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On Tuesday March 6, 11 states across the country -- Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming -- will hold contests that will award a combined 424 delegates. That’s more than any other one day this Republican primary season. Up until now, there have been 12 contests (in some form or fashion), with Mitt Romney winning seven of them, Rick Santorum four, Newt Gingrich one, and Ron Paul zero. NBC’s current delegate count stands at Romney 119, Gingrich 30, Santorum 17, Paul 8.
The GOP presidential candidates have different strategies and strongholds in these 11 contests. Romney hopes to lock down his home state of Massachusetts, Vermont, and Virginia (where only he and Paul are on the ballot). Santorum is expecting wins in Oklahoma and Tennessee. Gingrich has focused on his home state of Georgia. And Paul has concentrated on the caucuses in Alaska, Idaho, and North Dakota. The biggest prize is Ohio, where all the candidates -- except for Paul -- have campaigned. But more than anything else, Super Tuesday is a math race: Which candidate can rack up the most delegates from these 11 states? Note that many of these contests award delegates proportionally, so a second-place (or even third place) finish can get you delegates.
Click here to read the NBC News Super Tuesday Guide, complete with analysis of the candidates’ strategies, ad spending, candidate travel, history of Super Tuesday – when and why they’ve mattered, and a complete state-by-state breakdown of the delegates at stake, rules, procedures, poll opening and closing times, and full results so far.
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Thanks Guys - for a map to the madnes! ;o)
I've got plenty of *popcorn* to go around...
Raisinets ....
Romney will be the nominee, and the next President, Feisty, put down the popcorn.
For our betting crew here on First Read, here we are, the latest line, until November, over/under on Feisty's posts :
"Willard"- 5,000
"magic underwear" -2,500
"popcorn"-1,000
"Obama 2012"- 7,000
"Bob McDonnell" - 25..if nominated for VP ....1,000
Yes, Feisty. Mrs. baldeagle bought peanuts at the market this week but thanks for the offer of the popcorn. Maybe next week unless I run out of peanuts. Come to think of it we still have some of the Boy Scout fund raising popcorn we bought. I can use that. May I join you?
Santorum= U.S. Theocracy
Blingrich = NO credibility
Romney = hated by TeaBags
FUTURE = BIG WINS FOR DEMS!!!!!!
Santorum is a NUT, plain and simple. SEPARATION of CHURCH and STATE, dingbat - it's one of the BASIC principles..... sheesh!!!
I love the simplicity of your message. Keep going.
Absolutely!
Anytime, the more the merrier! ☺
When the "super tuesday" counting is finally established, the "super loser" for the Nov. general will become obvious. I believe it will be Romney. While all bear great qualifications for that title, it is evident the hierarchy have attached their lines to his cart, in the hopes of ample summer blooms sufficiently fragrant to overcome the stench of manure they feed upon.
I am with you Feisty.. Tonight is going to be a Long-Fun night as we see the Crazies go all out for delegates.... I have the Extra Butter kind of popcorn and a 6 pack of Bottled Bud... catch you later on when the results start filtering in. can't wait to see Rachel, Lawrence, Rev Al, Big Ed and the resident GOP Analyst; Steve Schmidt break it all down even though I have to admit that I do switch over to "Current TV" to see what Keith Olbermann & Jennifer, the former Governor of Michigan have to say... I still see Keith as the "spiritual" Head of the Liberals talking Heads with Rachel Maddow as "High Priestess".. (smile)
It's a date! lol
This story is a farce - delegate counts are really deficient.
AP Delegate count Romney 203, Santorum 92, Gingrich 22, Paul 25
RCP Delegate count Romney 173, Santorum 84, Paul 37, Gingrich 33
Fox Delegate count Romney 174, santorum 63, Gingrich 29
Feisty.........How about the popcorn under your couch potato a$$.??? I bet you don't need any butter for flavor on those leftovers.
If only we could predict how much election official fraud will be committed. Considering the track record thus far, I think we can surmise around 99%.
We need to start checking ID before letting ANYONE into the voting booth!
If voting fraud is a concern that is where we have to start.
