Romney aims for a split in California

[last_texas_dem]

Source: Yahoo! News/ Associated Press

>>>>DENVER - Republican Mitt Romney is conceding the bulk of the Northeast to rival John McCain, counting instead on his home state of Massachusetts, a split in California and wins in a series of caucus states to extend his presidential campaign beyond Super Tuesday.

Missing from Romney's latest campaign schedule were winner-take-all states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, which account for 180 of the 1,023 delegates at stake. The omissions were telling with voting in 21 GOP contests on Tuesday.

The former Massachusetts governor was in Colorado Friday and planned to attend the funeral of Mormon church President Gordon B. Hinckley on Saturday in Utah. Romney also scheduled campaign events in Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia and West Virginia before arriving home Tuesday.

Colorado and Minnesota are caucuses states where a grass-roots effort could help secure a win, while West Virginia will award its delegates at a convention Romney plans to address before flying to Massachusetts to both vote and await the returns.>>>>

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080202/ap_on_el_pr/romney

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I thought the discussion of Romney's strategy in this article was interesting. I wouldn't mind seeing Romney do well on Super Tuesday, even if it only means he's temporarily derailing the McCain express. When Repugs decide they're getting behind somebody, they seem to be much better than Dems at getting in lockstep behind them, so the longer their choice of nominee is up in the air, the better.

[creeksneakers2]

1. I hope Romney can hang in there too

I'd like to see Romney and McCain bloody each other up and drag the race out.

If Huckabee drops out, his support may go to Romney. That's an incentive for Romney to hold out a little longer.

[Ian David]

2. There is no fucking way Romney carries Massachusetts.

If I had to guess, based just on yard signs and freeway blogging, I'd say Ron Paul carries Massachusetts.

But I think instead that Mass Repukes will go for McCain.

And if THAT happens, Romney will drop-out.

[whatdoyouthink]

4. Well if we counted all

of ron paul - signs he would win the country- but we all no that wont happen...

I hope they? drag it on longer also...because are wont be done...tue

[JeanGrey]

7. Romney is through.

[Orsino]

3. And Huckabee has simply vanished from the news.

Edwards has only managed not to disappear, I guess, by delaying his endorsement.

[ingac70]

6. Hucks polling better tha Romney in the South...

so his not being in the news appears intentional on the part of the media.

[ingac70]

5. Mitt can just hang it up...

In Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia and West Virgina.