Iowa Caucus Results 2012
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney beat former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) in the Iowa caucuses by just eight votes, a sign of a splintered and increasingly fractious field as the GOP presidential race moves to New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida.
The former Massachusetts governor emerged victorious over former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) by a razor-thin margin of just eight votes. The final results, announced early Wednesday by the Iowa GOP, showed Romney had 30,015 votes to 30,007 for Santorum.
Despite the victory, Romney was unable to garner 25% percent of the vote. With 99.5% of precincts reporting, Romney won 24.6% to Santorum’s 24.5%. In all, more than 122,000 straw ballots were cast, a record for Iowa Republicans.
The complete results below :
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Del. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney | 30,015 | 24.6% | 7 |
| Rick Santorum | 30,007 | 24.6% | 6 |
| Ron Paul | 26,219 | 21.5% | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich | 16,251 | 13.3% | 0 |
| Rick Perry | 12,604 | 10.3% | 0 |
| Michele Bachmann | 6,073 | 5.0% | 0 |
| Jon Huntsman | 745 | 0.6% | 0 |
| Herman Cain | 58 | 0% | 0 |
| Buddy Roemer | 31 | 0% | 0 |
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Iowa Caucus 2012 (The Winner Predictions)
I just online, and as usual I browse the news at the WashingtonPost. and that i found the fascinating discussion in “PostOpinions” rubric, that’s the Iowa Caucus 2012 winner predictions from some authorities, like columnists, bloggers and editors.
Seven predicted Mitt Romney would are available, first, 5 picked Rick Santorum, one picked one picked Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. They justify Their predictions below.
MICHAEL GERSON
Predicted winner: Mitt Romney
Romney will receive the stable, unspectacular support of party regulars that has survived every fit of anti-Romney exuberance. Rick Santorum will be second, taking much of Mike Huckabee’s evangelical and social conservative support from last caucus season. Santorum’s support, though not sufficient to gain the nomination, will prove durable. The former senator is neither a novice nor a Tea Party caricature. Meanwhile, Tim Pawlenty will continue to kick himself for his early departure from a winnable race.
DAVID IGNATIUS
Predicted winner: Mitt Romney
When voters actually start voting, they will be looking for the Republican who can fix the mess in Washington through strong management, as opposed to ideological fervor. And that person looks increasingly like Mr. Bland Competence himself, Mitt Romney. The Republicans have been a flirtatious, fickle lot this year, but I would be surprised if they didn’t settle on the only person in this field who has consistently looked and talked like someone who could be president.
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