The PPP polling showed Gingrich ahead in MS and AL and we all saw how that went. Santorum wins the late deciders. Yes, Gingrich continues to be a spoiler and the margins of defeat/victory in IL will tell the real story. Gingrich is in this race simply to stay relevant in the news cycle. After his massive defeat in FL, he hasn’t recovered. His “southern strategy” went up in smoke and now his fans with their heads buried in the sand (make that in concrete) are doing their utmost to prop him up by constructing a a Potemkin village all around him.
Gingrich is holding a huge grudge against Romeny, (can’t say I blame him) but, dang it - his super-inflated ego is giving us Romney. Newt won’t win a brokered convention - he can’t win any more than 2 states. What the heck is wrong with him?
This is nothing more than personal politics for him - his crowds are waning, his poll numbers are in the toilet, and he thinks he has a chance at the nomination? What alternative universe is he living in?
I liked Newt, but, am starting to get very angry at him because he is putting his personal feelings and politics ahead of country. And, for that reason - I can no longer support his efforts. He needs to get out NOW! He doesn’t have a prayer. If he is a conservative, as he claims, then he should want another conservative to take on Romney, because it sure isn’t going to be him!!!!
Tuesday, IL FReepers please go out and do the right thing and win this thing for Rick. If Newt wins I'll be very happy but every conservative person I know in this state including the right wing conservative candidate running for US Congress in my newly jerrymandered District is supporting Rick Santorum.
I'm sure, JR and onyx believe I have betrayed them. If so they can nuke this account. But when my future, my future children's futre is on the line I'm not going to just vote protest for Newt so Romney get's coordinated...
I've studied elections, I've taken more Poly Sci courses in college than 95% of folks on this website and can debate every damn election down to the primaries.
If we go to brokered convention Newt loses. His one strength was debates with supportive crowds. He doesn't have that. Yeah, he can out debate Zero, I'm sure all of us could, but guess what the morons watching only care about applause which is forbidden in Presidential Debates.
This has been the worst, ugliest, primary ever. I would imagine 25 - 30 percent of FReepers were zotted. Even those who support everyone here have been less active due to hostility here.
FR is suppose to be a refuge, a safe house from the liberals that surround us everyday. Not a place where we are viciously butchered for supporting Rick Santorum for the sake of being realistic!!! I would bet my house and life savings that Newt will NOT be the nominee. He laid out all the cards in his "Southern Strategy" and he lost. He has won two states; South Carolina and his "former" home state of Georgia.
Sorry, but I have to go with the guy I think that can out due Romney and that is Santorum.
After his massive defeat in FL, he hasn’t recovered.That is very obviously true and I say that as someone who supported Gingrich. Not only did I support him but I still think he's about a thousand times better than Santorum and a hundred thousand times better than Romney.
But I have to go with reality here. The reality is that Gingrich had to win in Florida to stay viable. He got crushed in Florida. He is not viable. He should get out.