Think the ultimate outcome of the Republican primary election is set? Don’t believe the media hype that Mitt omney has it all wrapped up. After the New Hampshire primary, Romney has 12 of the 1144 electoral votes needed to secure the nomination. Rick Santorum has 7. That’s a pretty close race and there are 48 states that have yet to vote. But here’s another interesting point in a piece by Byron York. Romney’s supposed victory in Iowa has yet to be certified.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — It’s conventional wisdom in Republican circles here in South Carolina that if Mitt Romney wins the state’s primary this Saturday — having already won in Iowa and New Hampshire — he’ll be the GOP presidential nominee.
“If for some reason he’s not derailed here and Mitt Romney wins South Carolina — no one’s ever won all three — I think it should be over,” Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday. “That would be quite a testament to his ability as a candidate and a campaigner.”
But what if Romney did not actually win Iowa? That could change the calculation considerably. And there is a very real chance that the Republican Party of Iowa will announce this week that Rick Santorum, and not Romney, won the Iowa caucuses. Read more…