Ouch....Rob you know you can't ask for ID because you know that's a form of racism. Why would you need ID to prove who you are? Kind of like if a cop pulls you over and ask for ID and you tell him you don't need ID because that statement is racist or when you get a voters card and they ask you for ID with a picture on it to prove you are that such person. Why would you need to prove who you are? Crazy!
Hey Red, point me in the right direction on where there's 99% voters fraud.
Voter fraud is a figment of the GOP's imagination. Very few cases occur considering the millions of votes cast every election; the few that have happen were generally misunderstandings not out-right intent to commit fraud. Start asking these GOPers to provide the proof to back their claims. They want to fix a nonexistent problem which will cost taxpayers a lot of money--let them provide the alleged hundreds of cases they claim to exist. Most states already have rules that if there is a doubt about one's identity, the poll workers have the right to ask for ID. Only in this country do we have a party determined to make voting more difficult in order to suppress the votes of those they think might vote against them. You can place a safe bet that if democrats were demanding Voter ID laws be passed, the GOP would be throwing hissy fits.
Voter fraud is real . A New Mexico voter just registered his dog.
The Democrats are pro-voter fraud. The Chicago way, goes national.
jody -- you say -- "Only in this country do we have a party determined to make voting more difficult in order to suppress the votes of those they think might vote against them."
are you making a sexist statement or a racist statement? who exactly are "those" people?
The latest data on voter fraud show it is 0.0003% of all votes cast or 3 in every Million votes.
Bob,
Voter registration fraud is not voter fraud.
Rob/Paul/Bob - where did I mention voter fraud? I did mention fraud committed by election officials. According to your posts, Republicans overwhelmingly commit voter fraud. That doesn't surprise me a bit. It rather mirrors your fraud laden candidates and election officials.
Jody,
I don't mean to disagree with you (in fact I seldom do from political perspective) but voter fraud is very real. The only thing is that it's being committed by the "stamp out voter fraud at all costs [and lets suppress that pesky minority and lower socio-economic class vote!] party. Yep, the GNOPers!
While you're absolutely right that the percentage of voter fraud is absolutely infinitesimal, the GOP continues to use it as the scare card to suppress the vote. The most recent, high-profile case of voter fraud is Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, Charlie White (R). Yeah, a Republican convicted for six (6) felony counts, including voter fraud, perjury, etc. To quote one of my favorite E-Trade commercials, "here's my shocked face"!! Under Indiana law, a public official found guilty of a felony is forced from office, and that happened to White on Feb. 4 when the jury convicted him. But it gets better. The absolute kicker was that the genius governor, Mitch Daniels, also a Republican (obviously) made an interim appointment but was holding off on a permanent appointment out of respect for the judge's authority to reduce the charges.White tried, unsuccessfully thankfully, to get the felony convictions reduced to misdemeanors. So the governor, who's on all the Republican pundits' short list for Vice President, was willing to reinstate a secretary of state that had six (6) misdemeanor convictions? I'd say that in Republican circles it makes him highly qualified from an intellectual and moral standpoint to be the Republican VP nominee!
But by all means, let's suppress that ... errr, ummm, I mean make sure we stamp out that rampant voter fraud!
So, Bob in Virginia, you can have your opinion. That's your right. You can't have your own facts. That's just wrong.
The latest data on voter fraud show it is 0.0003% of all votes cast or 3 in every Million votes.
How do you calculate the fraud that is not discovered? I have voted twice in three different election cycles. My neighbor Mark R. is registered but never votes. When I head to my precinct in the morning because my last name begins with a letter toward the beginning of the alphabet I get my ballot from one person. In the evening when I get my "Mark R." ballot I get it from a different person all together. Not that these poll working zombies would recognize me anyway. All I provide is the street address and my name. It's very easy. Give it a try.
Voter Fraud - Another Tea Party LIE!!!! Vote these traitors out!!
Well, now that you have admitted to a felony, you ready to pay the $5k fine and do the time? Not only do republicans support voter fraud, they brag about it. Here's to your local law enforcement sniffing you out and throwing the book at ya.
Now, run off and Rob a bank in Massachusetts, and hurry back here to tell us all about it. Your post is proof positive that you a simply an idiot.
Here in Ohio you must provide you SS card plus either your DL/State ID or a bill in your name at your registered address.
