Posted: January 29, 2008 10:41 PM
Romney Concedes Florida to McCain, Looks to Feb. 5
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Arizona Sen. John McCain narrowly edged out former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Florida’s tight Tuesday primary after a hard-fought campaign battle between the two rivals.
After thanking Florida voters for their support, Romney congratulated McCain but then emphasized his continuing fight for the Republican nomination and his ambitions as president.
“We’re not going to change Washington by sending the same people back just to sit in different chairs,” he said in a speech in Florida. “I think it’s time for the politicians to leave Washington for the citizens to take over.” Romney touted his business experience and told supporters that he has the best plan to strengthen the economy. “The economy is in my DNA,” he said, adding “American needs a president in the White House that has actually had a job in the real economy. Knowing how America works is better than knowing how Washington works.”
Looking ahead to Maine’s GOP primary this Friday and next Tuesday’s 22-state vote, a Rasmussen poll conducted ahead of Tuesday’s Florida contest shows Romney leading McCain in national polls by only two percent.
The two, who traded sharp barbs on the campaign trail over the past week, will head into Super Tuesday’s vote as the national front-runners and will likely seek to court different types of Republican voters.
McCain “was benefiting from the support of self-described moderates, as well as older voters and Hispanics,” the Associated Press. “Romney was favored by voters opposed to abortion and to easing the path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. About 40 percent of self-described conservatives supported him, as well, compared to about 25 percent for McCain.”
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Your Florida Primary piece tonight was extremely unfair to Hillary CLinton....one minute of cover of her huge win and approximately nine minutes for the Republican candidates. And, she actually did it without spending and campaign spin. Hardly equal coverage!
Of course, women don't get equal pay for equal work either. And, women didn't get to vote until 1920, 50 years after even African American men could vote.
It really is time that we elect a women. The Score of elected U.S. Presidents currently is: Male 43, Female 0. At least give us equal news coverage so we have a fair chance to win the office.
Keep going Mitt! You have what it takes! This Tennessee woman is behind you!
Kate, there is a very specific reason for that. That reason is that Florida is worth exactly ZERO delegates for the Democrats, it was stripped of all it's delegates by the DNC for holding it's primary before February 5th, as opposed to the RNC only taking away half it's delegates. On top of that, the Democratic candidates pledged not to campaign there. As a result, the victory for Hillary Clinton is meaningless in terms of delegate count. The only thing it does for her is maybe give her a little more momentum going into Super Tuesday.
Democrats had 0 delagates to win in Florida because Florida had to hold their elections earlier then allowed by the democratic party therefore their was no significant impact in the nomination race from Florida for the Democrats and so little TV coverage as opposed to the Republicans who only striped 50% of their delegates. (still 57) worth news coverage. Don't just vote for Clinton because she's a women just as you shouldn't not for her because she's not male. Vote for the best candidate...(NOT CLINTON)
The demecratic primary doesnt really matter in flordida because they got stripped of their delegates.
So the voters of Florida don't matter again? Echoes of 2000.
There was a record turnout in the Democratic primary yesterday, and the only thing that matters is delegates?
So much for democracy.