Read the article. What is super tuesday? Who did well? Why is the race "over"? Why would some of Santorum's and Gingrich's wealthy contributers lose patience? What do the results suggest about Republican support for Romney? What will will Romney have to do to generate enthusiasm for his candidacy? Are there any risks for him to appeal to the Santorum voter?
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Jackie Wyard-Yates
3/7/2012 05:52:33 am
First of all, "Super Tuesday" is the Tuesday in which the greatest number of states hold their primary elections to select a delegate to the national convention. From there, the party's presidential candidate is selected. The race is considered "over" because Mitt Romney won the elections in 6 of the 10 participating states. Though this would seem promising for Romney on the campaign trail ahead, upon further inspection at least 3 of the states he "won" have significantly larger proportions of Mormons. Thus, perhaps it isn't the Republicans, in general, who support Romney... maybe the Mormon community is simply flocking to the voting booths in higher numbers than Santorum's social conservatives. Maybe these primaries aren't a representative sample of Romney's popularity, and there is yet to be a clear Republican winner. I think that any attempts on Romney's part could upset his moderate conservative supporters, and end up backfiring on him. In the general election, I think conservatives will prefer the candidate who is consistently "good enough" as opposed to the one who appeals only to the extremists.
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Chris Collins
3/8/2012 10:54:37 am
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Cesar Ramirez
3/8/2012 11:29:44 am
Super Tuesday refers to the primary elections of a presidential year to decide which delegate goes to the national convention in order to officially nominate presidential candidates for each party. Mitt Romney won elections in six out of ten states and like the article says: if he didn't come in first, he was usually a close second. Santorum and Gingrich's contributers would lose patience at this point because the elections demonstrated that Santorum and Gingrich are not as popular as Romney, although popular may be too strong of a word to describe why Romney is in the lead. While the race is considered over because the results put Romney in first place, it could be that voters don't want to vote for a liar or a man who wants to set up a base on the moon before one of his terms is over. Whether he does have loyal supporters or people voting for him because there is no other decent candidate to vote for, he is winning and there must be something he isn't doing wrong. Appealing to a Santorum voter is just not necessary as voters could end up voting for Romney due to Santorum not doing so well in these elections. It could even be hurtful as presidential candidates always seem to offend someone even if it's not intentional.
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Dalia Martin-Del Campo
3/8/2012 01:18:33 pm
Super Tuesday is significant in our presidential elections, as it is the day when the largest number of states hold primary elections with the purpose of selecting a delegate to the national convention where the party's presidential candidate is chosen. This past Tuesday, candidate for the Republican party, Mitt Romney, did particularly well as he won the majority of the votes of six out of the ten states. The race is essentially “over”, based on the outcome of Super Tuesday; it is a reflection of how the rest of the states will vote. One could see why Romney’s wins would make some wealthy contributors of Santorum and Gingrich lose their patience. The results only imply that Romney has the majority of the support from the Republicans. However, when taken a closer look, in three of the six states which Romney won, the majority of the population is Mormon. Money is power, and Romney definitely has the money to keep selling himself like he has. While the other candidates are not a major threat to Romney, there is no need for Romney to appeal to Santorum’s voters.
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Dominic Skinner
3/8/2012 03:58:56 pm
Super Tuesday marks the largest holding of state primaries for this election year. Mitt Romney was the victor in 6 out of the 10 states giving him a decisive advantage over the other candidates for the republican presidential nomination. Because of this people are declaring the race “over” as it may be that the other candidates are too far behind to catch up in time. Romney’s victories may cause supporters of Gingrich and Santorum to lose patience. Romney might not appeal to Santorum supporters because he is Mormon while Santorum is evangelical. I think that Mitt Romney will have a tough time even if he secures the nomination against Obama because it seems the Republican defer to him only because there is no better alternative.
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