Romney "In WTF Territory?" (updated)

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Josh Marshall earlier:

In WTF Territory?

As they say, we’re still really, really early. But we have 12% reporting in Missouri and Santorum is up over Romney by over 24 points. That’s a big spread even with so few results. It’s a similar margin in Minnesota, albeit with a meager 3%. If Romney loses 2 of 3 of these contests, what’s the headline tomorrow morning?

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/02/in_wtf_territory.php?ref=fpblg

Santorum Wins Missouri Primary — For No Delegates

Rick Santorum has won the Missouri primary, notching an insurgent victory against national frontrunner Mitt Romney — albeit in a contest that did not have any actual delegates at stake.

With 24% of precincts reporting, Santorum has 56%, Mitt Romney 28%, and Ron Paul 13%. He has been projected as the winner by NBC News and CNN. Newt Gingrich was not on the ballot at all.

However, as noted above, there were no delegates at stake — turning this into what is known as a "beauty contest" primary. Because the state law kept this primary on February 7, corresponding with Super Tuesday of the last campaign cycle in 2008, state Republican leaders opted to instead go with a caucus on March 17, which would keep them in full compliance with this year’s official primary calendar.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/santorum-wins-missouri-primary-for-no-delegates-but

Colorado results with 7 percent reporting:

Rick Santorum [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]...[/font]49.6% 202
Newt Gingrich[font color="white" size="size" face="face"]....[/font]21.4% 87
Mitt Romney[font color="white" size="size" face="face"]......[/font]18.9% 77
Ron Paul[font color="white" size="size" face="face"]..........[/font]9.8% 40

Minnesota results with 50 percent reporting:

Rick Santorum [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]...[/font]45.4% 11,371
Ron Paul[font color="white" size="size" face="face"]..........[/font] 27.2% 6,798
Mitt Romney[font color="white" size="size" face="face"]......[/font]16.6% 4,168
Newt Gingrich[font color="white" size="size" face="face"]....[/font]10.8% 2,700

Missouri results with 91 percent reporting:

Rick Santorum [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]...[/font]57.7% 132,618
Mitt Romney[font color="white" size="size" face="face"]......[/font]26.3% 60,353
Ron Paul[font color="white" size="size" face="face"]..........[/font]12.5% 28,783

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/



Updated to add MO results.

[yellowcanine]

1. If Santorum somehow wins all three there will be some serious hemming and hawing going on in the

Romney camp.

[Renew Deal]

5. Not just the Romney camp

Something would clearly be severly wrong with the Romney campaign.

[spanone]

2. we're seeing the first of the 'no mormon' vote

[BumRushDaShow]

3. The media was calling this "bragging rights"

[MidwestTransplant]

4. Mittens probably feels like somebody put a banana down his pants then turned a monkey lose.

Credit Vegas Vacation.

[unkachuck]

6. "...up over Romney by over 24 points..."

....even pukes realize that this is a capitalist economy and the rich wall-street Mormon is a head capitalist....this poor, jobless economy is his fault....

....beside, sanatorium is cuter....

[ProSense]

8. Crushed! n/t

[Historic NY]

7. How smart of them crafty Republicans...

to have a caucus on an almost national holiday March 17th....Rick send a lots of green beer to the caucus places.