Neither your SS card plus a bill in your name at your address of registration have a photo ID.
Voter fraud has never been much of an issue. Election fraud on the other hand is often rampant. Republicans especially, always do all they can to get the electorate to focus on the former, while they commit the latter.
Have you noticed that the Party that is so concerned about Voter fraud being committed by "seniors" & "minorities" are the ones committing all the voter fraud in their own Primaries???? They're the ones that need to be policed because they can't get nothing right! Look at Iowa, Maine, Washington State & Michigan for examples...:) Grand Old Phonies (GOP)
Rob in ma-3189632
The Republicans do not require IDs when it's their people. They only require IDs when Democrats are voting.
HYPOCRITES!!!! if the Repubs were so concerned about fraud, they should have made an example of this primary. Instead, they made exceptions. HYPOCRITES!!!!!
Rob in ma, you apparently belive that this ID thing is to prevent fraud (which doesn't exist). How naive of you...
RedDevPS
Rob in ma gave us another quick glimpse of his intellectual capacity...It's actually worse than I thought!
Dennis, Columbus, Ohio
Let's look at what this Republican anti-voter fraud thing cost and divide it by the 3 extra votes. I'll bet that the money spent by these idiots could have been used to pay for many schools in many states.
bayllie.....And the record amount of money that Obama has generated for his re-election campaign should be be used to pay for Obamacare
trilliondollar
yes, it's exactly like that except the fact that the people whot sent their checks to the Obama campaign expected Obama to use the money for their campign. The taxpayers did not expect their hard earned money to pay for an imaginary voter fraud restrictions cooked up by the Republicans.
And this too: a jury found Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White (R) guilty on six felony counts of voter fraud, theft, and perjury. Nice!
Romney hopes to win the Republican nomination in the state where he was governor. That's just sad.
Amy, I am sure Romney will win Mass. What is sad is that Al Gore couldn't even win his home state of Tennessee thereby failing to get the 11 electoral votes. Could have made a big different in the outcome. George McGovern couldn't even win his state of S. Dakota when he ran for President. So what is your point?
Amy just spits out brain dead liberal talking points 24-7...that is her point.
Seems to me, Amy, that Romney is insulting Mass. voters by saying that he lied to them all those years ago and said whatever it took to be elected and now is telling the truth about himself. Unless, of course, he is lying now.....no, that couldn't be it.
Hey VICE PRESIDENT Bob you listen to your drug addict Rush for your talking points!!
Jim.......And are you listening to your heros Jon Stewart and Bill Maher?
In an election free from rigging, Democrats win with a huge margin. What Democrats need to start doing now
is to ensure that all the loopholes for rigging are blocked. At the moment, the loopholes are so many and if
unchecked, Republicans may use them to their advantage. Republicans are working round the clock on how
they can rig even before the election day. No repeat of what happened in the year 2000.
What loopholes are you talking about? Why would only the GOP use them?
Is that a fact or an opinion?
"Republicans are working round the clock on how they can rig even before the election day."
A republican on IN GOP Gov Mitch Daniel's staff and major player in the IN GOP was convicted of Voter fraud in the last couple months. More egregious is the fact that Daniels refused to fill the vacancy on the off-chance the convictions would be dropped to a misdemeanor (they were NOT reduced last week) which tells me Daniels and his GOPers felt misdemeanor voter fraud is acceptable. Maybe the GOP needs to start looking under their own rug--instead of trying to say it's the democrats--who knows what they will find.
jody -- just imagine that it is not just republicans ---
Published December 21, 2011
A total of four Democratic officials and political operatives have now pleaded guilty to voter fraud-related felony charges in an alleged scheme to steal a New York election.
Sam,
Rigging elections is the modus operandi of the Republicans. They can only win elections through cheating. With well placed Justices in the Supreme Court, they have assured themselves election "victories" like the 2000 "selection" of George Bush. You are absolutely right, I am sure that they are already planning how to rig the 2012 election, big time. For Paul-Florida below, this is an educated opinion based on historical facts.
Santorum and Gingrich's failure to get on the Virginia ballot plus Santorum's failure to qualify in all of Ohio makes it harder for them. The only reason Gingrich is still in this is because his multi-millionaire buddy, Sheldon Adelson, doesn't want Santorum to be the nominee.
