Posted on 01/17/2012 3:32:52 PM PST by Jim Robinson
RealClear Republican Presidential Polls as of January 17:
South Carolina, Monmouth University: Romney 33, Gingrich 22, Paul 12, Santorum 14, Perry 6
South Carolina, Rasmussen Reports: Romney 35, Gingrich 21, Paul 16, Santorum 16, Perry 5
Florida, PPP (D): Romney 41, Gingrich 26, Santorum 11, Paul 10, Perry 4
Florida, Sunshine State News/VSS: Romney 46, Gingrich 20, Santorum 12, Paul 9, Perry 3
Nationwide ABC News/Wash Post Romney 36, Gingrich 16, Santorum 13, Paul 16, Perry 9
Nationwide Gallup Tracking: Romney 34, Gingrich 15, Santorum 15, Paul 12, Perry 6
Like it or not, the trend has been clear for weeks. If we wish a conservative to be our nominee, Perry should drop out of the race and we should coalesce around Gingrich or Santorum. As long as all three or even two of the three remain in the race the conservative vote will be split and RINO Romney will get the nomination.
Gingrich should challenge Santorum to a series of Lincoln-Douglas style one-on-one debates and if there is a clear winner, then the loser should drop out, or in the very least, we may be able to better decide which one is better suited to take on Romney and Obama.
May our very best conservative take on and defeat Romney/Paul and then wipe out Obama!!
wonder if Santorum could bring PA...his track record there is spotty
Geez, any wonder why it wasn't covered?
The Bulldog & the Golden Retriever Puppy
“I’m choking!! LOL!”
LOL! “What’s that you say, Willard?” :::slap::: “You’re gonna drop out and endorse Perry, right?” :::slap:::
“Anderson?! Anderson?!”
““Anderson?! Anderson?!””
LOL! If life could only be so easy.
While opinions differ, most experts agree that a person born in the USA to people purposely availing themselves of the laws of the USA (e.g., green card permanent residents) are natural born citizens.
Count me in. I wanted Newt to run back in ‘96. Alas, it was not to be.
It happened Dec 10, not November.
Watch it, it’s good. Both get their digs in.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2834159/posts?page=59#59
I know Newt is the smartest person in the entire universe, but I don't think he's going to get to the time travel issue until he's conquered global warming. Check the date the video was uploaded to youtube. It was in early November, just before Newt started to climb in the polls and both candidates were trying to get recognition. Santorum issued his challenge for a L-D with Newt on Greta's show in early December (12/3, IIRC.)
Santorum; Big government spender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt6XCZz2X1Y&feature=player_embedded
I don’t see the date you’re talking about. Josh Painter says it was Dec 10.
Wait a minute, yes I see it. You’re right, Nov 11.
What a humane event, letting them sit down instead of standing for 2 hrs.
It’s still a really good view of their differences. I watched the whole thing. Another debate between them isn’t really necessary.
Time travel, cute! LOL
My guess is Newt didn’t see Santorum as a threat and didn’t need to spend time and money that needed to be spent on Romney. Specially since they did meet one on one. I realize you don’t like that but it is as it is.
Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner but I have had a very busy last view days.
Santorum blew it here when he defended the indefensible Specter and snubbed Toomey. Most only recently became aware of his questionable religious tendencies, and I do not believe that they even come into play for him. Its his tendency to go with the establishment over common sense.
I’m in PA too, and I was extremely critical of Santorum over the Spectre issue. But between Santorum and Newt, I think Santorum’s credentials as a social conservative are much better. Neither man is “perfect” but I can support either one for President.
Newt will lose to Obama if he is the nominee. The Dems have so much dirt on Newt they'll make him radioactive to voters in November. The only thing "getting behind Newt" would accomplish for Rick Santorum is killing his career a second time as the Gingrich-Santorum ticket gets crushed.
Yes, if had instead endorsed the even more liberal Dede Scozzafava and snubbed Doug Hoffman, I suppose it would be a-okay with the Neuticles on FR. After all, they have no problem with Newt endorses RINOs far worse than Specter.
Interesting. I'd be far happy voting for a Santorum/Almost Anyone Else ticket than a Santorum/Gingrich ticket. Hate the thought of having to hold my nose for that slimy backstabbing jerk Newt just because the man at the top of the ticket is decent.
The senate is a bigger problem than the house, and no one is worse than Take-the-money-and-run Specter.
Then he really has no business calling on Santorum to drop out now, does he?
"Specially since they did meet one on one."
Not when one looks at things in context. When they met, neither was doing particularly well in the polls, and either would have been happy for any forum to present their views. Shortly after they met, around the time Cain dropped out, Newt started his first rise in the polls. Newt was going around talking about how eager he was to debate one-on-one, talking incessantly about following Obama around, and even indulging Huntsman in a Lincoln Douglas forum. During that time frame, Santorum had still not gained a lot of traction, and presented his challenge to Newt...which Newt has ignored.
Now, if Santorum is no threat to Newt, and not worth acknowledging, why urge RS to drop out? If on the other hand, RS is worthy of asking to drop out to put Newt over Romney, why not go one-on-one and prove it to everybody's satisfaction?
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