The Tumultuous Election of 2012

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March 13, 2012
ALABAMA PRIMARY RESULTS
Newt Gingrich: 57.4%
Mitt Romney: 36.1%
Ron Paul: 5.6%
HAWAII CAUCUS RESULTS
Ron Paul: 35.9%
Mitt Romney: 32.0%
Newt Gingrich: 31.7%
MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY RESULTS
Newt Gingrich: 56.1%
Mitt Romney: 33.2%
Ron Paul: 10.3%

Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) 448 delegates
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Virginia) 326 delegates
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) 161 delegates
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) 22 delegates

"I have every confidence that we will win the nomination and that we will win in November."


"Well I certainly do congratulate Ron and Newt on their numerous victories over the past few days, but we've made some big wins too. Tonight definitely isn't a good example of that, but lemme tell ya--we're gonna see plenty more of those later on."

[I Can't Get That Sound You Make, Out Of My Head]

John McCain came 2nd in Kansas?

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John McCain came 2nd in Kansas?

Oh wow, how stupid of me . Because I couldn't find any polling from Kansas, I used the 2008 results as a rubric--copy/pasting them into the post, plugging in the names of the candidates from my TL, and fiddling with the results as needed. Apparently on that one I forgot to put Romney's name in. Thanks for pointing that one out, though. Will change immediately.

[PaulandSantorum2012]

Just read this. Keep this going!

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March 20, 2012
ILLINOIS PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 47.2%
Newt Gingrich: 40.9%
Ron Paul: 11.1%

Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) 537 delegates
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Virginia) 375 delegates
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) 177 delegates
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) 22 delegates

Prior to winning the Illinois primary, Romney also gained a majority of delegates at the Missouri caucus on March 17 and all of the Puerto Rico primary's 23 winner-take-all delegates on March 18.

BREAKING NEWS: GINGRICH SERIOUSLY INJURED DURING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AT PEORIA, ILL. CONCESSIONMichael O. Dawson, Jr. has been charged in an assassination attempt against former House Speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Gingrich, 69, was violently accosted just moments after conceding the Illinois primary to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at a Peoria event. While Gingrich was stepping off the stage to greet his supporters, the 24-year old Dawson dumped a bag of glitter on the former Speaker before proceeding to shoot him twice in the neck and chest area with a Glock-23 handgun. Gingrich was rushed to the Peoria State Hospital and is apparently in critical condition...

Gingrich less than two minutes before the attempt on his life.

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Born: June 17, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as Newton Leroy McPherson
Career: Professor; author; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia' 6th district (1979-1999); U.S. House Minority Whip (1989-1995); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995-1999)
Spouse(s): Jackie Battley (1962-1981); Marianne Ginther (1981-2000); Callista Bisek (2000-2012)
Children: Kathy Gingrich Lubbers (b. 1963); Jackie Gingrich Cushman (b. 1966)
Died: March 20, 2012 in Peoria, Illinois

10:31pm, Peoria, Ill.--Former U.S. House Speaker and 2012 presidential contender Newt Gingrich has passed away at the age of 69 after being shot by an assailant mere moments after conceding the Illinois primary to top rival Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts.

Romney stated, "It is truly a regrettable event that a man of such pivotal importance in the conservative movement and in American history has had to pass at this time and in such a fashion. I know that my prayers are certainly with his wife Callista and his two daughters."

Fellow rival Ron Paul, a Texas congressman and leader of the libertarian faction of the GOP, said, "It is really a terrible thing to have somebody like Newt die in this way, and I hope his family heals soon."

Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and 2012 candidate who withdrew from the race in February to endorse Romney, said, "I feel for Newt's family, and I'm praying for them so that they may find the strength to overcome this challenge. And, you know, it was only a matter of time before these glitter-bombers got violent. I think this is terrible."

President Obama is expected to speak from the White House very soon.

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11:54pm

"Speaker Gingrich's assassination tonight was a sign of desperate times and division in this nation. We need less bickering; more unity. We need less hate; more love. We need less war; more peace. And, most of all, we need to call on the Lord to get us through it. We must pray so that Speaker Gingrich's family--his wife Callista, his daughters Kathy and Jackie, his grandchildren, and so many others--will have the strength to overcome the terrible sorrow and the many challenges that this event most certainly entails."

