Tag Archives: Rick Santorum

Bracketing the General Presidential Election

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Mr. Universe

The Republican Primary is effectively over as first Rick Santorum and then Newt Gingrich finally threw in the towel and suspended their campaigns.  The outcome was pretty much as expected with Mitt Romney being the presumptive challenger to President Obama … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…The End of the Republican Primary

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…The Big Easy and the Land of Lincoln

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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Silver Foot-in-Mouth Disease

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Mr. Universe

It didn’t take long for the political gaffe sound bite uttered by the Romney campaign’s lead political strategist, Eric Fehrnstrom, to hit the airwaves. Fehrnstrom made a comment that the Romney campaign was like an Etch-a-Sketch, the popular toy originally called … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…Southern State Strategy

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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Mitt Got Lucky; Rick Learned a Lesson, and Newt is Pimping for Mitt

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Mr. Universe

Rick Santorum learned some hard lessons on Super Tuesday. And Mitt Romney got lucky. Let’s face it, this ain’t Mitt’s first time at the rodeo but he’s acting like it is. In reality, Super Tuesday could’ve turned out much differently … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…Super Tuesday

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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Oregon Picks Romney in Straw Poll

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Mr. Universe

At a Republican conference in Seaside, Oregon, Mitt Romney picked up a big win with 52% of the conference vote. Rick Santorum came in second with 26% followed by Gingrich at 14% and Ron Paul at 6%. Oregon currently has … Continue reading →

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Live Update: Washington Caucus

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Updated: Ron Paul got over half the votes in Skamania County with 52.5%. Mitt Romney came in second with 20.2% of the vote and Rick Santorum got 15.8% while Newt Gingrich  received 9.3%. Four voters voted for other people. There … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…Washington Caucus

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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