tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369998004636482033.post2844913663734636053..comments2023-09-01T01:25:17.121-07:00Comments on The Conservative Phrontistery : Rick Santorum's Phyrric Victory In LouisianaJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927889966152627253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369998004636482033.post-89533953325828324922012-03-26T04:34:33.653-07:002012-03-26T04:34:33.653-07:00No. That's not a "devastating loss"....No. That's not a "devastating loss". A Phyrric victory would be if, in order to win the 10 delegates in Louisiana (net gain of 5 against Romney, net gain of 10 against Gingrich), <br />- Santorum had promised something that prompted 50 delegates to change their loyalty and abandon Santorum or<br />- the positions he took in order to curry favor in Louisiana had destroyed his chances in future primaries/caucuses or<br />- he had spent 90% of his campaign war chest on ads in Louisiana leaving him essentially broke for the coming contests or<br />- his campaigning appearances there precluded him from campaigning elsewhere, in locations where he would have gained critical endorsements and popular support if he had just showed up.<br /><br />If he had spent no money or time in Louisiana yet taken ALL the delegates at stake there, he still wouldn't have "made a dent in his quest to catch up" because there were so few delegates to capture. Would that have still been a Phyrric victory in your estimation?<br /><br />I agree that Santorum didn't sting Romney with the results of the Louisiana contest but it was far from Phyrric victory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369998004636482033.post-71133871131788912372012-03-25T19:24:41.214-07:002012-03-25T19:24:41.214-07:00No, it was a victory that came at a devastating co...No, it was a victory that came at a devastating cost. Jennifer Rubin makes this point more clearly that I did: <br /><br />"Mitt Romney won more than 25 percent of the votes and will therefore split the delegates. The most likely split would give Santorum 10 delegates and Romney five. Santorum will therefore gain the equivalent of half of the delegates from the Northern Mariana Islands, whose nine delegates went to Romney."<br /><br />Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/10-reasons-why-louisianas-primary-is-irrelevant/2012/03/24/gIQAvjevZS_blog.html <br /><br />In other words, its a loss to Santorum because his victory in Louisiana didn't make a dent in his quest to catch up to Mitt Romney in the delegate count.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11927889966152627253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369998004636482033.post-15109725312357672602012-03-25T11:01:36.189-07:002012-03-25T11:01:36.189-07:00A phyrric victory is a victory gained only at deva...A phyrric victory is a victory gained only at devastating costs. Was there some extreme penalty that Santorum paid for this win or were you misusing the term? Did you mean a "hollow victory"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com