Pundits cannot help but note that the presidential race will now be in a total state of disarray. So many questions are being asked. Among them: when will it be appropriate for Romney and Paul to start campaigning again? How will the upcoming Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, D.C., and Wisconsin primaries turn out? Will Gingrich cruise to victory on sympathy? Where will Gingrich's delegates go? And more...

[Senator Snowstalker]

OH SH!T

[SirNick]

Continue! Very interesting. Hope this doesn't actually happen though.

[ChairmanSanchez]

I thought Obamas display of Faith was interesting. I wonder how the Republican critics would react to that.

[Is Totally Not Feeblepizza.]

I thought Obamas display of Faith was interesting. I wonder how the Republican critics would react to that.

Well he did mention God a lot during his oil spill speech in June 2010.

But anyway, the next update should be up shortly. I'm hoping to wedge Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, D.C., and Wisconsin together in one post.

[For Oklahoma]

Holy crap! I didn't see that coming at all! Continue!

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March 24, 2012
LOUISIANA PRIMARY RESULT
Newt Gingrich: 77.9%
Mitt Romney: 12.1%
Ron Paul: 6.8%
Buddy Roemer: 2.3%

Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) 537 delegates
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Virginia) 400 delegates
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) 177 delegates
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) 22 delegates

March 29, 2012

The RNC votes to release all of Gingrich's delegates, allowing them to vote however they choose. Some pundits call this a blatant pro-Romney move, as the vast majority of Gingrich's delegates will naturally choose Romney over Paul. However, immediately preceding the announcement the delegates are silent. Most hypothesize that they're waiting until April 3 to cast their votes.

April 3, 2012
MARYLAND PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 63.0%
Ron Paul: 35.9%
TEXAS PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 63.3%
Ron Paul: 35.9%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 81.9%
Ron Paul: 18.2%
WISCONSIN PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 77.7%
Ron Paul: 21.3%

Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) 1,143 delegates
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) 198 delegates
Former Governor Buddy Roemer (R-Louisiana) 26 delegates
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) 22 delegates
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Virginia) 0 delegates

All of Gingrich's delegates flee to Romney, with the exception of Louisiana's 24, one from Alabama, and one from Mississippi. Those delegates vote for Buddy Roemer, and are able to keep Romney one delegate away from becoming the nominee.


"We will win this! We will win this yet!"


"I think I've made it clear before that we're not going to concede until Governor Romney has that 1,144th delegate."


"First of all I'd like to reiterate my concern for the Gingrich family, and I'd like to say that I hope they recover from the Speaker's unfortunate death soon. And secondly I thank his delegates for their support, even under these circumstances, and even if this may be too little too late at this point."

Polls show that Romney is leading by hefty margins in the Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island primaries on April 24. Roemer consistently polls close to Paul, however.

[ChairmanSanchez]

Buddy Roemer? Of all people, Buddy Roemer keeps Romney from winning

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April 24, 2012
CONNECTICUT PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 64.1%
Buddy Roemer: 23.1%
Ron Paul: 11.2%
DELAWARE PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 70.4%
Buddy Roemer: 15.4%
Ron Paul: 14.3%
NEW YORK PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 71.0%
Ron Paul: 16.7%%
Buddy Roemer: 10.8%
PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 64.5%
Buddy Roemer: 25.6%
Ron Paul: 9.4%
RHODE ISLAND PRIMARY RESULTS
Mitt Romney: 86.2%
Buddy Roemer: 7.9%
Ron Paul: 5.3%

Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) 1,367 delegates
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) 202 delegates
Former Governor Buddy Roemer (R-Louisiana) 30 delegates
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) 22 delegates
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Virginia) 0 delegates

"Lemme tell ya, this has been one of the greatest nights of my life, and I can thank the millions of Americans out there who still believe in their country. And you know what? I think November 6 is gonna be even better, because we're gonna bring this right into the White House!"


