Puerto Rico Republican Primary

Today was the republican presidential primary in Puerto Rico.  Despite not being an American, I've been following this election quite closely.  Some of it is schadenfreude; it's fun to point and laugh at the candidates.  Some of it is bile fascination; I have American friends, and I dread the thought of them being governed by any of these clowns.  The rest of it is a general fascination with elections that I can't quite explain.

At this point, of course, the primary has become quite dull.  Romney will almost certainly win, a fact that has been clear since Santorum failed to win Ohio on Super Tuesday.  This is a good thing; not that I like Romney, but he's less dangerous and crazy than his competitors.  Some people suggest that Obama supporters should hope for a Santorum victory, on the grounds that he'd be easier in the general election; my office mate is one of them.  But quite frankly I don't think there is anyone too crazy and right-wing for the Americans to elect them, so I want Romney to win the primary.

Puerto Rico isn't that important in the primary, thanks to not being a state and all.  However, it was amusing to watch Santorum do his best to self-destruct on the back of his wins in Alabama and Mississippi earlier this month.  It's no surprise to see Romney not only win, but by a crushing margin.

Attention now turns to Illinois, which represents Santorum's last realistic chance to change the narrative of the primary.  He won't, and I'll laugh.