So what? The bottom line is if it wasn’t for Newt’s 6%, Santorum would have beaten Romney in Michigan. Winning Michigan has been great for the Romney spin machine in the MSM.
The double standard here is getting ridiculous. Gingrich essentially said the same thing when he was in the lead. Everyone applauded him and jeered Santorum when he said it.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/17/gingrich-urges-santorum-perry-to-drop-out/
In fact, since Santorum was lower in the polls at that point, people continued to yell for him to drop out and accuse him of being a closet Romney supporter whose job was to split the vote so Romney could get the nomination. Now Newt is lower in the polls and has lost to Santorum in multiple states, yet there are no such accusations toward Newt. No one is accusing him of being a closet Romney suppporter. No one is calling for him to drop out. In fact, despite the fact Santorum has a shot at knocking Romney out in Ohio, Tennessee, and Oklahoma, people are still saying that Santorum is in the way of Newt. They say Newt is the only one who can beat Romney. Lately, Newt can’t beat Santorum! The hypocrisy here is outstanding.
It’s not a double standard because Rick Santorum stinks as a candidate and Newt Gingrich is an immense, very seasoned talent.
There is one of the above who not only knows what’s going on, but tells it like it is, at least to a degree.
Now Newt is lower in the polls and has lost to Santorum in multiple states, yet there are no such accusations toward Newt. No one is accusing him of being a closet Romney suppporter. No one is calling for him to drop out.
***Well, I am. He said that Santorum should have dropped out when he beat Santorum in North Carolina. So Newt should just take his own advice and drop out.
Santorum wasn’t hurting Gingrich. Gingrich lost florida by more votes than Santorum took.