I’ll post the Nevada results later. Romney won big there in 2008 (51.1%) because of the heavy Mormon turnout at the caucuses and is expected to do so again.
The big story was the revelation in The NY Times that the Romney campaign, both directly and through Jewish emissaries, has been trying to convince Sheldon Adelson to cut off further funding of a pro-Newt SuperPAC:
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino executive keeping Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes alive, has relayed assurances to Mitt Romney that he will provide even more generous support to his candidacy if he becomes the Republican nominee, several associates said in interviews here.
The assurances have been conveyed in response to a highly delicate campaign by Mr. Romney and his top Jewish financial supporters to dissuade Mr. Adelson from adding to the $10 million that he and his wife have given to a pro-Gingrich “super PAC,” Winning Our Future, that has been tearing into Mr. Romney through television advertising.
Remember, John Sununu all but threatened Adelson with retribution, so of course Adelson wants to maintain good relations with the Romney campaign.
Romney apparently is deeply hurt by the negative ads the SuperPAC has been running with Adelson’s funding:
Romney is sickening. He is NO DIFFERENT than Obama with his dirty tricks and sleight of hand flip flops. Go ahead Republicans, nominate this loser elitist snob and we will be handing the White House right back to Obama. The Republicans have once again taken a sure win by a landslide against a candidate like Jimmy Carter and nominated another McCain. Way to go.
Tim T
yes sickening for sure, even that ROMNEY IS ON TOP, he try to silence the NEWT’S contributor,
as low tactics as OBAMA ‘S tactics, they are twin brothers
Romney – the guy who says he wants to abolish Superpacs out of one side of his mouth, while he thanks them for buying his nomination so far out the other side of his forked tongue – just wants Adelson to add to his Superpacs funds available instead. Figures if he can’t get Newt to quit the race, he’ll just try to bribe his Newt’s Superpac into hopping ship, boarding his own instead.
Someone needs to tell Mittens that when only 7% of the delegates needed to win the nom nod have been allocated, it’s far to early for a coronation. This guy is looking and sounding more and more like Obama every. What a great choice… a used car salesman vs a Chicago thug. Both empty suits.