Prediction

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Before the end of the month Romney will be back on top

Sanitarium belongs in one. He will NEVER win the nomination, too insane, even
for the w-nuts.

[nevergiveup]

1. I agree but think it will start next week in Michigan.

Romney will win Michigan followed by Arizona and coast the rest of the way to the nomination. Santorum made his little surge but melted in the spotlight and will be finished next Wednesday. This was all "Much Ado About Nothing".

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. wed is the end of the month...so we are both on the same page. Although I wish

he would last longer...every day he says something more insane

[DCBob]

2. I think so too.

Ayatollah Santorum has made one too many crazy comments even for the crazy w-nuts.

[joshcryer]

3. Heh, "Ayatollah Santorum"

[DCBob]

6. I stole that from someone else here on DU.

Not sure who that was but it fits perfectly.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. I have to wonder...why did he do this? He didn't seem so crazy during the

debates when he was behind. What a stupid strategy, IMHO. All he
had to do to beat Romney was to act presidential and repeat all the
right-wing ideology.

[DCBob]

7. Good point.

He got a bit too ambitious when he probably didnt really need to.

[JNelson6563]

12. More emboldened.

I think with each victory he has felt more emboldened to come out and tell us how he *really* feels. I say "Keep talking Rick!"

Julie

[LisaL]

15. His voters clearly like what he is saying.

[JNelson6563]

16. I don't know about that.

i suspect he may be getting a lot of votes from Dems with no primary in their state and from Rs who pick him cause he's not Rmoney.

Tho' no doubt that is a swath of our society who, like Ricky, would love to take us back to the 15th century.

Julie

[vaberella]

4. You underestimate the power of stupidity. n/t

[KharmaTrain]

8. The Demolition Derby Heads To The Big Top in Tampa...

If it were just Millard and one other "contender" then I'd say that Rmoney is in the drivers seat to the nomination, but he's got 3 other stooges who are winning delegates and making it tougher and tougher for him to win a first round nomination. The wild card here are the "super delegates" who could over-rule the results of the primaries but I don't see that happening. Yep, we're headed for a brokered convention. Then...all bets are off as any bloc of delegates could tip the balance.

No matter who wins, he will be leading a severely damaged party that will have to unite quickly and I don't see that happening. Also forget about some mysterious "great white hope" (Jebbie) coming out of nowhere...the rushpublican brand is both fractured and damaged and the longer this clown car demolition derby goes on and the more verbose these candidates get the worse it will be for them.

[AlinPA]

10. Nope. The crazies are in charge now and are doing the voting. Teabaggers and religious

nuts are running the GOP now. The right-wing bigots are holding them together.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. I agree -- but I also think the money and real power to control who

wins lays in the hands of the PTB, the ones who can and will rig before
they see their slim 2012 chances go to nil.

[AlinPA]

14. The PTB are those I mentioned. That guy Adelson for one, funding Gingrich.

[HopeHoops]

13. Yeah, but Paul hasn't had a chance to play "pretend president".

Isn't it his turn?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. and buddy nt

[grantcart]

18. Back on top but nowhere enought to get the nomination before the convention

Goin' be a party!!

[Warren DeMontague]

19. They're in another fine mess, that's for sure.