tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post2958915905143823078..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Romney shouldn't skip IowaTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-44830607802513223892011-02-05T18:57:17.117-05:002011-02-05T18:57:17.117-05:00Do you guys know which state has the most moderate...Do you guys know which state has the most moderate GOP members?Jimmy Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401618940308442777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-30629174597873282802011-01-28T19:37:47.651-05:002011-01-28T19:37:47.651-05:00I agree with Interesting Times. Romney still leads...I agree with Interesting Times. Romney still leads Huckabee in overall projected delegates across the board despite a potentially poor showing in SC and the South. The 2012 nominee may not win SC. Remember Romney is the favorite in CA and the West. While CA is big, other western states all add up and will push Romney above the target. Although Palin is popular in the West when push comes to shove Romney will close the deal in the western states.<br /><br />Also, Thune, McDonnell or even Pawlenty could be good VP picks for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-53423918992576415692011-01-28T15:34:05.029-05:002011-01-28T15:34:05.029-05:00The primary dates aren't set. The RNC has set ...The primary dates aren't set. The RNC has set dates for Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina will be in February. States that divide up delegates proportionally would be permitted to vote in March and winner-take-all states would go in April.<br /><br />the State Committee of the Arizona Republican Party are petitioning Jan Brewer to do their primary in February. Arkansas, Illinois, and Montana have all moved their primaries back. California is considering having theirs in June to coincide with the primary for all other offices. Ohio is scheduled for March. <br /><br />Florida is scheduled for January 31, before the other primaries. The GOP has asked them to move it back. If they don't we could see the massive move forward by a lot of states.<br /><br />It's likely we know the first 4 states, but after that we don't know. They could be states that favor Romney or ones that favor the more conservative candidate. They could be caucuses, advantage Romney, or primaries.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-25124952694641077772011-01-27T20:47:18.584-05:002011-01-27T20:47:18.584-05:00The Interesting Times, Huckabee moved to Florida l...The Interesting Times, Huckabee moved to Florida last year and also spends significant time in New York. His voter registration is currently in Florida, making it his current home state. See http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/04/14/huckabee-moving-to-florida-a-prelude-to-another-presidential/<br /><br />Overall, I don't think that Huckabee will be able to win the Republican nomination. With Wayne Dumond, at least he had some insulation in that it was actually the parole board that made the decision. With Maurice Clemmons, he is more clearly at fault. Without his clemency adjustment, Clemmons would not have been eligible for parole. His was the first in the series of failures that left Clemmons free to murder.<br /><br />It's also possible to run television ads using Wayne Dumond's picture while mentioning both Dumond and Clemmons. Questioning how he might act towards terrorists might ice the cake. However, Romney might be reluctant to go negative in such a large field. <br /><br />Someone like Thune or Santorum might do so in a bid for a vice presidential slot. Thune would make a better VP pick for Romney, as Pennsylvania is too close to Massachusetts. Santorum would be better suited for someone like Barbour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-67382274892395082512011-01-27T17:22:26.506-05:002011-01-27T17:22:26.506-05:00Blue State Republican, Huckabee is from Arkansas, ...Blue State Republican, Huckabee is from Arkansas, not Florida.<br /><br />Florida has leaned towards Romney for some time. He would likely win it in 2012.<br /><br />With 31 states polled so far, Romney and Huckabee both win between 9 and 11 of them. So the two contenders are essentially tied right now statewise.<br /><br />It's actually somewhat more complicated than that, since several of Romney's states are bigger and will send more delegates to Tampa in 2012. In my rough delegate count, Romney currently leads Huckabee 634-517, assuming Romney wins both Michigan and New Jersey. If Huckabee wins New Jersey, Romney still leads Huckabee 582-569. Likewise, without Michigan Romney still leads Huckabee 586-565. Only if Huckabee wins both New Jersey and Michigan would he lead Romney at this point, 617-534. So in terms of the delegate count, Romney and Huckabee are again essentially tied, with a slight advantage for Romney.<br /><br />It in fact gets even more complex (and more difficult for Huckabee) when you consider the order in which the states hold their primaries. Of the six early states polled, Romney wins three (New Hampshire, Nevada, and Florida), Gingrich wins two (South Carolina and Louisiana), and Huckabee wins only one (Iowa). Romney would have quite a bit of momentum going into Super Tuesday, as would Gingrich. Huckabee's candidacy, on the other hand, would be looking deflated as he went into Super Tuesday.<br /><br />There's still a probability that Huckabee could pick up some of the slack on Super Tuesday, but he would have to fight against both Romney's and Gingrich's momentum and his own corresponding inertia to do it. Don't forget that Giuliani also tried holding out for Super Tuesday in 2008--and he ended up winning no states whatsoever. It's a gamble.<br /><br />Huckabee's best chances for winning would be if Palin or Gingrich or both declined to run, or dropped out very early on.<br /><br />Until then, Romney remains the Republican frontrunner, though by less of a margin than in the past.The Interesting Timeshttp://the-futurologist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-72866341907070769552011-01-27T17:19:45.755-05:002011-01-27T17:19:45.755-05:00In a normal year, Romney wouldn't need to fear...In a normal year, Romney wouldn't need to fear anything in Iowa, since he's apparently strong in NH and NV. Leading that clearly while being not that far behind in IA would play out for him, and then he could lead a campaign built on electability.<br /><br />However, this time he'll probably be the candidate most hated by the tea party, and a messy IA campaign against him could weaken him elsewhere as well.<br /><br />If Huckabee doesn't run, the normal year scenario would be more likely again, but I think he's just letting Romney play frontrunner so the tea party can attack him - and Huckabee would jump in when Romney is weakened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-63423514813006387192011-01-27T14:29:03.667-05:002011-01-27T14:29:03.667-05:00I think the 2012 GOP nomination is Huckabee's ...I think the 2012 GOP nomination is Huckabee's if he wants it. If he runs, he'll win Iowa. He'll not be expected to win NH or Nevada, so even a decent showings -say 3rd place - in those states won't hurt him. He'll then take on the full force of Romney's campaign in SC and win (Huckabee would have won SC last time if Fred Thompson hadn't continued his hopeless campaign). After that, Huckabee will have all the momentum heading into his home state of Florida. If Huckabee wins Florida, the race is over. If he doesnt, he can wrap it up on Super Tuesday (and Saturday) by winning Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Louisiana.<br /><br />BSRScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607271366550837987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-71164402572516741082011-01-27T13:35:09.291-05:002011-01-27T13:35:09.291-05:00If Romney wins New Hampshire and Nevada and finish...If Romney wins New Hampshire and Nevada and finishes second in Iowa, he can survive a 4th place showing in South Carolina.<br /><br />The south is only a problem if a lot of it votes among the next states. We don't know the calendar yet, but McCain benefitted immensely from having Florida, California, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut through Super Tuesday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-74329923494372773922011-01-27T12:51:57.276-05:002011-01-27T12:51:57.276-05:00I happen to think Romney can still lose South Caro...I happen to think Romney can still lose South Carolina after having won Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada. That'd put the SC winner in the same spot as John Edwards in the '04 primaries, and, while Romney would be a rather overwhelming front-runner, he wouldn't be able to put the nomination away for a while. <br /><br />FWIW, I think we might well be looking at a scenario more akin to the '08 GOP primaries. That is, Huck takes IA, Romney NH/NV, and Romney needs some southern dude (Gingrich and/or Barbour) to keep Huck from winning SC.Andrew Cardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097173109106999135noreply@blogger.com