Gingrich says Bill Clinton's speech is actually an Obama critique

LA Times ^ | September 9, 2012 | Neela Banerjee

[presidio9]

Your assessment on why moderates broke right in 2010 is faulty. For them it was never about attractive candidates. It was about anger over the stimulus and Obamacare.

[WOSG]

“Your assessment on why moderates broke right in 2010 is faulty. For them it was never about attractive candidates. It was about anger over the stimulus and Obamacare.”

We are in violent agreement. 2010 was never about candidate but about the spontaneous energy of the Tea party rising up to challenge both parties.

if independents voted against the stimulus and obamacare in 2010, then the 2012 campaign should reprise those themes.

... hmmm, so why didnt the RNC focus more on laying out the list of horrible decisions and policies under Obama? Obamacare, stimulus, debunking the auto bailout, solyndra, fast and furious, attack on the the catholic church, taxpayer funding for abortions, ending mexico city policy, social experiments in military, undermining the constitution with pseudo-amnesty. etc.

Other than Ryan’s excellent speech, the content was a bit thin. “yes I built it” was a great line, but is not a great campaign strategy.

Romney and Ryan are correct to focus on economy. they are not doing enough to nail Obama’s specific policies to that bad economy. JMHO.

[Theodore R.]

Newton Gingrich said years ago that B. Clinton makes him wobbly or something to that effect. Even if Newton is right on his analysis of Clinton, the American people still believe in Clinton though 50 percent of voters never voted for him. It must be that the other 50 percent minus a few would like to atone for their “sin” of not being for their bill.

[Theodore R.]

That “unlikeable old woman” you mention may not be running against Romney, but against Jebbie in 2016. Never overestimate the power of Republican primary voters to pick a good nominee.

[Reily]

Everyone here likes to rail against the GOP-Elite. But Joe or Jane Average GOP voter is just as much as a problem. The readers of this site do NOT represent the average GOP voter let alone the conservative leaning independent. That's a huge problem. It proves we haven't made the sale on this brand of conservatism. There is large educational challenge ahead of us there and an ever larger one for the public at large.