Santorum Received 34 More Votes than Romney in Iowa! (democratic, parties, election)

[florida.bob]

Originally Posted by KickAssArmyChick

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum received 34 votes more than former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in this month's Iowa caucuses, the Des Moines Register reported Thursday.
The totals reported just after the Jan. 3 ballots had given Romney a narrow, eight-vote win over Santorum. It gave an early boost to Romney's bid for the Republican presidential nomination.






Santorum Got 34 Votes More Than Romney In Iowa Caucuses, Report Says | Fox News

Holy Mackerel, that means .... eh, nothing.

[ForStarters]

Originally Posted by kevinm

So what? It is still a TIE. The number of delegates awarded will not change over a few votes. Eight precincts cannot be recounted so this is a waste of time.

I suppose it doesn't matter, unless in a few months, it actually does matter!

[Winter_Sucks]

If Santorum actually won and Newt pulls off an upset in SC, this could end up being the turning point in the nomination. I don't know how it will play out, but it will likely mean the campaigning will go on for a while because Romney will not be able to say he has the clear path to the nomination. I suspect that if Newt does really good in SC, there will be people pressuring Santorum and Perry to get out so Newt can go toe to toe with Romney.

[blackandproud]

I don't get it, I'm confused... How do you lose votes from so many precincts? Why is this just being shrugged off as oh well it will just be a tie?

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by floridasandy

keep in mind gingrich is the man who said that he would rather see obama win the election than ron paul-and that should tell americans something!

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[duster1979]

Originally Posted by floridasandy

an iowa caucus, where they allow cross party voting, is really irrelevant to the general election.

Iowa does not allow cross-party voting. You must be registered with a party to vote for a candidate in that party's caucus.

This is far from the first time I've had to correct someone on this. I wonder where this misinformation is coming from?

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by duster1979

Iowa does not allow cross-party voting. You must be registered with a party to vote for a candidate in that party's caucus.

This is far from the first time I've had to correct someone on this. I wonder where this misinformation is coming from?

You can register as a Republican at the caucus. When the other party has no race to decide, they do cross to get the least competition on the ballot.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by KickAssArmyChick

When Romney "won" by 8 votes it was a win.

Now that Santorum "won" by 34 it is a tie.

Why is that?

Mainly because it doesn't charge the delegae count. that is why.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by duster1979

Iowa does not allow cross-party voting. You must be registered with a party to vote for a candidate in that party's caucus.

This is far from the first time I've had to correct someone on this. I wonder where this misinformation is coming from?

but they allow you register at the time so it is similar to cross voting. You are right, people seem to have trouble understanding the system..

[florida.bob]

Wow, he TRIPLED Romney's margin of victory.