High Ground Underground

Super Tuesday My last post got Romney’s number of Super Tuesday states right – 7 out of the 11, and was only wrong with N. Dakota. But he did get the one that I didn’t call – Ohio. And Ohio was a cliffhanger – not called until after 9:30pm Pacific Time. He’d also won Washington state over the weekend – his 5th in a row. Here are the full results. About 6:40 PST (9:40 EST) Ann Romney gave a long introduction of Mitt in Boston, thanking many specific people in the various states. Mitt said in his victory speech that “for those who only see jobs they can’t have, you haven’t failed – your president has failed you, and needs to go. ...8% unemployment is not the best this country can do, but only the best this president can do. ...Real change is finally on the way. But our campaign is about more than replacing a president – it’s about restoring the promise of America. ....There are hard, long days of work ahead – tomorrow we wake up and start again. But Nov. 6 we’ll stand united to...

In this post: recent (AZ, MI & WY) primaries, Super Tuesday & the big picture road ahead, strategic voting tactics, another case against Santorum, the last (20th) debate, Andrew Breitbart’s untimely death, and more inept “leadership” by Obama. Recent primary results: Arizona: Mitt 47%, Rick 38% Michigan: Mitt 41%, Rick 38% Wyoming: Mitt 39%, Rick 32% From the Romney campaign: “The exit polls again showed that Mitt's support is wide reaching by winning among men, women, Catholics, Republicans, and those families most impacted by the economy in both states. “The bottom line is that Mitt is continuing to build his delegate count and has now won 40% of all votes cast in the GOP contests. It is getting increasingly harder to see a path to the nomination for any of his rivals.” Regarding Michigan , Mitt came from 15 points behind a couple weeks before to win. And his win would have been even larger if not for the participation of some 10,000 Democrats (9% of those who voted) in ...