Rick Santorum Wins Colorado & Minnesota Caucuses
Rick Santorum won the Minnesota Caucus and Colorado Caucus and a non-binding main in Missouri on Tuesday night time, an unforeseen sweep that brought up clean questions on Mitt Romney’s potential to win the Republican presidential nomination. Around the flip facet, it could help Romney inadvertently.
With Santorum emerging as levels of competition to Newt Gingrich as the principal option to Romney, voters still veer among candidates but haven’t coalesced powering one particular regularly, often leaving Romney forward almost by default.
Gingrich has won one state, South Carolina. Santorum has now won 4, like Iowa. Romney won New Hampshire January 10 and after that back-to-back victories in Florida and Nevada that had led to predictions that he was unavoidable.
Minnesota Caucus Results
- Rick Santorum 44.8%
- Ron Paul 27.2
- Mitt Romney 16.9
- Newt Gingrich 10.7
- Others 0.3
Colorado Caucus Results
- Santorum 40.2%
- Romney 34.9
- Gingrich 12.8
- Paul 11.8
- Others 0.3
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Iowa Caucus 2012 Winner Predictions
I simply on-line, and as usual I browse the news at the WashingtonPost. and that i found the fascinating discussion in “PostOpinions” rubric, that’s the Iowa Caucus 2012 winner predictions from some authorities, like columnists, bloggers and editors.
Seven predicted Mitt Romney would are available in, first, 5 picked Rick Santorum, one picked one picked Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. They make a case for Their predictions below.
ALEXANDRA PETRI
Predicted winner: Rick Santorum
He’s bought everyone in Iowa at least one cup of coffee.
EUGENE ROBINSON
Predicted winner: Rick Santorum
The Santorum wave will crest at just the right moment, giving him a narrow victory over Mitt Romney, with Ron Paul coming third. Michele Bachmann will finish dead last. Santorum’s support seems passionate — 76 percent of his backers say they’ll definitely brave the plunging temperatures to go out and caucus — while Romney’s seem lukewarm. Committed conservatives may eventually settle for Romney, but they’ve flirted with everyone else in the field (except Jon Huntsman) and now have turned to Santorum. Fortunately for him, the caucuses are happening now — not enough time for the infatuation to fade.
JENNIFER RUBIN
Predicted winner: Mitt Romney
In the last week, Iowa Republicans have gotten serious about their presidential choices. Romney, who put all the pieces together in the nick of time, will narrowly capture first place with about 25 percent. Next will be the surging Rick Santorum with approximately 22 percent, as he consolidates evangelical support. In third will be an increasingly defensive Ron Paul at around 19 percent. The race then becomes a three-man contest, with Romney the heavy favorite.
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