The Jewish state has spoken. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney should be president.
Oh, sorry, I was talking about Florida. It may not be the most Jewish state in the Union, but it’s certainly the first in this presidential primary voice to have a sizable Chosen People population choosing.
The GOP’s Favorite Lukewarm Son won Florida tonight in his seemingly unstoppable march to the Republican nomination, powered mostly by his moderate policies, mainstream media’s unrelenting predictions and, most importantly, a giant bag of cash.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won 46 percent of Florida’s primary, way ahead of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s 32 percent and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum’s 13 percent.
But where are Santorum and Texas Congressman Ron Paul?
Nevada.
Nevada?
Yes, they pulled a Huntsman and flew out to the next primary state. (If you’re not getting the reference, check out some of our other coverage. And maybe after that, they’ll pull a different Huntsman and drop out of the race!)
But Paul still had a showing, especially, among people age 18-26. Though Paul took seven percent of the general vote, 26 25 percent of college-age voters picked the Texas congressman, second only to Romney’s 36 41 percent.
I’d tell you how Jews voted, but they only made one percent and didn’t register on exit polls. A little surprising, but understandable. Florida is 3.4 percent Jewish, and it’s fair to say not all of those are Republicans. So… you’ll have to wait for New York, New Jersey (the home of three quarters of the NV editorial board [EDITOR’S NOTE: Hold the phone, Zach. You and Dafna may call N.J. home, but I just live there]) and Massachusetts (home of the fourth member of the editorial board) to find a Jewish voice in exit polls.
So what happened to Newt, who came out of South Carolina with a come-from-behind victory? Well, Romney trounced him in the debates, a la Mortal Kombat (thanks to the Daily Show for the delightfully accurate analogy).
Too bad Newt doesn’t have a moon base to hide in. I guess he’ll have to have to campaign in the other 46 states. Yes folks, we’ve only seen eight percent of states vote in this nomination process. Buckle up.
Correction: This blog post originally said Paul won 26 percent, and Romney 36 percent, of the college age vote. Those numbers were not updated when the final precincts were reported.
