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In response to "Despite my theory yesterday (which looks even more possible today), I think it winds up being Mitt, but he's going to look pretty weak heading into " by pmb

It is pretty close to impossible for Santorum to get the full number. It's not implausible at all for him to deny Romney that number though. -- nm

Posted by Reagen Mar 14 '12, 09:44

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Santorum is like the Short Program in Figure Skating before the New Scoring System. You could never win the competition in the Short Program, but you - Diva Mar 14, 09:54 4
- heh. (What is the new scoring system, out of curiosity?) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:55 3
  - They've thrown out the old 6.0 scoring system with ordinals applied to technical and artistry. - Diva Mar 14, 10:01 2
    - The notion of a "world record in figure skating" will never stop sounding odd to me. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 10:09 1
      - agreeance - it doesn't jibe at all. Case in point - the way Patrick Chan was scored at the last Canadian Nationals. Even the Canadian commentators - Diva Mar 14, 10:12
Santorum's only chance is to keep gaining momentum and keep winning so that he's winning everything by the end. - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:48 16
- Santorum as a third party candidate is plausible if there isn't a brokered convention. -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:13
- on the other hand, Romney doesn't need to do much more than hold serve to keep the math in his favor. - znufrii Mar 14, 09:52 6
  - But polling in Illinois doesn't give him the commanding win from what I saw. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 09:53 2
    - which to me counts as holding serve. he continues his incremental progress towards eventually getting the magic number. -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 09:58 1
      - And he continues to move the needle on the "Romney is a default choice; not a chosen choice." - Will Hunting Mar 14, 10:02
  - I don't see anything that suggests he could have a commanding win next week. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:53 2
    - A narrow win, sure. But not commanding. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:53 1
      - yes, I was simply speculating on a possible upside scenario for Romney. - znufrii Mar 14, 09:56
- The more Santorum wins in 2012, the better he'll look as a candidate for 2016. So, why should he even think of stopping now? - con_carne Mar 14, 09:50 7
  - I suppose anything is possible, though I think this is his shot. If he doesn't win now, I don't know if I see - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:51
  - I suppose I should say "anything is possible", but this is his only real shot. There are real Republicans waiting for 2016. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:51 4
    - Though what is a "real Republican" these days? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:52 3
      - Given this group, guys who when you look at them don't make you giggle. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 09:54 2
        
        2016 will be interesting. There are a bunch of competent candidates, but I wonder which ones will appeal to the populist Republicans. -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 10:05
        
        or scream in terror internally. - Mel Profit Mar 14, 10:02
  - he's not the "next guy" for the GOP. this is his shot -- nm - pixitude Mar 14, 09:51

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