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Southern doubt has Mitt mining for Nevada gold

If one were to read this article and compare it to today's Salt Lake Tribune article written by the Associated Press, it would be like reading about a Mitt Romney campaign in two different states. But the strange thing is is that both articles refer to the Nevada state caucus with the Deseret implying that Mitt Romney has a good chance of winning in Nevada while the Tribune implying that it would somewhat of a surprise win for Romney considering how little he has devoted to campaigning in Nevada compared to Rep. Ron Paul. Strange.

My father-in-law is a southern Baptist and immigration is a very important issue to him. He is very anti-amnesty as is Romney. If your here illegally, get out and get to the back of the line. However, he is quick to say that he won't vote for Romney not because he is Mormon, but because he likes Huckabee. Go figure.

Mitt Romney seems to know that delegate count is what matters in his nomination. He is way in the lead with 32 so far. If Huckabee wins South Carolina Romney will still have the most delegates. Huckabee's current 13 would increase to about 22 total. Romney's total would increase to maybe 36. It's all in the numbers, and Mitt Romney has proven his supurb ability winning with the numbers.

The Deseret News is the only paper in the nation to refer to Romney's single primary victory as a "winning streak." Come on folks, he still has to pick up over 1,100 delegates to get the nomination.

In years past whoever won 2 out of 3 Iowa New Hampshire South Carolina won the nomination. This is not a typical year. Momentum has not been as crucial. I think if Romney and McCain win Nevada and SC, respectively, then which ever one of them wins Florida probably would win the nomination. However, if Rudy wins Florida, then this race is just starting

I�m a Mormon convert of over 30 years living in the South. Prejudice is alive and doing well. (See book Strengthened By The Storm for burned churches and attempted mob murder in NC) The Evans are not just for Huckabee but against the Mormons. They tremble and grubble when their leadership assures them �the Mormons are coming, the Mormons are coming� and the country will be run by Salt Lake City. Ignorance is alive and well in parts of the South and prejudice is not just for the blacks.

Is Dave Anderson suggesting Mr. Romney is spending so much time in Nevada so he can gamble and get drunk?

Jimmy predicts we are heading for a brokered convention. Yipee!

Forget SC. NV has more delegates anyway. Funny how some of these forgotten states carry more delegates for the winner than do the big focused-on states. It's a media ploy.

To The Rev'd Neal Humphrey:
DOUBLE primary victory - Wyoming and Michigan. As Rush put it yesterday, you can tell who the press fears winning the Republican nomination. The majority of the media reporting on conservatism can't possibly equate to accuracy. Mitt Romney IS ahead, and he offers true conservatism in all three areas--social, economic and defense, and he has the experience to make it happen. It is obvious by the liberal media's doomsday approach to Governor Romney's winning campaign that he's the one they fear most, and rightfully so.

I'll parrot what a number of you have already said. Why mess with SC when NV provides more delegates anyway? The rest of the candidates are idiots for spending hundreds of dollars for twinkies while Mitt's buying steak for pennies.

I agree Michigan has way more delegates than Iowa and more than New hampshire. But michigan got half the media coverage than did the other two. Wyoming was a given but its votes in the end, and NV is a better win than SC. But Mitt has got to at least win one in the south maybe Florida.

Many of us gave Huckabee the benift of looking at him. But when he started to say and do crazy hair things... we moved away from the windows, took our cash and went to the other guy - Mitt. Now, he's not the most perfect candidate, but pretty close to it. Huck is a stealth bigot and a crazy guy who can't keep his stories straight. He is really stressing the TV preachers creedo of 'do as I say, not as I do'.
My toying with Huck is over. I'm a mitt person all the way.

Did no one notice that in Michigan more self-identified Evangelical protestants actually voted for Mitt than for Huckabee?! The media should talk that up.

It should come as no surprise to anyone that Mitt is leading among true Republican voters, the educated voter, and those who actually have jobs that can support a family. It probably is best that Mitt underscores SC because of the sheer ignorance of the typical voter in that state along with their total bigotry. Mitt is obviously the strongest candidate we have. He is by far the most intelligent and competent. He is right on all his positions. He also exudes leadership. The Dumbocrats ought to fear him. All they have are leaderless incompetents or political hacks. Read Ann Coulter's article. She spells it out well.

I wish people would see the "statistic" of "who ever wins New Hampshire, Iowa, and SC wins the nation. This is a much quoted icon. The problem is that politicians have tried to change the landscape of these marker states and in so doing, have changed the the importance of these primaries. frankly you can't get a feel for the national races by trying to buy the votes to get the statistic right. After this is all over some statistician will look at these states and likely remark well it didn't happen this time but it still happens more time than not. So I say to you all primaries are to pick not only who we like but also who can win. The only poll that counts is the election. With the super Tuesday coming up I think it has made these early primaries with little or no delegates almost irrelevant. We will know by the end of February who is going to be the nominee. With that in mind vote for the man or woman that you think will uphold the needs of the country. GO Mit

He really has run entirely on the evangelical vote. I can't support that. Without that he really is nowhere. He needs more substance for president and he doesn't have it.

Mitt's the Man...He can, He can. With the recognition and help of those who care about the nation and our future in the world,let's elect him.

The sinner state will not spring eternal waters for Romney. He must pine elsewhere.

I'm sorry to hear that Nevada will be spared the Huck and Chuck show that Iowans got! When Huck asked Chuck if he would like to deliver a roundhouse kick to the Mittster, it was truly presidential!