And Romney did not lose by a "wipeout," btw. Obama got barely over 50% (and that, maybe via vote fraud) in Florida, Ohio, Virginia, and--pick any one of several smaller states (NV, NH, IA) to go with them. If those few states are slightly different by a total of a few hundred thousand votes, we're now talking President-elect Romney.
But that now is water under the bridge. Romney didn't win, Gingrich would not have won, and neither will ever be running again.
guys like Scott Walker, and Allen West for instance. Those are the two gentlemen I want to see team up and run in 2016.
Two good men. Walker, I think, could have a shot someday on the national ticket, along with guys like Kasich, McDonnell, and Rubio, maybe Mike Pence. I also think Ryan will be a force in the future.
I’d LOVE to see Allen West as the Speaker of the House.
I'd love to see West in some prominent role, too. But simply as an objective prediction, I don't think West will ever be Speaker of the House or on a national ticket. He will be fortunate just to get back into the House of Representatives.
“..the negative image of Newt Gingrich was so well established...”
So that is the “baggage”? Got it, thanks for the clarification. I’ve heard that term so much, and it just rankles the hell out of me. Yeah, the media did their thorough hatchet job him for years. But I do believe if he took it to Obama directly, he would have come out on top it. But yeah...it’s moot now.
RE Romney “wipeout”: Understood. The fact that Romney won’t even challenge any of those totals where there is even the remotest hint of fraud is aggravating as hell. You KNOW the Dems would send an army of lawyers into every precinct and ward if the situation were reversed.