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South Carolina Debate – Gingrich: I am tired of the elite media protecting Barack Obama
It would be an understatement to say that last night’s debate was feisty. CNN’s host John King received a real tongue lashing when his opening question to Newt Gingrich was about Marianne Gingrich’s interview with ABC. Bad chess move John King. Gingrich said it was despicable that John King and his staff chose the question about his wife’s interview as the first question in a Presidential debate.“Every person in here has had someone close to them go through painful things. To take an ex-wife and make it, two days before the primary, a significant question for a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything I can imagine, Gingrich said”When King tried to defend the question, Gingrich fired back that even though the interview was published by ABC, CNN [...]
Breaking: Santorum WON Iowa by 34 votes
THE RESULTS: Santorum finished ahead by 34 votesMISSING DATA: 8 precincts’ numbers will never be certifiedPARTY VERDICT: GOP official says, ‘It’s a split decision’Rick Santorum – Final total: 29,839 Change: -168Mitt Romney – Final total: 29,805 Change: -210It’s a tie for the ages. There are too many holes in the certified totals from the Iowa caucuses to know for certain who won, but Rick Santorum wound up with a 34-vote advantage.Results from eight precincts are missing — any of which could hold an advantage for Mitt Romney — and will never be recovered and certified, Republican Party of Iowa officials told The Des Moines Register on Wednesday.via REGISTER EXCLUSIVE: 2012 GOP caucus count unresolved | Iowa Caucuses.Rick Santorum Won Iowa | RedStateThe only thing that [...]
Let’s Try Four – CNN SCGOP Debate Tweet-By-Tweet
By: Edmund Jenks – West Coast EditorWith three days to go until the first-in-the south primary, Mitt Romney remains in the lead in the Palmetto State, but according to a new poll, his advantage over Newt Gingrich is rapidly shrinking.A CNN/Time/ORC International poll indicates that 33% of likely South Carolina Republican primary voters say they are backing Romney, with 23% supporting Gingrich. The former Massachusetts governor’s 10 point advantage over the former House speaker is down from a 19 point lead two weeks ago. According to the survey, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is at 16%, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is at 13%, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry stands at 6%. (ht: CNN)The following presidential hopefuls are participating in the event: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, U.S. [...]
Politisite Political Projections: South Carolina Primary January 21, 2012
Politisite provides projections based on a Momentum modality similar to that used in projecting stock prices. Politisite does NOT endorse any candidate during the primary process. Further, we do not receive funding from any political campaign. Having said that, here are our projections for the South Carolina Primary for January 21, 2012Newt Gingrich – 32% (+1)Mitt Romney – 31%Rick Santorum – 18%Ron Paul – 14%Rick Perry – 2%Others – 3%We do see some heavy downward pressure from the potential interview of Newt Gingrich former wife. We expect with the election cycle filled with political punditry following this Thursday nite interview, we think that there will be a 5 percentage point difference than what our projections reflect. That downward pressure could put Gingrich at [...]
Watch the CNN Southern Republican Presidential Debate – Charleston, South Carolina GOP Debate Coverage #CNNDebate
Watch the Debate Live stream here BLITZER’S BLOG: Why tonight’s debate is must-see TVCharleston, South Carolina (CNN) – Here are a few things I will be looking for in Thursday night’s CNN Southern Republican Presidential Debate:The four remaining candidates have been beating up on each other in recent days. Will they have the guts to blast their opponents when they are standing right next to them?Rick Santorum, whom I interviewed Thursday in Charleston, has had an ad running that says Mitt Romney is “just like Obama.” He refers to Romney’s support for health care mandates in Massachusetts. Will Santorum look Romney in the eyes and repeat that line Thursday night?Newt Gingrich told me in Iowa that he doesn’t think he could vote for Ron Paul if the Texas congressman were to [...]