Republicans may have at first cheered the Citizens United "corporations are people, too, my friend" decision but it is hurting both parties. There's Foster Friezz, the aspirin between the knees guy, funding Santorum; the PayPal guy funding Ron Paul and two others funding probably Romney. The only say voters have is at the ballot but that is influenced by the five multi-millionaires funding these four candidates Super-PAC ads.
The GOP likes to say they want to take their country back. Seems we should all want to take our country back from secret money donors, the mostly unknown folks funding the ads with no accountability and in all likelihood, those secret donors are funding ads that actually are against our own interests.
jody -- do you include soros and other democrat billionaires in the same category of influence or do you honestly believe that democrats never use pacs or other methods of fund raising? do you include unions who clearly have received great benefits from their democrat benefactors?
Jody,
the First Amendment is "hurting both parties". No doubt that is true. A partisan zealot like you, wants to get rid of our free speech rights, to ensure your Party wins the election.
Sad.
Ahh, the always present GOP talking point of Soros. I have no problem with either side's right to donate to the candidates of their choice. I do have a problem when we allow unlimited amounts of dollars without any accountability, secret donors, and without knowing who gave to whom, how much and who is paying for the TV, radio and mailing information. I want who is paying for an ad in big, bold letters as well as a statement at the end "paid for by George Soros or Sheldon Adelson, BP or Shell Oil, Exxon or Koch Brothers or hoop-doop. All those Super PACs and we have no idea who is funding them most of the time.
Look who's calling me a "partisan zealot", the McDonnell for VP guy. You cannot even have a discussion on why declaring corporations as people is fundamentally wrong; it overturned a couple centuries of precidence establishing by the Founding Fathers; it affects all sides of the political spectrum. Our Constitution did not give corporations the right to vote, it gave people the right to vote. Now, thanks to Chief Justice John Robert's court, Corporations, including foreign owned ones, can basically buy the vote with unlimited campaign donations and we will not know who they are. If you don't think that's just wrong, then you deserve government by Koch Brothers or Bain Capital or Exxon or whoever.
I'm all for free speech but when it comes to political campaigns, we all--right, left and neither--deserve to know just who is paying for what we're being sold. That's not being a partisan zealot, that's being a concerned citizen who wants accountability in our election process.
The GOP is in freak-out mode right now. The Tea Party is split in two - Romney or not to Romeny, that is their question. Santorum and Newt are certifiable... And the pies de resistance - Romneycare. Honestly, if Romney gets the nod, the Tea Party movement is over. Not to mention the party as a whole is leaving a really bad taste in the public's mouth will their zealotry and women-hating policies. There's no winning for the GOP, only degrees of how badly they are going to lose. Just listen to the Republican media pundits' bluster and rue.
LOL! It's going to be quite a show tomorrow.
Anybody that votes for the Mysoginists (I'll go out on a limb and say the ANTI-Romneys) is contributing to the death of the GOP. (The TEA PARTY is ALREADY DEAD in case you've been living under a rock!!)
And Rush Limbaugh rushes to the conclusion that a woman who advocates birth control is somehow a slut. There are millions of women who use contraceptives in this country and I doubt they are all sluts. That is the voice of the Republican party. Yes Rush is an "entertainer" but some folks actually believe what that idiot has to say. It is too bad that we have a nation that resorts to this kind of talk. It is a shame that half of our population is disliked by one political party. Any woman in her right mind that votes Republican should be reexamined by the head shrinker.
Statements, not just the ones from stupid Limbaugh, but by GOPers in thiis election cycle generally continue to insult one group of people or another so they should have very few supporters come election day. I can see a few hard core Republicans voting only for the R beside the name or the extremists voting for them but regular, sane people women and the men who love them should not vote for people with those kinds of beliefs.
Alienation of half of the population because of apparent hatred for women, another chunk of the population because of remarks about the poor, elderly, and people of color won't make friends either. But they keep doing it and then they wonder why they lose elections.