"I would still love to thank you all, but as I said earlier your support was just too little too late. Now, though, we're gonna focus on winning the Americans Elect nomination because we need to break away from this dangerous two party duopoly that is ruining our government."


"I am withdrawing my campaign for the presidency and endorsing Governor Roemer for the Americans Elect nomination."

[For Oklahoma]

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Has withdrawn and endorsed Roemer? lol

[ChairmanSanchez]

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Has withdrawn and endorsed Roemer? lol

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[CathKhan]

Quite the interesting timeline, even if I did just skim the last two updates and see Grinch's death.

[Jerseyrules]

Holy sh^t!

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Hey everyone, I'm real sorry for letting this languish for so long. I've been really busy, so my next update will be up as soon as I find the time.

[Jerseyrules]

Hey everyone, I'm real sorry for letting this languish for so long. I've been really busy, so my next update will be up as soon as I find the time.

I totally understand.

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August 1, 2012

The final Republican primaries have occurred, and the map and delegate count are as such:

Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) 2,032 delegates
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) 202 delegates
Former Governor Buddy Roemer (R-Louisiana) 30 delegates
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) 22 delegates
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Virginia) 0 delegates

Mitt Romney: Former governor of Massachusetts, Republican nominee


Barack Obama: President of the United States, Democratic nominee


Gary Johnson: Former governor of New Mexico, Libertarian nominee


Buddy Roemer: Former governor of Louisiana, Americans Elect nominee

And so the general election has begun.

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August 23, 2012

Mitt Romney announces that Luis Fortuño will be his running-mate. Fortuño, the 51 year old governor of Puerto Rico, comes entirely out of left-field but is still applauded as a smart choice. Fortuño is Hispanic, is to the right of Romney, and exhibits a perfect balance between youth and experience.

August 27-30, 2012

The Republican National Convention is held in Tampa Bay, Florida. New Jersey governor Chris Christie, the keynote speaker, and vice-president nominee Luis Fortuño draw far more applause than Governor Romney. Other speakers include John McCain, Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, and former President George W. Bush.

September 3-6, 2012

The Democratic National Convention is held in Charlotte, North Carolina. President Obama and Vice-President Biden are renominated with little ado, although antiabortion candidate Randall Terry stage small protests outside the Time Warner Cable Arena and the Bank of America Stadium. The keynote address is delivered by former DNC chair and 2012 Senate candidate Tim Kaine of Virginia. Other speakers include State Secretary Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, and New York governor Andrew Cuomo.

September 8, 2012

Newly released polls show that the presences of strong third party candidates in Johnson and Roemer hurts Romney's chances, throwing states like Tennessee and Texas into the swing column.

ARIZONA POLL
Romney - 43%
Obama - 37%
Johnson - 1%
Roemer - 1%
COLORADO POLL
Obama - 47%
Romney - 43%
Johnson - 2%
Roemer - 1%
CONNECTICUT POLL
Obama - 47%
Romney - 45%
Johnson - 1%
FLORIDA POLL
Obama - 47%
Romney - 44%
Roemer - 1%
IOWA POLL
Romney - 45%
Obama - 44%
Johnson - 1%
MISSOURI POLL
Romney - 46%
Obama - 45%
NEVADA POLL
Obama - 45%
Romney - 40%
Johnson - 1%
Roemer - 1%
NEW MEXICO POLL
Obama - 43%
Romney - 26%
Johnson - 25%
Roemer - 1%
NORTH CAROLINA POLL
Obama - 47%
Romney - 47%
OHIO POLL
Romney - 42%
Obama - 38%
Johnson - 1%
Roemer - 1%
PENNSYLVANIA POLL
Romney - 44%
Obama - 43%
Johnson - 1%
TENNESSEE POLL
Romney - 31%
Obama - 30%
Johnson - 24%
TEXAS POLL
Romney - 43%
Obama - 39%
Johnson - 11%
VIRGINIA POLL
Obama - 45%
Romney - 45%

President Barack Obama (D-Illinois)/Vice-President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) 224
Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts)/Governor Luis Fortuño (R-Puerto Rico) 132

[pillage the village, trash the scene]

My IRV
1. Romney
2. Johnson
3. Roemer
4. Obama