It’s almost a done-deal.
Romney is only 68 delegates away from the 1,144 delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination.
“Clinch” is a relative term in politics. Assuming Romney reaches the required number of delegates, it’s not a mathematical certainty that he will become the party’s nominee, but the probability is so high that we might as well say he’s got it.
Edit (5/30/12) — Romney has exceeded the required 1,144-delegate threshold, with a gain of 88 delegates in the Texas primary on May 29. As of 12:15am EDT, Wednesday, May 30, AP reports that Romney has 1,174 committed delegates, with 608 uncommitted delegates remaining.
Edit (6/7/12) — With primaries in California, New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico, and Montana behind us, the latest tally from the AP gives Romney 1,480 committed delegates.
It’s time to look ahead to mending some fences within the Party. Primaries are always bruising, and this one was more brutal than most. There may be some fat lips and black eyes that need an ice-pack. But, now that the bar-room brawl is over, these guys can shake hands, and unite to put an end to the Obama Regime.
The acrimony should be over by the time the Convention begins. I’m expecting — if not love and kisses — at least peace and harmony among the Republicans attending this year’s Convention. I just hope it isn’t so peaceful and so harmonious as to be boring.
After a week of bonding, networking and partying at the Convention, it will be time to roll out the big guns. We’ve got some heavy-duty fighting to do before Election Day in November. In addition to unseating Obama, we need to take back the Senate, and improve our majority in the House of Representatives.
If all that can be achieved, this year will be a smashing success.
And yet, there will be still more to do. At every level of government, there’s a massive, entrenched Liberal Ruling Class that needs to be torn down. And that will ultimately be a multi-year task.
I hope that the upcoming Convention will rally the troops, and prepare them for the political war we’re about to enter.