March 6, 2012
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ELECTIONS 2012: Republican Primaries Analysis
Primary Analysis: Rivalries
This coming November, the Presidential position will be up for grabs. And two candidates stand out among them all. Newt Gingrich and other candidates started attacking Mitt Romney when he “won” the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. They talked about Mr. Romney’s unfair Tax paying and life and Bain capital. Campaigns were set against Romney. Soon a new political power emerged in the race, though. It was then announced that Rick Santorum had actually won the Iowa caucus, and Mr. Gingrich was right up there as Mitt Romney had only won one state instead of two. Newt Gingrich then won the South Carolina primary by a margin of thirteen points, which some thought came out of no-where. Gingrich suddenly became a top contender in the race. Rick Santorum, though, has only won Iowa, and that was a while ago. He is quickly falling behind in the race, and he was hurt bad by the miss count in Iowa. Candidates such as Michelle Bachman, Herman Cain, and Rick Perry have already dropped out of contention, which leaves way for only Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul. A rivalry emerged between candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. It will probably be a battle between these two candidates the rest of the way. And both of the candidates have been at each other with attacking campaigning. Mitt Romney’s attacks focused on Mr. Gingrich’s character while Newt focused on how Romney didn’t pay as big of a tax as most Americans pay today. Currently, the standings in the primary so far are as follows: 1. Mitt Romney, 2. Newt Gingrich, 3. Rick Santorum, 4. Ron Paul. I think it could be a close competition between Mr. Gingrich and Mr. Romney as the primaries come into top notch, as the country will watch and see if Gingrich can overtake Romney in the months to come.
By: Jack Kulesh
The Primaries
Well, that season is upon us. We’re full into presidential primary
vs.season and it currently seems that there are only two real
candidates with chances to win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination: Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. While outsiders such as Ron Paul and Rick Santorum seem like they’re contenders, they have a minimal chance of being nominated. Even though Santorum officially won the Iowa primary on a recount, it was not noted by the majority of the American people. Romney and Gingrich both are interesting characters; I mean, when was the last time that our two main candidates were named “Mitt” and “Newt”? Seems like a cartoon to me, but I digress. Neither comes across as a standout candidate, but they’ve each had some appealing takes on topics. Romney, a businessman for Bain Capital (a private equity firm), believes that it would be better to relinquish some decision power to the states instead of claiming to always have the solution to the nation’s problems, while the former Congressman Gingrich is driving to stop the 2013 tax increases to show economic stability. They’ve both, however, had their slip-ups. Romney had his recent “I like to fire people” comment during a debate (in which the meaning was not completely clear), while Gingrich had a mistake that struck more to the sports side of America when he said- in reference to the BCS National Championship Game- “I’m excited about watching Saturday’s college basketball championship with my family.” He neglected, however, the part about it being football and taking place on a Monday. There has been some tension in the air recently, as Gingrich is jumping all over any chance to attack Romney, as Mitt is the clear front-runner at this point in time. Having won the New Hampshire primary, it seemed as if he would almost clinch the nomination with a victory in South Carolina, but Newt won convincingly in the “Palmetto State”. With Super Tuesday coming on fast, keep an eye out for these two men in what is sure to be a fascinating battle in the months to come. By: Tate Huffman
Staff Editors: Tate Huffman ’17 Jack Kulesh ’17 Keshav Raghavan ’17
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