Romney on course for the nomination
James Forsyth 5:41pm
Mitt Romney’s status as the overwhelming favourite to be the Republican nominee
for president is confirmed by a new poll out of South Carolina. It has Romney on 37 per cent, 18 points ahead
of his nearest rival Rick Santorum. South Carolina is the next primary contest after New Hampshire, which takes place on Tuesday and which Romney is expected to win comfortably.
The significance of these new numbers is that South Carolina, the first primary in the south, has long been considered inhospitable territory for Romney. (In the 2008 primary there, he finished a
disappointing fourth with 15 percent of the vote). If Romney is to be denied the nomination, his opponents will have to inflict a defeat on him there and that currently looks unlikely.
One of the things that is helping Romney is how the opposition to him remains divided. Santorum and Gingrich combined are polling what Romney is polling. But there are no signs that Gingrich
intends to drop out anytime soon.
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Michael
January 6th, 2012 6:36pm Report this comment'Mitt'. I even looked him up, assuming that this was a shortened form of a real name like 'Mitchell' or similiar. But he does seem to be 'Mitt'. Very wierd, but then he's a Mormon and they all are...
Jeremy
January 6th, 2012 7:00pm Report this commentRitt Momney it is, then. Certainly his hair is well dyed for the task ahead.
As for Messrs Gongrich and Sanatorium - I do feel for them, but they always move further up the bench...
anyfool
January 6th, 2012 8:25pm Report this commentHis proper name is Willard.
Frank P
January 6th, 2012 8:33pm Report this commentYep! and Christie will be his running mate, as a charisma tack on (and a hefty chunk of ballast).
Unlikely to sail past the incumbent though. The nation is pussified, already. God help us all.
Craig Strachan
January 6th, 2012 9:00pm Report this comment@Michael: Actually, he's a Willard - Willard "Mitt" Romney. Named after J.Willard Marriott Snr, no less.
tom jones
January 6th, 2012 9:01pm Report this commentThe US economy is looking up just in time for the election. It doesn't matter who gets nominated for the Republicans because Obama's going to win.
Faceless Bureaucrat
January 6th, 2012 9:17pm Report this commentOh well, that's Obama's second term in the bag then...
James
January 7th, 2012 1:36pm Report this commentEugh.
Jeremy
January 7th, 2012 2:04pm Report this commentI have it on good authority that his name is in fact Sebastian. Sebastian Romney. It sounds perfectly respectable, doesn't it?
Michael
January 7th, 2012 2:05pm Report this commentThey certainly are a very odd lot. Sad to see the Republicans in this state.
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