It was obvious to many Democrats that George McGovern would lose his bid for the Presidency. He won only one state, Mass. not even his home state of SD. McGovern was supported by extreme lefties as the Democratic party was largely controlled by a radical left leaning element. Now the pendulum is pegging right. The extremist right wing Fascist wannabe element of the Republican party has a great deal of sway and influence over the dealings, beliefs, and actions of the once grand old party. Will they survive? If the Republican party doesn't move toward the center and fast they probably won't survive and just like the Federalists and Whigs before them the conservatives will scrap the old and get a new slightly right of center party leaving the extremists to fend for themselves and eventually to die in the ditch of their own muck raking.
Baldeagle,
Congratulations for an excellent post. Well said!! Keep it up!
I have suddenly developed envy towards people. Anything that benefits others make me feel like crying. I can
not help control that feeling. This is what republicanism is all about: Jealousy, envy and hatred for humanity.
They pretend to be Christians but do not behave like Christ. Christ said---"whatever you do to those 'little'
people, you have done it to me". A republican enjoys to see a jobless American starve to death, the reason '
M'nute Gibrich' refers to President Obama as a food stamp President.
Just reading all of these comments make me ill. No matter what "political party" you represent, no matter who the politician is...they are all just plain people like you and me. There is a bad apple in every barrel whether your Republican or Democrat. Why the name calling for any of these candidates? When will everyone just look at the person and what they stand for....then use your heart and head to determine who you believe would lead this country, protect this county, restore this country and fulfill the promises of getting people back to work by drilling for our own oil, make American companies employ our people instead of employing foreignors because of cheap labor, start holding drug companies accountable for high cost of medicine so everyone can afford help when they are sick, same goes for hospital and doctors...the list goes on. Why waste your time talking trash...you're doing just like you say the candidates are! Lets get back to basics and not be fooled by the elegant retoric all this candidates promise including our present President who has promised much and has changed nothing but putting us more in the red! Wake up America. Stop and stand up for the candidate with pride and not waste your time bashing someone elses opinion! Oh...and by the way, there are Christians that are Democrats, just like the Republicans. Its ignorant to define any party and judge if they are Christians or not...not your right. What we need to hope and pray for in this day and time is that our next President will have a Godly heart, a set of values and consciousnes to be fair, firm and protect and preserve our Country. We have come too far away from the real values our Country was founded on and look where its got us. We all need to start first with ourselves and our values before we can truly chose the right one to lead our Country. And I truly pray, we don't continue to keep the same "show" going as we have. Something really has to change and I think everyone that truly wants change and wants our Country to be prosperous and respected again will agree! You have to start with yourself first before you can really chose the right person. Envy, jealousy, bitterness, hostility, greed, religion bashing...all that is not the works of people that want a peaceful world and a country to be proud of. Something to think about. Thats my opinion and note one thing...I did not waste my time bashing anyone. Peace to all.
Rob in ma- Digbat the only reason they want ID is because many of the poor do not carry ID around.
I am sure they have a birth Certificate in the home. many poor do not work. what do they need an ID for?
If concern ask where they was born and check their birth place. Once they are registered that should be
enough.
@muhof1, notwithstanding your penultimate disclaimer regarding bashing anyone in particular, I find a sufficiency of innuendo within your post to somewhat disagree with that! However, in general, the post was well written, organizationally and refreshingly in depth all the while,in part, misconstruing some of the causative attributes of the current "state of the union" President Obama took office, I am certain, not fully anticipating the egregious partisan animosity that he came to encounter from the Republican side in all efforts to ameliorate the destructive legacy of GWB! Certainly, statements from the GOP promulgating their collective and sole purpose in order to adequately serve the American people is to make "certain that Obama is a one term president" This rhetoric is ultimately self destructive & is clearly an ad hominem attack on any effort the President might employ in behalf of the American people! Accordingly, the GOP has thus far succeeded in alienating women, union workers, minorities, elderly persons as well as myself with all the power grab & voter suppression techniques legislated or sought by the various Republican Governors, Walker, Kasich,(sic), etc. The concept of "Emergency Manager" in the various States is unconscionable and, in my mind, extremely dangerous...is tantamount to dictatorship as well as a potentially devastating loss of personal freedoms The foregoing is my opinion...to which, I am still entitled! I am voting straight Democratic ticket in November! We cannot afford a GOP regime! Res Ipsa Loquitur
Bob in virginia-5210392: You need to stop waiting for the south to rise again and you need also to stop sounding like a angry male bit$h. What the matter are you upset because Rush limbaugn's endorsments are dropping like rain drops? You could not stay in chicago because you are to weak.
