# 2012 election is winding down

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-election-is-winding-down/619834>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 24, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-election-is-winding-down/619834 "2012-04-24T19:30:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-election-is-winding-down/619834/21 "2012-04-29T08:46:01Z")

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Hmm… what if Romney has a stroke or whatever? Can the others jump back in?

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**Author:** ![SmartAlecCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SmartAlecCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAlecCat)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-election-is-winding-down/619834/22 "2012-04-29T12:22:07Z")

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> [@Quartz](#):
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> Hmm… what if Romney has a stroke or whatever? Can the others jump back in?

If I recall, Santorum didn’t drop out, he just ‘suspended’ his campaign.

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**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-election-is-winding-down/619834/23 "2012-04-29T12:58:00Z")

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> [@Quartz](#):
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> Hmm… what if Romney has a stroke or whatever?

It’s just the break the McCain campaign has been waiting for!

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-election-is-winding-down/619834/24 "2012-04-29T15:04:04Z")

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> [@SmartAlecCat](#):
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> If I recall, Santorum didn’t drop out, he just ‘suspended’ his campaign.

A hangman’s favorite euphemism . . .

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-election-is-winding-down/619834/25 "2012-04-29T17:11:10Z")

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“Suspended sentence”?

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