We only have about 30% of the precincts reporting in Florida. But look at this map of the county results. Across the state, Romney is walloping Gingrich. But look in the Panhandle. So far at least Gingrich seems to be winning there. That part of the state borders Georgia, where Gingrich is from. So in itself that’s not totally surprising. But it may not just be that. It’s also the part of the state that’s cultural in the South. If the pattern holds up, I suspect you’re going to be seeing a lot of mention of this.
Thought the assault on unions in Wisconsin was bad? Get ready for what’s coming in Arizona.
Polls just closed in the portion of Florida in the Eastern time zone. Polls in the western panhandle close at 8 p.m. ET. (Fun fact: you can travel from Florida to Oregon and only lose an hour.) The general expectation is that the exit polls will allow the networks to call the race for Romney shortly after 8. TPM’s Evan McMorris-Santoro is at Newt’s election night rally in Orlando. A pretty subdued place tonight.
For those of us who remember the 90s, you know Dan Burton was one of the key progenitors of The Crazy. Long before there was a Michele Bachmann or any of today’s crew, there was Dan Burton shooting a dead pig in the head to see how Vince Foster might have been ‘murdered’ or was it Ron Brown. Burton announced today that he’s leaving Congress. But we’re living his greatest moments here. And they’re pretty great. Or awful. Actually both.
The Congressional Budget Office calculates that the U.S. will hit the debt ceiling sooner than expected.
Should the Buffett Rule be rebranded as the Romney Rule?
Is austerity about to catch up with the US economy just as the recovery is taking the hold.
Guess which GOP leader clearly hasn’t been reading TPM this morning? Click here to find out.
On the absurdity of thinking that Newt can drag out the nomination process the way Hillary did in 2008.