Romney Looks to Lock Up GOP Nomination
With the South Carolina primary coming up this weekend, Mitt Romney looks to lock up the GOP nomination for the presidential election in November. With Romney taking Iowa and New Hampshire in the past two weeks he hopes to take the South Carolina and all but wrap up the Republican nomination. For the Republicans this is a very good thing as Romney probably has the best chance of all the candidates to unseat Obama in November.
Every four years we watch at least one of the parties go through the nomination process and every time we see candidates trash their own party members trying to gain a personal edge. When the dust settles you have one candidate left and a whole list of issues that the opposing party can use against the presidential nominee. We saw Clinton and Obama tear into each other and then attempt to support one an another during the national election. Seems a little hypocritical.
I believe that Obama has a very good chance for reelection for a number of reasons (post for another time). However, if the Republicans want any chance at reclaiming the presidency the best result would be Romney winning handily in South Carolina and trying to push a unified party line without too much mud-slinging and party bickering. If Romney loses in Carolina it just Santorum, Gingrich and others the chance to continue splitting the party which is what the Democrats are probably hoping for.
