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Tag: primary processBy Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
So, is it a 274 delegate margin, a 233 delegate margin, a 173 delegate margin, or a 116 delegate margin currently separating Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum? How deeply is Newt Gingrich locked into third place? And if Ron Paul's been mathematically eliminated from a statistically certain pre-convention majority, then why is he still campaigning? We know the answer to the third question (at least we think we do), but those first two aren't mere academic questions, and answering them might help in understanding why Anuzis and his Backroom Band are sticking to the meme that Romney is supposed to get both of Michigan's at-large delegates to this summer's national convention . . . in spite of all the verifiable evidence otherwise.
And while we're at it, we're going to connect a few dots and see what we see.
 (4 comments, 5242 words in story) Full Story By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Last week, the Michigan "Dele-Gate" Fiasco was a big deal. A whole bunch of media outlets, both in-state and nationally, had something to say about it. Tony Roza over at The Green Papers is also keeping track of this mess, though for now he has the official delegate count consistent with last week's backroom banditry. But funny things tend to happen over the weekend with media stories. If there isn't someone actually pushing the narrative, then the story tends to die off. And when someone who's actively involved in burying the truth is controlling the narrative . . . well, that's probably cause for concern.
 (5 comments, 958 words in story) Full Story By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
I grew up in rural northeast Michigan (Iosco County to be precise). I can tell you as a certainty gained from hard experience that I know manure when I smell it. So when I say that the stench arising from the sequence of high-profile republican primary screwups smells like a bathtub-sized crock of elephant exhaust . . . well, I've got a usable reference point.
.png) (6 comments, 2550 words in story) Full Story By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Yesterday, I wrote that Mitt Romney's campaign leadership in Michigan was doing their damnedest to spin Michigan's Presidential Primary results into a win for "Michigan's Native Son." If they could successfully do so, then it would preserve their desired narrative that the favorite son of a popular governor had defeated an insurrection in his own backyard, and would now heroically go forward and accomplish that which his father was unable to do a generation ago.
However, facts are stubborn things. As the day wore on, the truth started to make its way to the beltway media that the real result of the Michigan Primary is an exact split of the delegation (which, according to Tony Roza over at The Green Papers, would have been the result even if we hadn't been penalized). Since such an outcome might have derailed the Romney coronation train, something had to be done. At the eleventh hour, something was done.
 (9 comments, 1650 words in story) Full Story By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
The media elites (to say noting of the party elites) would love to have you believe their line that Romney's wins in Michigan and Arizona last night have him back in command of the primary contest heading into Super Tuesday, where ten states await him. Their meme is that, though the win in Michigan was ugly and close, Romney is now the presumptive nominee; it's just a matter of how long it's going to take to clear the rest of the field.
The reality, however, is so much messier.
(9 comments, 1835 words in story) Full Story By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
As I sit here waiting for the Kent County Commission Districts 12 and 13 return to come in, I thought that I'd share with you some fun I had at my polling place earlier today.
 (826 words in story) Full Story By Corinthian Scales, Section News
That sign of weakness should go down in the annals of campaign history like papa George being "Brainwashed". Fortunate Son indeed. Let's go Red Sox! By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Last week, I received a fairly interesting e-mail from Matt Kibbe over at FreedomWorks. The subject line ("BROKERED CONVENTION: Who Would You Support?") I'll admit was an attention getter.
According to the letter:
"As the Presidential race heats up, the GOP Establishment is trying to control the process and tell you that this race is all over with only few states and a miniscule number of delegates already decided. That is simply not true. It is still very likely that no candidate receives a majority of the delegates heading into the Republican National Convention. If this happens and you were a delegate to the convention, you would have the opportunity to support ANYONE, whether they are currently in the race or not." On that note, let's grab a cup of coffee and go below the fold, shall we, because this could get fairly interesting.
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