Hey Bob in VA, true story when on vacation in Williamsburg I wanted to go to Chincoteague. I went into town to ask how to get there. None of the locals had ever heard of it. When you think your smart your dumb.
The GOP/RNC Clowns now have their own "Circus Guide." Now that is just disturbing on so many levels. So what did the GOP/RNC Clowns put in their "Special" Tea Begger Guide?? Let us see here. Oh Yes! They put in their Circus Guide when all the GOP/RNC Clowns will arrive at the circus grounds. The GOP Clown Guide will give directions of where to park their elephants. "Puppet Palin," and "Bitchy Bachmann" will be help "Lunatic Limbaugh" hand out the Circus Guides at the Circus Entrance. In the middle of the GOP/RNC Circus Grounds. The "Romulian" will have his Bird Of Prey parked, and all tours are $10,000 for an hour. All tours of the "Romulian's Bird Of Prey are sponsored by the Koch Brothers, and the economic speculators at Bain Capital. Where their "Mental Motto" is very simple. "At Bain Capital we do not create jobs. We crush corporations for profit." Many Tea Beggers read the guide at a Fifth Grade Reading and comprehension level. So the GOP/RNC "Guide" is really a comic book of GOP "Clumsey Clown Conservative Crap." Remember a vote for the GOP/RNC Clown is a real vote for "Lunatic Limbaugh." Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! The Party Of NO has got to go!!!
Wasn't it the Klingons who had Birds of Prey? Otherwise, you are right on.
No, just checked, there were Romulan Birds of Prey also - Sorry
Ron Paul is the only one that makes sense to me. He tells it like it is. Not any of the others can beat Obama in November.
Ron Paul has WAY more than 8 delegates. He actually has the 2nd most delegates. Gawd, I HATE the MSM.
NBC: What to Watch for Tonight. hmmm....hacks spinning everything for Goldman Sachs 'other' candidate? The political team practically jerking off celebrating if Romney wins most of the states? Sorry NBC your 'coverage' is just a tired rerun. Ron Paul 2012 !!
With any of these candidates you might as well give Obama a free ticket to the White House , four more years. GOP does not have anyone strong enough to beat him. I'm going for a independant candidate. Crisitie would of be the ideal GOP candidate, but turned down the idea
I just unloaded a truckload of mehicans from az. and gave em your
SS# so they can vote! go Rom!
Romney the robot, that is what he looks like. He needs to use that name RR
DEAR MSNBC:
I want to watch your coverage tonight but PLEASE OH PLEASE can you NOT keep playing that music before and after every commercial? I understand this is an important primary but you drove me nuts with it last week and I've only been watching an hour so far and it's driving me OVER THE EDGE!!!!
"NBC's Political Unit"????
Oh, you mean the Obama campaign directors for MSNBC. Those "fair" "journalists" that invited the left wing out and out haters, that are on this blog regularly, to a meeting last year.
I'm sure that was all in the name of "journalism" though.
I bet if Mitt offered Ron Paul the VP to get over the top, he would take it
Why is NBC the ONLY ones that have 11 states in today's Super Tuesday while everyone else has 10? No one else has Wyoming voting today besides NBC? So, how is Wyoming doing NBC? Anybody go vote today?
Chris Mathews on voter fraud.
MATTHEWS: Because they—and I know this goes on. It has gone on in old-time politics. It has gone on since the ‘50s that I know about.
People call up, see if you voted or you‘re not going to vote. The, all of a sudden, somebody does come and vote for you. This is an old strategy in big city politics.
BROWNE-DIANIS: Well—
MATTHEWS: I know all about it in North Philly. It‘s what went on. And I believe it still goes on. The question is, can we correct it without screwing up our system?
I want people to vote, that‘s the number one goal. But I also want to make sure people don‘t cheat. So, let‘s get out of here.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43844212/ns/msnbc_tv-hardball_with_chris_matthews/#.T0pcfXldDLQ