Image by Getty Images via @daylifeSuper Tuesday was less than that for Mitt Romney, but he did win six of the ten states that had Republican primaries and caucuses--and not in a convincing manner. For one thing, he just barely won delegate-rich Ohio.Romney needs 1144 delegates to clinch the Republican presidential nomination. With 419 to date, he's not even halfway there. Rick Santorum has 178 delegates, Newt Gingrich 107 and Ron Paul with 47 (totals are from Associated Press).
Despite the backing of the GOP establishment, Romney still has to convince Southern voters--the party's bread and butter--that he's conservative enough for them. Santorum won Tennessee and Oklahoma on Tuesday, and Gingrich won in his native Georgia.
Making it more difficult for Romney is that his remaining opponents still think they have a shot at the nomination. Thanks to the Supreme Court's "Citizen's United" ruling, Santorum, Gingrich and Paul can stay in the race indefinitely as long as they have a sugar daddy or two willing to spend a fortune on their campaigns.
To hear the TV pundits tell it, the Republicans might as well wave the white flag and concede the White House to President Barack Obama, concentrating instead on retaking Congress so they can harass him for four more years.
This is March, folks. Too many things can happen between now and November for the GOP to simply go through the motions. Gas prices are on the rise, forcing a rising economy to go down. Unrest in Syria and disputes over Iran's nuclear program could result in American military intervention. If and when the president stumbles, you can be sure the GOP nominee will see this as an asset to his campaign.
So there's still time for Mitt Romney to get his act together and challenge Obama. If he doesn't, another GOP candidate might emerge, and we don't know this person's name yet.
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