Our 'nominee' could barely hit 60% in today's primaries

[PaulSoHard]

That's all I have to say about today.

There's still a lot Romney needs to do to this season before going out and declaring himself the nominee. No one is ready to embrace him yet.

I hope everyone here is still fighting it out for Ron and this campaign

 

[jersdreams]

"barely 60%" lol what a HORRIBLE performance...

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

problem is that he is getting most or all of the delegates >.>

you are right, percentage doesnt matter.. but the delegates does and romney is getting them >.<

 

[RickyJ]

I think you mean the possible Republican nominee. Paul is my nominee for "Freedom in America" and I will be voting for him in November and getting as many people as I can to do the same.

 

[floridasun1983]

Hate to tell you but 60% is a pretty substantial majority when you've got 3 people running for something.

 

[PaulSoHard]

"barely 60%" lol what a HORRIBLE performance...

For a presumptive nominee still hovering around the 50s and 60s against two so-called irrelevant candidates in this race is pretty pathetic, and the reason why is because the only backbone he has comes from the party that attempted to shove him down our throats in the first place.

And on the point of delegates, I agree that he is still racking them up, but it's no reason to give up and say this campaign is over. Sometimes I have to remind myself that there's something bigger than the campaign, and that's a movement that has occurred since 2008.

What if Ron is right, and Romney does stumble?

 

[JacobSzumniak]

Vp

If we get enough delegates we can force VP.

 

[Lightweis]

LOL VP. For petes sake

 

[MozoVote]

It happened in 1976. The convention forced Bob Dole on Gerald Ford. Ford wanted Rockerfeller to be his VP.

 

[Ivash]

I actually think 50+% is considered 'standard'. In other words most nominees, even after being declared 'inevitable' sometimes get only slightly above 50% of the vote.

Where it becomes truly negative is under 50%.

 

[sailingaway]

In favorable states.

 

[sailingaway]

I actually think 50+% is considered 'standard'. In other words most nominees, even after being declared 'inevitable' sometimes get only slightly above 50% of the vote.

Where it becomes truly negative is under 50%.

Actually, I saw an article saying he should be at about 70, written a couple of days ago, based on the performance of past 'presumed nominees'.

 

[Vanilluxe]

LOL VP. For petes sake

It would be a campaign disaster for Romney to have Ron Paul in the debates with Joe Biden talking about being friends with Cuba and Iran. In short, not happening.

 

[tsai3904]

Per this source, Romney is at 654 delegates.

He'll pick up the following today:

CT +25 (won all)
DE +14 (won all)
NY +92 (assuming he wins everything)
PA unknown
RI +12 (out of 16)

He also picked up the endorsement of the last uncommitted delegate in Virgin Islands.

That means Romney will be up to 798 pledged/endorsed delegates.

 

[tsai3904]

Actually, I saw an article saying he should be at about 70, written a couple of days ago, based on the performance of past 'presumed nominees'.

Here's the article:
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_new...a-protest-vote-in-the-remaining-gop-primaries

Bush and McCain never dropped below 70% when they were declared the presumptive nominee.

 

[JacobSzumniak]

Ron Paul is the only way republicans could win. If he was on the VP ballot would bring a lot of support to Romney. Plus he could school Obama and Biden on national TV.

 

[Gray Fullbuster]

Per this source, Romney is at 654 delegates.

He'll pick up the following today:

CT +25 (won all)
DE +14 (won all)
NY +92 (assuming he wins everything)
PA unknown
RI +12 (out of 16)

He also picked up the endorsement of the last uncommitted delegate in Virgin Islands.

That means Romney will be up to 798 delegates pledged/endorsed delegates.

1144 in no time it seems like :/

 

[NIU Students for Liberty]

If he was on the VP ballot would bring a lot of support to Romney. Plus he could school Obama and Biden on national TV.

And he would appear as a hypocrite for not "schooling" Romney for the very same reasons. Ha, not happening and I wish supporters would stop wishing it as some sort of consolation prize.

 

[Vanilluxe]

Ron Paul is the only way republicans could win. If he was on the VP ballot would bring a lot of support to Romney. Plus he could school Obama and Biden on national TV.

If Ron Paul is on the vp ballot then someone has to change their foreign policy and civil liberty policies which I doubt Ron would do nor Romney would do.

 

[Ivash]

Actually, I saw an article saying he should be at about 70, written a couple of days ago, based on the performance of past 'presumed nominees'.

I was looking for both parties and for a longer period of time than just since 2000, but you are right in that if history is any guide Romney should get 70% of the vote at least from this point out.

If he gets below that it might raise a few eyebrows, but nothing that significant. If he gets below 50% though it would be extremely aggravating to his campaign.