Tuesday went how many people had thought. I personally thought that Hukbee would do worse and Mitt would do better. With that being said here is a round up of what people are saying on the internet.
First the most import in my view. Romney Pledges to Stay in GOP Race -- GOPUSA
BOSTON (AP) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pledged to fight all the way to the Republican nominating convention this summer if necessary, despite being overpowered by John McCain in Super Tuesday contests.
Nonetheless, Romney vowed to keep up his fight, casting it as a battle to save the future of the nation.
Mark Newgent at Red Maryland: If it is McCain, I Will Vote for Him, However…
Yes, I will vote for John McCain if he wins the GOP nomination. I will vote for McCain even if he picks Mike Huckabee as his running mate. If we must have another compassionate conservative in the executive branch, the best thing to do is stuff him in the drawer of the vice president’s office to minimize any harm he can do.
However, though the frontrunner he may be, McCain has not sealed the nomination yet, and still I stand by Mitt Romney. Admittedly, Romney is on the ropes and the outlook is not good, but I will support him until the end of the nomination process. I was attracted to conservatism by its ideas and principles and its arguments for them. In my mind, Romney is the candidate who best embodies those principles. He is not the perfect candidate, but he captures full spectrum conservatism more than McCain and certainly more so than Huckabee.
Michael Swartz at Red Maryland: Reflecting on the primary race
It was in this spirit that I came across an article on Human Events by writer Brett Winterble. Called "Who Hijacked the Primaries?", Winterble points out that:
I think this is one instance where Maryland has it right since switching party registration was closed back in November for next week's primary. (We'll see how strictly the polling places hold to the party system and reject the independents who want to vote in either primary.) With this action, it increases the chances that actual loyal Republican voters choose the party's nominee, which is something I favor.
The Aftermath of Super Tuesday | Redstate
1. Surprising many, GOV Huckabee pulled narrow victories in GA, TN, AL, and WV to add to his home state win in AR. Huckabee continues to fail to appeal outside the South. He would make a great Senator of Arkansas.
3. The number of Democratic voters vastly outnumbers the Republicans in most states. Even in the South and in solid Republican states like Oklahoma, there were more Democratic votes. Whoever wins the nomination still faces a big uphill battl
Based on rough estimates, it seems the delegate count will be roughly:
McCain 725
Romney 300
Huck 225
I'll write more tomorrow after parsing the exit polls.
The Strange GOP Nominating Victory -- Tony Blankley -- GOPUSA
The Strange GOP Nominating Victory By Tony Blankley February 6, 2008
Assuming John McCain gets the GOP nomination, it will show how whimsical history can be. It would be the first time in living memory that a Republican presidential nomination went to a candidate who was not merely opposed by a majority of the party but was actively despised by about half its rank-and-file voters across the country -- and by many, if not most, of its congressional officeholders. After all, the McCain electoral surge was barely able to deliver a plurality of one-third of the Republican vote in a three-, four- or five-way split field. He has won fair and square, but he has driven the nomination process askew.
Warner at Stop The ACLU wrote it wasn't entirely true and pull up an example. I personally think McCain will end up the same way as Wendell Wilkie lossing and not being remember years later.
Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » Tony Blankley's Curious Omission
This is not really true. Wendell Wilkie was widely despised by all the regular Republican party bigwigs when he won the nomination through popular acclaim in a dark horse candidacy. When he accepted the GOP nod to run against Frankiln D. Roosevelt in 1940 he had only recently declared we even was a Republican having voted Democrat his whole life until that point.
Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » » Super Tuesday Thoughts
The big surprise of the night is that the South voted for a Republican who has no chance, and essentially gave the Republican nod to McCain.
PoliPundit.com » Conservatives Down, But Not Out
The chances of a John McCain nomination are very high now, and will take a big gaffe to stop the train at this point. Conservatives will have to make a decision very soon, McCain or bust. But after McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Feingold, McCain-Lieberman, really, how appealing is a McCain-Huckabee ticket to anyone?
Finally someone who I have had the same though but just couldn't bring myself to vote for a Democrat every but still know where he is coming from.
Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » The Case Against Casting a Republican Vote in November
I'm not saying this to be an advocate of voting Dem, but there is a possibility of some merit in not voting for a Republican come November.
So who is the only other choice should Romney bow out? Juan MexiCain. The author of McCain-Feingold which quelled political free speech. The author of McCain-Liberman which would raise taxes on gasoline 50 cents per gallon in a pie in the sky quest to placate the morons who believe in the theory of anthropological global warming. With gas prices at $3.00 per gallon already in most of the country and higher is some parts, another 50 cent tax is all this economy needs to keep us out of recession [sarcasm mine].
These things will happen if one of these 4 individuals are elected President of the United States and in 2012 there will be a radical change like the Reagan Revolution. I'd like it if it were my Party.
If our next President is not a Conservative, they will be doomed to a 4 year term that will be plagued in the manner of Jimmy Carter. I say let the Dems deal with it.
Thanks
Robert
