
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