TPM: GOPers Suddenly Want To Wrap The Nomination Up… Fast

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Pema Levy January 16, 2012, 5:30 AM

If there was one clear message from the Republican establishment this weekend, it was this: If Mitt Romney wins in South Carolina, he will be the nominee.

On Sunday, less than a week from the January 21 primary in South Carolina, Republicans were explicit in framing Saturday’s primary in the Palmetto State as the last chance for the other candidates to stop Romney’s momentum or concede defeat. They were also clear about one other thing: they want Romney to wrap up the nomination ASAP.

“If Romney wins South Carolina, I think the game’s over,” Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) said on Meet the Press Sunday. “This is the last stand for many candidates.”
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, appearing with Scott on the show, echoed this sentiment: If ” Mitt Romney wins South Carolina, no one’s ever won all three, I think it should be over. That would be quite a testament to his ability as a candidate and a campaigner, and I’d hope the party would rally around him if he did in fact win South Carolina.”

On other networks, the message was the same. “It`s kind of a last stand for a lot of the candidates,” South Carolina’s other Senator, Jim DeMint, said on Face the Nation. On CNN, Rick Perry sounded optimistic about his prospects there but wouldn’t completely rule out suspending his campaign if he did not do well in South Carolina. Going on to Florida is “our intention,” he repeated.

Read the entire piece at TMP.com

[monmouth]

1. Well ricky santorum is under the impression he may have won Iowa. Have they

ironed the count out yet?

[City Lights]

4. Were they doing an official recount?

Last I heard they made an adjustment to some numbers, but Romney still came out ahead. I haven't been following it closely though.

[monmouth]

6. Your answer is the most likely. Not that many votes to count, I'm sure..n/t

[City Lights]

13. Hot off the press: Santorum may have won Iowa.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101427324

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. absence makes the heart grow fonder? or is it that the GOP is becoming so toxic

that any further exposure may lead to sarcomas, carcinomas, and these puss filled facial lesions.

[City Lights]

5. LOL...too true!

I think it's funny that they changed their primary rules to purposely make the primary last longer and now they're trying to hurry things along.

[seabeyond]

3. you would think. after spending all this time making each look the fool

it doesnt do well getting enthusiasm for support of their person

[City Lights]

8. Those anti-Bain attack ads courtesy of Newt will come in handy down the road.

Ditto for Perry referring to it as "vulture capitalism."

Thanks, GOP! Us Dems appreciate all you've done to help expose what you're all about.

[seabeyond]

10. tearing up corps, putting families out of work, greed.... yup. nt

[Blacksheep214]

7. Iowa, N.H. and S.C.

A true representative sample of America.

[City Lights]

9. I know, right?

At least for the GOP, SC is representative of conservative America.

[think]

11. No surprise. The Republican party has never been that big on the voting thingy anyhow.

For them democracy is better off decided in "quiet rooms"

[ingac70]

12. +1

[ThomThom]

14. too bad they figured it out

all this before the public stuff has left them looking the fool