Virginia's Super Tuesday: A Possible Win for Ron Paul?
Will Virginia's Gingrich and Santorum backers sandbag Mitt Romney by voting for Ron Paul? One political observer thinks it's a possibility.
With three recent wins by former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum this week making the GOP presidential primary more competitive, has Super Tuesday and Virginia's role taken on more significance? And with only two contenders on the ballot, where does that leave those who wanted to vote for Santorum or former Speaker Newt Gingrich? "Probably the best that Romney's conservative opponents can hope for is to somewhat embarrass him by giving some substantial support to Paul," said Mark J. Rozell, professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. "Virginia is unusual this year in that only two candidates qualified to be on the ballot—Mitt Romney and Ron Paul," he noted. In less than a month, Virginians will vote in the GOP presidential …
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9:22 am on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
I intend to cast a vote for Ron Paul. I am in total agreement with his Fiscal analysis and his position on the financial affairs of this country. I do feel that Newt Gingrich is the one candidate who is strong and is prepared enough to get a lot of things done with the Senate and Congress. I like Romney well enough, but I feel he is not as strong as Newt to be able to persuade Congress and Senate… more ›