Super Tuesday on 6 March will reset the stage for the next act in the GOP nomination process. It may be early days to draw comparisons, but it is worth noting one thing before Super Tuesday: the 2012 Republican primary season has, to date, looked more like that of 1996 than like any other from 1980 to the present.
A key feature 1996 and 2012 have in common is that, as of today’s date (4 March), the primary elections have delivered one outright win (50% or more of the vote) to any candidate. Continue reading “A Republican Party like it’s 1996?”