Mitt Romney Campaign Begins Preparing For Possible South Carolina Loss
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- One of Mitt Romney's top surrogates, former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, began the process Friday morning of managing expectations in the event of a possible Romney loss to Newt Gingrich in Saturday's South Carolina primary.
Sununu predicted that the GOP nomination fight will run through every primary and caucus state, all the way to the summer.
"I think you're going to see the same kind of long slog that you saw in '76, with [Gerald] Ford and [Ronald] Reagan, that it took the whole thing to win," Sununu told reporters.
"This is a long slog," Sununu said. "[Romney]'s never suggested one or two or three primaries or caucuses would make the difference. The whole campaign has been designed to go through the long slog."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/20/mitt-romney-south-carolina-primary_n_1218766.html
tabatha
(18,795 posts)More people have a voice.
Renew Deal
(81,855 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)That's a flip-flop record that even Mitt probably never aspired to capture.
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)I think it is funny if he loses. Iowa to Santorum...NH to Romney...SC to Gingerich.
The longer the slog the more Repuke money pissed away on the primary. The longer the slog the less focus on Obama and the more routen it will get among the Right's campaigners. Pop the popcorn.
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)Let them use up their campaign funds and sling dirt at each other.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Hugabear
(10,340 posts)What an assortment.
Nedsdag
(2,437 posts)olegramps
(8,200 posts)yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)Unless for some reason he actually would not get enough delegates to win on the first ballot. Then all bets are off of course. But I don't see Newt or Santorum taking it away from Mitt.
kenfrequed
(7,865 posts)He is either lying or ignorant. Putting S. Carolina up from was supposed to assure unified Republican candidates with the approval of the religious right. It was also a method to assure that "insurgent" candidates from New England and Iowa don't actually knock of the presumed front runner.
The problem for the GOP is that this time the "front runner" managed to place favorably in those states but is not conservative enough for the religious right.
BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)Pompous ass represents the Pompous Ass campaign.
And Obama is the guy who's in so far over his head....
grantcart
(53,061 posts)irisblue
(32,968 posts)Richardo
(38,391 posts)Bossy Monkey
(15,863 posts)We're probably taking his remarks out of context!
bayareaboy
(793 posts)a loose slug?
Bossy Monkey
(15,863 posts)Bruce Wayne
(692 posts)yardwork
(61,588 posts)The incumbent - Ford - lost. Heh heh.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)Thats just the reality of it
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)will find away to steal the elections at least in the gop primaries. Now they consider Iowa a dead heat I would not be surprised if Mittens don't pull it off. Newt is another flavor of the month or months, but the higher ups in the eff up party will give the nom to Mittens.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)It's all legal, though, as long as the richies get Congress to create loopholes like the ones Mitt operates by.
Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)I mean, the ads are like a reactionary wet dream. Even center-right types are rolling their eyes and groaning upon seeing them. He's scared of Newt.