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I might have spoken too soon

Verified Atheist — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:50:12 +0000

I might have spoken too soon on Perry, however. (That's not to say the end result for him is not inevitable, just that he still has some more chances to be disruptive.)

In her own words,

Verified Atheist — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:44:44 +0000

In reply to For what it's worth, most

In her own words, however:

“Last night, the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice and so I have decided to stand aside,” Bachmann said in a hotel ballroom in West Des Moines, Iowa. “We can leave this race knowing that we ran it with utmost integrity,” said Bachmann, who vowed to “continue fighting to defeat the president’s agenda of socialism.”

So, that's it for Bachmann. (No one thought she would win, the only question was how much disruption might she create. The answer appears to be "very little".)

For what it's worth, most

Verified Atheist — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:29:19 +0000

In reply to Bachmann to announce she's quitting at 10 AM

For what it's worth, most stations are reporting she's dropped out, but CBS has a different take.

But bound voters are

Doctor Cleveland — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:08:55 +0000

In reply to Some of the delegates are

But bound voters are typically bound for a number of ballots at the convention, a distinction that's been meaningless for the last few decades as candidates now lock up a majority of delegates before the convention.

But if Romney staggers to Tampa with only, say, 42% of the delegates in hand, while rival X has about 30% and rival Y around 20%, they're going to have to vote more than once. And after it's clear that no one wins, they're going to have to start switching votes.

Some of the delegates are

Elusive Trope — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:05:02 +0000

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Some of the delegates are "bound" to vote for the candidates the voters chose. Others are "morally bound" and another group are "unbound."

http://www.weeklystandard.com/sites/all/files/docs/2012%20RNC%20Delegate...

This indicates which kind of delegates for each state. I haven't counted up the bound vs. unbound numbers - so I don't know if there is enough unbound delegates to allow for someone else not on the ticket now.

With Cain, Perry, and

Verified Atheist — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:56:42 +0000

In reply to Bachmann to announce she's quitting at 10 AM

With Cain, Perry, and (presumably) Bachmann out, it's now a 5-way race, and that's including Huntsman. So, Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, or Paul? There are reasons to discount each of them, but unless a brokered convention can nominate someone else entirely, one of them will get the nomination.