Surprising Candidates Are Rising in the GOP Election
Mitt Romney has been the leading GOP candidate until the Iowa caucus. His strong showing before was severely put to the test when he won the Iowa caucuses by a very slim margin of 8 votes over Rick Santorum. Since Rick Santorum’s strong competitiveness in Iowa, the media has made him very popular in the Republican world. However, for the the conservative Republicans to overcome Romney, they will have to rally behind one, and only one, candidate; the candidate will probably be Santorum at this moment. However, the chances of the conservatives doing this are very slim.
Newt Gingrich still could beat Romney for the GOP spot. He will have to display a very strong showing in the South. Jon Huntsman is another rising candidate, but his chances of winning are still slim.
In all honesty, I believe Romney will win the GOP vote. However, I place all my support behind Rick Santorum not only because I think that he will beat Romney but also because his ideals are the closest to mine, being that I am mostly conservative.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/04/opinion/gergen-gop-campaign/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Romney Files for Candidacy in Washington, D.C.
Mitt Romney has recently just filed for candidacy in Washington, D.C. His son Josh Romney gave a stack of 700 signatures to the D.C. Board of Elections yesterday (Wednesday). Even though D.C. is a Democratic district, Romney still filed for candidacy there. He has already paid the $5,000 filing fee as have Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, and Newt Gingrich. Romney is now officially the only candidate for president in Washington, D.C.
After D.C.’s April 3 primary, it will send its 19 delegates to the National Republican Convention in Tampa, Florida. Republicans could face more drawn-out processes in 2012 and later since the Republican National Committee “changed its rules and pressured states to reject winner take-all rules for delegate allotment. It is highly possible that every delegate could vote next year.
I think it is just a matter of time before the other GOP candidates will file for candidacy in Washington, D.C. Although, the district probably will not be a deciding factor in the election. As for the delegation rules, I personally need to study more on the issue since this is new information.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/mitt-romney-files-for-candidacy-in-washington-d-c/
Assad Warns Western Nations Against Intervention
Over the past seven months, the Syrian people have peacefully protested the regime of President Bashar Assad and have called for its downfall. However, the Syrian government dealt violently with the opposition, mass murdering the protestors. Recently, some Syrian soldiers have left the military and have begun to fight the Syrian government.
With the fall of Gadhafi’s regime in Libya, Assad has become increasingly nervous of foreign intervention, especially from America and Europe. He warns the Western and European nations not to intervene with Syrian protests, stating that he has the backing of several countries, including Iran, Lebanon, Palestine. Assad says that American or European intervention will create an ”earthquake,” causing much strife.
Personally, I think that the United Nations can give aid to the Syrian people if they ask for it. However, it is not other nations’ responsibility to aid other countries. Also, Assad’s regime should deal with the opposition peacefully and should listen to the people’s desires.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/30/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/30/assad-warns- against-intervention-in-syria-says-action-would-burn-region/?test=latestnews.
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