Category Archives: People

How Rick Santorum Ended Up Getting 8% in Puerto Rico

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

All in all, as stated before, place any group under the right adversarial circumstances, and it will vote very strongly for one side and against another. Rick Santorum, with his English comments, put Puerto Ricans in a very adversarial circumstance. A few days later Puerto Rico gave his opponent ten times the number of votes Santorum won. Continue reading →

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The Secret Behind Mitt Romney’s Hawaii Landslide

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

It was late in the night of Tuesday March 13th, 2012. For most people it was just another normal day.

For Americans in three states, however, it was election day. Continue reading →

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Thinking About Romney’s Southern Problem

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

It’s pretty clear that Mitt Romney has a Southern problem. The Republican candidate has consistently lost southern states. Indeed, it’s probable that if the South didn’t exist, then Mitt Romney would already have the nomination sown up today. Continue reading →

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Romney’s Shifting South Carolina Coalition

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

This is part of a series of posts analyzing how Mitt Romney’s 2012 coalition has changed from his 2008 coalition. Hopefully such analysis will provide clues as to Romney’s performance in the general election. This post will examine South Carolina, where Romney came in second to Newt Gingrich. Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney’s Fake Love For Michigan

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Say somebody is complimenting you. How do you know whether they’re being honest, or whether they’re just saying the same thing that they say to everybody?

Well, one good way is to see how unique the compliment is. Are you the only person who fits the description? Or does everybody else? Continue reading →

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