Its been a long week in politics.. Where o' where do I begin...
Well, everyone thought it would happen and sure enough it did. Romney won Florida with a resounding lead. So much so that the pressure for Gingrich to step down is mounting but Gingrich remains defiant, announcing after his loss in Florida that there's still 46 States to go. Well now there's 45 and he's still only won a single state in five, compared to Romney's three. Back in Florida Romney took the high road, well as high as it can be when there's Republican's involved, and declared that the metaphorical mud-flinging would not damage the Republican party's chance of winning but leave them prepared for Obama. Too right, it is preparation – preparation to repeat pre-meditated responses to very true accusations of hypocrisy, cover-ups and bare-faced lies. Romney might be able to convince Republican's that Gingrich is a bad egg – I know who I'd pick of the two if I had to – but only because Romney seems like a pragmatic weasel who could turn liberal at the slightest moral itch – But I don't think he's going to convince swing voters at the national election in November that he'll look after anyone but his millionaire pals if he makes it to the White House. And the Republicans have Gingrich to thank for that.
Florida Results | |
Romney | 46.00% |
Gingrich | 32.00% |
Santorum | 13.00% |
Paul | 7.00% |
Romney took Nevada with 48% of the vote – a state he's been popular with in the past. Its no surprise that front-runner Romney's campaign is gaining momentum and its fair to say that Gingrich is being abandoned. After being endorsed by drop-out and extremist Tea Party favourite Herman Cain in Florida he still lost. Cain withdrew after sex-abuse allegations and his endorsement was probably a bit of a poisoned chalice that looked a bit like one womaniser sticking up for another. Gingrich is very unlikely to pull a magic rabbit out of his hat and make people forget about his philandering, and abandoning not one, but two wives in times of poor health.
It was then rumoured that he was going to be endorsed by entrepreneur and everyone's favourite rich dick in a toupee, Donald Trump. But when the crucial moment came in Nevada, Trump climbed onto the Romney band-wagon.
Now it looks like even evangelists and hardened conservatives are turning their back on Gingrich, certain that Romney is the only viable candidate likely to beat Obama.
His losers speech in Nevada made for uncomfortable viewing to say the least. Here is a man positively at the end of his tether. He wants it so much. And don't tell anyone but he's probably in it for the money, after all he doesn't seem to talk about much else these days. Oh, and lying, something he has no part in...
Nevada Results | |
Romney | 42.00% |
Gingrich | 26.00% |
Paul | 18.00% |
Santorum | 13.00% |
And until tomorrow's results come through in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri I'll leave you with a parody of crazy-ass Santorum's views on abortion.
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