Right on target. We have Romney because of an erratic and ego-driven Gingrich with not a snowball -in-hell’s chance after his broad-based clobbering in Florida, and with baggage heavy enough to sink a fleet of cruise liners and a gender gap that would separate oceans. Had Gingrich quit following Santorum’s spectacular one day trifecta, Romney who won MI by 3% of the vote and won OH by under 1% would have crashed and burned in both these states that would have ended his candidacy. . Subsequent PPP polling showed that as much as 60% of Gingrich’s votes would have gone to Santorum. Our task now is to make sure that Romney, the presumptive nominee, have a ticket balanced by a true conservative. Obama must be defeated. Our nation’s future is at stake. Current polling shows that a key demographic, white women (single, separated, unmarried, widowed or divorced) is going heavily in Obama’s favor and may well be the determinative force in the November elections.
Oh, boo-hoo. Santorum dropped out because he saw that he wouldn’t even win his own state. Pennsylvanians know he’s a lying crapweasel and not the conservative he said he would be. It’s not Newt’s fault or anyone else but Santorum’s fault he fizzled. This election’s about the economy, and Rick couldn’t stay on that message.
You are a mittbot - and hell bent on doing your part to destroy America.
Had conservatives rallied around the admittedly imperfect Santorum, we would have had a shot at stopping Romney. Newt and his ego cost us Ohio and Michigan which would have given Santorum the momentum to at least force a brokered convention.
How Newt, a man who was being ridiculed routinely at FR for his betrayal of conservatism just a year ago, got elevated to the great conservative hope is beyond me. Allowing himself to be blackmailed during the clinton impeachment, shutting down investigations into other clinton crimes, Global warming ads with Pelosi, serial cheating on multiple wives, calling Ryan’s plan “right wing engineering”, and endorsing Dede Scuzzyfavor vastly outweighed Santorum’s Toomey betrayal and pork projects.
Newt’s ultimate downfall came when he pulled a Rick Perry and called those wanting to enforce immigration law on longtime illegals “inhumane”. That even got multiple “FUNG” from the boss himself and was the start his falling poll numbers.
He even helped Mittens look conservative by attacking him for being “too tough” on immigration and he sounded like a OWS member on Bain capital. Sure, he could win his home state and 1 neighbor, but only Santorum showed he could win nationwide.
Had Newt continued to “realistically” compete, Santorum supporters would have held their noses and rallied to his side-ANYTHING to stop Mittens. Sadly, many (not all) Newt supporters tended to be more “Its my ball and I’m taking it home!” types. Many had a rivalry with Santorum supporters that was so intense that their hatred of Santorum became bigger than that of Mittens and Obama.
Some have gone so far off the deep end that they are openly posting that they will vote for Obama. The sad thing is these “vote for Obama” types seem to be able to post without fear and without too much flamage. Sadly those of us who supported Santorum (or are wondering what to do when its Romney vs Obama) are the ones who worry about banning and flames.
If you disagree with my points, fine. Say so. But I hope my 14 years here allow me to post these honest feelings and beliefs without “complications”. Things have been a little crazy lately and I can tell you there are many long timers who worry what their posted opinions can result in...
NEWT is NOT dropping out, see post #17.