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Kelly McParland: Romney heads into political playoffs with odds against him
Five years after he set out to win the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney finally has the job. Rick Santorum’s decision to “suspend his campaign “, which is the new political term for “quit trying” leaves the former one-term Massachusetts governor as the only viable candidate.
Not that the two remaining no-hopers are planning to “suspend” their campaigns. Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich plan to hang in there until the convention, though neither has the money, support or serious potential to win. Neither has much else to do: Paul says he won’t run for another term in Congress, and Gingrich is an attention junkie who can’t bring himself to abandon the rush he gets from spouting off in public. But only Romney can win.
Gary Clement’s week in review for March 25-31, 2012
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Anticipating victory in Florida’s game-changing Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, Mitt Romney looked ahead while his struggling rival Newt Gingrich vowed to press on with his White House quest.
Mitt Romney in commanding lead as Florida polls open
Florida’s Republican voters go to the polls on Tuesday in a high-stakes presidential primary election, with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney holding a commanding double-digit lead in polls over rival Newt Gingrich.
Florida is the largest state to hold a presidential primary so far this year and a Romney victory would give him a big boost in the state-by-state battle to decide who will face President Barack Obama in the November election.
Polls opened at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. local time. Most of the state is on Eastern Time, except the western Panhandle region, which is on Central Time and where polls will close an hour later.
Gary Clement’s Week in Review for Jan. 22 to 28, 2012
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Gingrich promises permanent moon base ‘by the end of my second term’
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is promising to colonize the moon.
Speaking in Florida, hit hard by the loss of a large number of space-affiliated jobs, Mr. Gingrich said Wednesday that if elected, “By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American.”
He said he believed such a project was possible with commercial and private efforts. According to USA Today, Mr. Gingrich said he had “a romantic belief it is really part of our destiny,” adding that the current state of the space program was a “tragedy.” (Photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
Gary Clement’s Week in Review for Jan. 15 to 21, 2012
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Ways to win and lose the New Hampshire GOP primary
New Hampshire is in the news a lot these days because Tuesday the “Live Free or Die” state will hold the first primary in the U.S. presidential sweepstakes.
And because it is the first primary, it can make or break a contender’s momentum.
In other words, New Hampshire may be small, but its influence on U.S. politics is huge.
So what will it take for Republican presidential wannabes to win this key primary? Well first off, the nominees better forget all that stuff about wining votes through new-fangled notions like social media.
To be successful in New Hampshire requires old-fashioned “retail” campaigning, namely lots of baby-kissing, hand-shaking and Town Hall-attending. Simply put, “Granite Staters”, as they call themselves, want to see candidates up close.
Anyone But Romney: The race by the Republican right to find an ‘ABR’ continues
Contenders to Mitt Romney in the republican presidential race have emerged and then faded – support for the former Massachusetts governor one of the few constants in the nomination race.
Despite Mr. Romney’s inconstantly high poll rankings, the GOP can’t seem to fully embrace him. The National Post’s graphics team takes a look at the ups and downs of the race so far.
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As tens of thousands of Hawkeye State Republicans prepare to kick off the 2012 U.S. election campaign Tuesday with their first-in-the-nation caucuses, polls show voters still torn over a trio of top-tier contenders trying to break free of the GOP pack.
Iowa voters have a mixed history in picking the eventual GOP nominee, often supporting very conservative candidates who struggle to win over more moderate Republicans in later primaries and caucuses.
But many Republicans say they’re worried less this year about ideological purity than beating Obama.
“I’m a little conservative, like a tornado is a little bit windy. But we’ve got to win,” said Betten, explaining why he is still considering backing Romney.
“I think Obama hates the United States, and I think he wants to destroy it internally. I think this election is critical because of that.” (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Contenders to Mitt Romney in the republican presidential race have emerged and then faded — support for the former Massachusetts governor one of the few constants in the nomination race.
Sizing up the U.S. Republican field
We asked 11 National Post writers to present their picks for the Republican Presidential nominee.
Robert Fulford: “The 2012 Republican presidential field is the worst lineup of potential candidates I’ve seen in my lifetime.” Do you agree?
Jesse Kline: Ron Paul is the one candidate with no sacred cows
Terence Corcoran: Romney almost walks the walk
Jonathan Kay: If Huntsman loses, something is wrong with America
Rex Murphy: Newt Gingrich is in tune with America
Graphic: The Republican nomination race so far
As new Republican contenders have emerged, taken off and then crashed in the polls, Mitt Romney’s support has remained one of the few constants in the nomination race. And yet the GOP can’t seem to fully embrace him. The National Post’s graphics team takes a look at the ups and downs of the race so far.
The first debate of the Republican Presidential Primary happened this week. National Post editorial cartoonist Gary Clement on the elephant in the room.
